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How am I already sharing Book of the Month predictions for 2023 already!?
2022 was my first full year of writing these prediction posts each month. The posts take up a lot of time, so I feel like my other content on my blog was lacking in 2022. In 2023, I may not share quite as many books on these prediction posts. I want to get back to making list posts and sharing my own reading on the blog.
I am also doing another reading challenge in 2023, so I’d love it if you joined in for a year of reading a book a week with me!
Related: Box Breakdown | December 2022 Book of the Month Picks
If you’ve been around for a while, you know Book of the Month (BOTM) is my favorite book subscription service. I love the anticipation of finally seeing their 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!
As usual, these are just my opinions and my predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the predictions are terrible-we all have different reading tastes. Please remember to be kind in comments or messages because we are all readers with different tastes!
Thriller/Mystery Predictions
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Release Date: January 3, 2023
Repeat author, likely add-on
A deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
The House in the Pines by Anna Reyes
Release Date: January 3, 2023
Armed with only hazy memories, a woman who long ago witnessed her friend’s sudden, mysterious death, and has since spent her life trying to forget, sets out to track down answers. What she uncovers, deep in the woods, is hardly to be believed….
The Drift by C.J. Tudor
Release Date: January 31, 2023
repeat author, Possible February pick
Three ordinary people risk everything for a chance at redemption in this audacious, utterly gripping novel of catastrophe and survival at the end of the world, from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man.
The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone
Release Date: January 3, 2023
A richly atmospheric thriller set on an isolated Scottish island where nothing is as it seems and shocking twists lie around every corner.
You Must Remember This by Kat Rosenfield
Release Date: January 10, 2023
A Knives Out-style whodunnit with a twist of Taylor Jenkins Reid, You Must Remember This is an immersive Gothic mystery, with a long-ago love affair, icy death, and a rich family gone bad, from Kat Rosenfield, the acclaimed author of No One Will Miss Her.
The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent
Release Date: January 10, 2023
Debut author
She’s an outsider desperate to belong, but the cost of entry might be her darkest secret in this intoxicating debut about a clique of dangerously ambitious students.
Ghost 19 by Simone St. James
Release Date: January 3, 2023
Repeat Author
A woman moves to a town where she becomes obsessed with watching the lives of her neighbors while stuck in a house that refuses to let her leave in this first ever short story.
Very unlikely to show up as a pick, but I know Simone St. James is a popular BOTM author, so I wanted to put this on your radar! It looks like it will be an eBook and audiobook option only.
Romance Predictions
Exes and O’s by Amy Lea
Release date: January 10, 2023
A romance novel-obsessed social media influencer revisits her exes on her hunt for true love in this romantic comedy from the author of Set On You.
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
Release date: January 3, 2023
Repeat author
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors—and each other.
Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen
Release date: January 10, 2023
This sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Helena Hunting.
The Reunion by Kayla Olson
Release date: January 17, 2023
When two former teen stars reconnect at the reunion for their hit TV show, they discover their feelings for one another were not merely scripted in this charming and heartwarming novel perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sally Thorne.
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
Release date: January 24, 2023
Wise and witty, threaded through with a complex, emotionally fulfilling romance, Kate Clayborn’s unforgettable new novel echoes with timely questions about love, career, reconciling with the past, and finding your way.
Contemporary Fiction Predictions
A Thousand Miles to Graceland by Kristen Mei Chase
Release date: January 24, 2023
Debut author
The journey of a thousand miles begins with sequins and a beehive wig in this sharply funny and achingly tender debut novel about mothers, daughters, and the surprising power of Elvis.
Small World by Laura Zigman
Release date: January 10, 2023
A heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults—and finally reckon with their childhood.
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Release date: January 3, 2023
Debut author
A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful—until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands—in this razor-sharp debut.
Historical Fiction Predictions
The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict
Release date: January 17, 2023
Repeat Author
An explosive novel of history’s most notorious sisters, one of whom will have to choose: her country or her family?
In the Time of Our History by Susanne Pari
Release date: January 3, 2023
Set between San Francisco and New Jersey in the late-1990’s, In the Time of Our History is a story about the universal longing to create a home in this world – and what happens when we let go of how we’ve always been told it should look.
Literary Fiction Predictions
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Release Date: January 3, 2023
Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers, false friendships, forbidden romance, and the consequences of corruption. It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best.
Fantasy/Magical Realism Predictions
Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
Release date: January 10, 2023
Repeat Author, second book in a series
Wealth. Power. Murder. Magic. The Ivy League is going straight to hell in the sequel to the smash New York Times bestseller Ninth House.
City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer
Release Date: January 10, 2023
Gotham meets Strange the Dreamer in this thrilling young adult fantasy about a cowardly girl who finds herself at the center of a criminal syndicate conspiracy, in a city where crooked politicians and sinister cults reign and dreaming means waking up as your worst nightmare.
Phaedra by Laura Shepperson
Release Date: January 10, 2023
Debut author
A powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes.
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
Release date: January 24, 2023
A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges.
Non-Fiction/Memoir Predictions
Spare by Prince Harry
Release date: January 10, 2023
With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.
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Ghost 19 is also only being released as an audio and eBook. And the audio has been out since October according to her website, so I doubt it will be a pick. But happy that you put it here because I forgot about it! LOL
Yes it’s only a short story so very doubtful it shows up! But I know alot of blog readers are fans, so I included it. I didn’t even know about it!