January Monthly Re-Cap

The month of January was a decent reading month for me overall.  Lots of crappy/cold weather that kept me homebound, well, other than going to work.  I was able to get a decent amount of reading/listening in.

๏ ๏ ๏ A Bookish Obsession Monthly Reading Re-Cap ๏ ๏ ๏

{Audio} Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist

Highlights Include:  

Zombie-like Creatures

Alternate History

Young Adult

Finish Date:  01/01

☆2.5☆STARS - GRADE=D+

{Netgalley eARC} Long Live the Beautiful Hearts by Emma Scott

Highlights Include:

Contemporary Romance

Wonderful Characters

A Favorite Author

Part 2 Of A Duology

Finish Date:  05/05

☆5+☆STARS - GRADE=A++

{Audio} You by Caroline Kepnes

Highlights Include:

JOE

Mouth-Dropping Moments

Sex-Plicit

Finish Date:  01/06

☆4.7☆STARS - GRADE=A

{Audio} Sugar & Gold by Emma Scott

Highlights Include:

Adult Contemporary Romance

Sexually Explicit Scenes (possibly a few too many)

Splash of Supernatural Elements

One of my Favorite Authors

Finish Date: 01/10

☆4☆STARS - GRADE=B+

{Audio} Those Who Knew by Idra Novey

Highlights Include:

Political Intrigue

An Odd Alternate World

DNF @ 75%

Finish Date: 01/11

☆2☆STARS - GRADE=D

{Audio} Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel

Highlights Include:

Giant Robots

Science Fiction w/Aliens
Life On Another Planet

Existential Elements

A Satisfying Ending

Full-Cast Narration

Finish Date: 01/13

☆5☆STARS - GRADE=A+

{Audio} Bright Ruin by Vic James

Highlights Include:

Alternate/Dystopian-ish Society

Magic

Fantastical Elements

Intrigue

Good Triumphing Over Evil

A Small Splash of Romance

Finish Date: 01/17

☆4.3☆STARS - GRADE=A-

{Kindle eBook} Everything Unexpected by Caroline Nolan

Highlights Include:

Adult Contemporary Romance

Friends to Lovers 

The heroine has the same name as ME! 

My second book by this Author

Finish Date: 01/19

☆3.5☆STARS - GRADE=B-

{Audio} All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth

Highlights Include:

Young Adult Contemporary

Pretty Little Liars Vibe

Boarding School Secret Society

Multi-Layered Mystery

Psychological Thriller

Three different Narrators

Stand-Alone

Finish Date: 01/22

☆4.3☆STARS - GRADE=A-

{Audio} Sadie by Courtney Summers

Highlights Include:

Full-Cast Narration

Mystery

Revenge

Substance Abuse

YA Contemporary

Unique Format

Finish Date: 01/24

☆4.7☆STARS - GRADE=A

{Audio} Roomies by Christina Lauren

Highlights Include:

Let's Get Married then Fall In Love

Irish Hero

Musically Influenced

Rom-Com

New-to-Me Author

Sex-Plicit

Finish Date: 01/27

☆4☆STARS - GRADE=B+

{Audio} Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama

Highlights Include:

Present Day Interspersed With Historical Flashbacks

Pilgrims of Plymouth History

Mermaids

Cursed Ghosts

An Evil Sea Hag

Doomed Romance

Finish Date: 01/30

☆3☆STARS - GRADE=C

{Kindle eBook} Pitch Dark by Courtney Alameda

Highlights Include:

Adventure in Deep Space

Diverse Cast of Characters

Dystopian-ish

Horror-if-ic

YA Romance

A Stand-Alone

Finish Date: 01/31

☆3.3☆STARS - GRADE=B-

JANUARY'S TOTAL BOOKS READ IS 13

10 Audiobooks

2 Kindle eBooks

& 1 Netgalley eARC

MY TOTAL # of pages read (including Audio) is 4,743

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