Filling up empty spaces of time

I have not read a paperback since high school, textbooks were a must, but its been some time since I got a grip of a good novel, 5-6 years to be exact. The last novel I read was a series titled 'Left Behind'. It consisted of 7 editions where I finished 3 but lost interest thereafter due to time factors and the books werent paperback like my current ones...they were photostatted!!! A major turn off...

Now that uni is over, its practically goodbye to textbooks and insideful essays , a glimpse at a colourful bookstore entrapped my eyes like the old days, when I use to run to the SS5 Rent 'A Book store almost on a daily basis to borrow R.L Stine's collection of horror flicks. Ages since completing a novel,I decided to hit Target's bookshelf before leaving Perth and picked out 3 paperbacks which appeared to compliment my interest. One from every theme I chose:-

Nelson DeMille - Wildfire
Laura Caldwell - The Rome Affair
One more after I read it (No.. thats not the name of the book.:P.)

The first was reasonably mediocre, seems like the best way to phrase it. Based on a rumour , the novel was written with a great intensity to pull readers to envisage that the unthinkable is possible. Every aspect of the book was written in different angles, from the mind of a madman to annoying witty detectives.The content is for you to explore. 3.5/5

Now the second book was gripping, a tale of lies and desecration of human lives. The price of infidelity so to speak. A great thriller with fantastic twist. A rather short novel compared to the former but its substance will make you question your understanding of love and lust. In my opinion it was written based on the eventful world we live in revolving around lies and deceit. My personal odium. It just begins there. A great read 4.2/5.

Well there you go.. I am actually rating books now, I wonder how long before 'the empty spaces' will come to be another wish of mine...