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This might be the last post for the Box Breakdown series on my blog!
Now that we don’t find out spoilers before the books drop each month, it’s hard for me to get this content up in time for y’all to actually use it. I am a teacher so I can’t stop my day to write these posts when the books drop (as much as I wish that was my life!).
Unfortunately the soonest I can usually get this post up is 1-2 days after the books drop. I feel like most people have probably made their selections by then, so I’m not sure how helpful these posts will be if I can’t get them up the day of the book drop.
Don’t worry-my Book of the Month prediction posts aren’t going anywhere!
In case you didn’t know, Book of the Month (BOTM) is my favorite monthly book subscription box. I love the anticipation of finally seeing the monthly picks and always have fun trying to guess what may show up on the app on the first of every month.
If you aren’t familiar with BOTM, you can check out my full review of this subscription service. The basic idea is BOTM chooses 5-7 books from different genres every month and members can choose their pick when the books go live. You can also add on up to two more books for only $10.99 each.
If you don’t like any of the picks, you can choose to skip and save your credit for the next month, which is honestly the best part of this service to me. I don’t like subscription boxes that only offer one book selection that you don’t know ahead of time. If you are interested in trying BOTM, you can use my link to get your first book for only $5!
November Book of the Month Picks
We Are The Light by Matthew Quick
Release Date: November 1, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.13
A poignant and hopeful novel about a widower who takes in a grieving teenager and inspires a magical revival in their small town.
The Wilderwomen by Ruth Emmie Lang
Release Date: November 15, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 3.94
Ohioana Book Award finalist Ruth Emmie Lang returns with a new cast of ordinary characters with extraordinary abilities in The Wilderwomen.
The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh
Release Date: November 8, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.11
On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His vacation homes on Mirror Lake are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbors.
But by midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake.
I almost picked The Last Party since it is the thriller pick, but after seeing the book is over 400 pages and follows a detective POV, I decided not to get it.
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
Release Date: November 1, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.09
Erika T. Wurth’s White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut novel about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother’s spirit.
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
Release Date: November 1, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.15
Someday, Maybe is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman’s emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband.
Add Ons
The Rewind by Allison Winn Scotch
Release date: November 1, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 3.88
Two exes wake up together with wedding bands on their fingers—and no idea how they got there. They have just one New Year’s Eve at the end of 1999 to figure it out in this big-hearted and nostalgic rom-com from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch.
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
Release Date: November 1, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 3.81
The Secret History meets Ninth House in this sinister, atmospheric novel following a circle of researchers as they uncover a mysterious deck of tarot cards and shocking secrets in New York’s famed Met Cloisters.
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deon
Release Date: November 8, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.70
The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn—perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and Margaret Rogerson!
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
Release Date: November 15, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.78
Their love was supposed to last forever. But when life delivered blow after devastating blow, Yasmen and Josiah Wade found that love alone couldn’t solve or save everything.
Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Release Date: October 18, 2022
Current Goodreads Rating: 4.18
In Dani Shapiro’s first work of fiction in fifteen years, she returns to the form that launched her career, with a riveting, deeply felt novel that examines the ties that bind families together—and the secrets that can break them apart. Signal Fires is a work of haunting beauty by a masterly storyteller.
What book(s) did you end up picking in November? Let me know in the comments!
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