January is flying by and I am painfully late to the prediction game this month. Even with February being the shortest month of the year, the list of books I’m excited for releases in February is not short. February is Black History Month and Valentine’s Day falls within the month as well, so I expect…
Tag: Book of the Month
January 2024 Book of the Month
The first books of 2024 are here and it’s a great drop this month. With five new main picks this month and five more new/recent add-ons, I honestly think there is something for everyone this month. Though it’s light on the romances this month, we have lots of great thriller/mystery and contemporary/literary fiction picks. And while…
When I’m Dead
When I’m Dead is the newest installment in the Black Harbour series. As each book focuses on a different couple, these books don’t need to be read in order and can be read as standalones. However, as with many series like this, you get the most out of them when you read them in order….
All the BOTM Books I Read in 2023
With 2023 coming to an end, I’ve taken a look back at my reading for the year and wanted a place to share all my 2023 Book of the Month reviews in one place. This is an overview list, that simply lists all the BOTM picks I’ve read from this year. I’ve broken this list…
What Lies in the Woods
When she was eleven, Naomi Shaw’s testimony put away a serial killer who had murdered six women. For decades she’s held fast that it was him who attacked her and her two friends, Olivia and Cassidy in the woods. But when Naomi’s return to her hometown spurs new questions, she begins to doubt if what…
My 5 Favorite BOTM Picks from 2023
2023 is days from being over and I cannot believe how quickly this year went. I have managed to surpass my reading goal of 125 books and while I read quite a bit, I had more than a few months with no five star reads. When you read as much as I do, it’s hard…
The Frozen River
Inspired by the real-life diaries of 18th Century midwife Martha Ballard, Ariel Lawhon gives readers just a glance into the life of women in post-Revolution, small town America. Often illiterate and with no prospects other than marrying and having babies, women of the late 18th century were vulnerable and tended to be given sentences (whether…
Only If You’re Lucky
Another great mystery from Stacy Willingham to get the year started! After the death of a college student, Lucy Sharpe is missing. Her larger-than-life personality is what drew Margot to her at the end of her freshman year at Rutgers. Finding herself living with Lucy and two others (Sloane and Nicole) in an off campus…
The Fury
Set primarily on a small private island in Greece, The Fury is the essential thriller with an unreliable narrator. With zero likable characters, and an interesting first person narrative we follow a reclusive ex-movie star and her closest friends and family to spend the East Weekend on her private Greek Island. In the vein of…
January 2024 | BOTM Predictions
The publishing world is kicking off 2024 with a bang! The sheer number of books on my TBR that release in January is ridiculous, and so many of them feel like they would make excellent BOTM picks. With so many interesting books coming out in January, I think we’ll see mostly January releases, though I…