January Readin' Round Up

January was an awesome reading month for me.  I'm not sure if the cold weather had me in and reading more, but I was able to finish 12 books this month.  Three books on audio, a book that has already hit the Best Seller's list, I started two new series, one non-fiction and one YA.  This is the most books I've read in one month in a very long time.  Four of them were less than 100 pages so that helped me to get through more titles.   So far 2019 is shaping up to be a really good reading year.  I hope the rest of my year, is just as great as this first month. 

An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars 

When Jessica Farris decides to sneak her way into a psychological study, she thinks the extra money will be good to help out her family and her own struggling finances. Dr. Shields seems like a caring doctor who while going through the study seems to be helping Jess with her own issues. But she's in for more than she bargained for. When the Q&A portion of the study is over, Dr. Shields sends Jess on different tasks throughout the city some of which turn out to be dangerous. Will she be able to get herself out of this situation before it takes a turn she can't undo?

You've Been Warned by James Patterson & Howard Roughan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
AUDIO

Kristin Burns is a nanny in NYC.  She loves the kids she takes care of and she is also having an affair with their father.  When she starts to have dreams which seem so realistic, her world will be turned upside down.  She sees things that are happening before they have happened and she sees things that are not there.  Trying to separate her dreams from reality, Kristin has to try to save herself and the people she loves before it is too late.

Secrets of the A-List (Episodes 1-4 of 12) by Joss Wood, Clare Connelly, Donna Hill & Reese Ryan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Marshall family have it all, and they have worked hard to get it as well. When the patriarch of the family, Harrison is in a life threatening car accident, the family has to rally together. When someone calling themselves ,'The Fixer' enters the picture, letting them know they will be running all of the Marshall family businesses, it sets the whole family on edge. The Marshall Family includes: Mariella, the matriarch; Luc, the oldest child; Rafe, the middle child; and Elana, the youngest and the only girl. Also there is Gabe, who is Mariella's nephew, but have lived with the Marshall's most of his life. Will the family be able to come together to keep the family businesses alive, or will they succumb to 'The Fixer' whomever he or she may be.



Kissing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 4 of 5 stars 

Charlie Hayes, just wants to make it through her senior year at Princeton without any issues. When her on-campus job calls for her to waitress at an event on campus, her whole life will change. There she meets Spencer Beckett, not that she doesn't know who he is, everyone on campus knows who he is. He's Princeton Charming. The man every girl drools over. There is no way a guy like him, would be interested in a girl like her. But when he does show interest, her whole world will be turned upside down. Will these two be able to make a relationship work? With Spencer's high class friends coming at her from all angles, and her own friends warning her to stay away from the infamous playboy, how will Charlie handle herself with all that is going on in her world.


The Birds, the Bees, and You and Me by Olivia Hinebaugh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars 

Lacey Burke is a senior in high school. She plays the viola and is in a band with her best friends Theo and Evita. When her high school takes an abstinence approach to sex education, it's too much for her to handle. She feels her classmates should be educated about options they have when it comes to their sexual health. But Lacey is a virgin and even though she has never had sex herself, her mother has always been open with her about sex. Lacey soon becomes the resident expert on the subject at her high school, but not everyone is so happy about that.

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
AUDIO

Dr. Brittney Cooper embraces her feminism along with being a black female in America.  She takes us through her childhood, through current times with becoming the woman she is.  She was raised by a single mother and was one of the only if not the only black girl in her advanced classes in school.  She attended Howard where she got more in touch with her feminism.  I could related to Dr. Cooper a lot in this book.  It was a great read that I would recommend to everyone.


Dating Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars 

Dating Princeton Charming continues with the story of Charlie and Spencer. It is now Christmas break and Charlie has gone home to be with her family. Her mom isn't doing too well and even though she has lost her job, she knows she is where she needs to be. When Spencer shows up at her door, she is not only shocked, but also very excited to see him. Things are great with the just the two of them together, but will they be able to maintain this happiness once they are back on campus?


Forget You Know Me by Jessica Strawser
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Liza and Molly have been friends forever. As they've grown older, they've grown farther apart. So this video chat between them is long overdue. Molly gets up to check on her kids during their conversation and Liza sees an intruder. When Molly vaguely responds to Liza's texts and phone calls, she becomes very worried about Molly and along with her male best friend, Max, she drives all night from Chicago to Cincinnati to check on Molly. But Molly is still acting like nothing has happened and shuts the door in Liza's face. When Liza returns home, her whole world is turned upside down, so she decides to move back home. With issues with her brother and this thing going on with Molly, she's not sure where she is going to stay or what she is going to do with her life.


Fade Away (Myron Bolitar #3) by Harlan Coben
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
AUDIO

Myron Bolitar has a meeting with the President of the Dragons. What he isn't expecting, is to be offered a position on the team. He won't get much playing time, but the underlying issue is that they need him to find another player, Greg Downing. Myron and Greg have known each other for many years, Myron even dated Greg's wife way back when. But Greg is known to disappear, so why is everyone so intent on having Myron locate him now? The reason is one you won't believe.


So here is what I read in January.  You can order any of the books above my clicking on the book covers and read a full review by clicking on the titles(except the audio books).  What books did you read in January?

I hope February has as many good books as January did.  Here are a few books I'm looking forward to reading in February:

The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cumming
Escaping Wall Street by Brittan Nicholson
Losing Princeton Charming by Frankie Love & C.M. Seabrook
The Mastermind by Evan Ratliff