As we start the new year, I can't help but remember the reading goal I set for myself last year. I challenged myself to read 25 books in 2016 and by December 13th I was only 68% of the way done. Luckily though, I had just completed a book haul, so I had lots of new books to read!

After doing the math, I realized that I had 18 days to finish 6 more books! So, I went to my bookshelf and picked out Margaux with an X. I figured something short would help boost my confidence, so I immediately began reading!

Synopsis:
She’s drop-dead gorgeous, has a razor-sharp wit, and is a charter member of the school’s most popular clique. Margaux (with an x) is the dream catch of every teenage male within her radar. Encouraged by her caustic friend Sara, she’s perfected the art of the sarcastic tease, while keeping her sweaty-palmed suitors just far enough at bay. It’s a dreary game, but at least she’s not home with Mom, the shopping channel addict, Dad, the professional gambler, and a certain haunting secret from her past. Then along comes Danny Riley—a scrawny, weak-chinned, animal-loving oddball with a quaint chivalrous streak, a kindhearted kid who can match her banter to the polysyllable and who harbors a few painful memories of his own.