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It’s hard to believe I am already writing my Book of the Month predictions for January 2024!
I know I have the unpopular opinion, but I have not been super impressed with their picks for the last 12-18 months. I have been using my Aardvark book club subscription more in the last six months.
Since Aardvark has been more interesting to me, I will be adding predictions for their subscription to my blog in 2024! I will be keeping the bulk of my predictions on the Book of the Month post, but I also wanted to spotlight Aardvark on my blog more.
Related: Aardvark Book Club January 2024 Predictions
If you aren’t familiar with Book of the Month, 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. As of June 2023, BFF members can add up to four more books to their box.
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
Only If You’re Lucky by Stacy Willingham
Release Date: January 16, 2024
Repeat Author
From the author of A Flicker in the Dark and All the Dangerous Things comes a tantalizing thriller about the nature of friendship and belonging, about loyalty, envy, and betrayal―another gripping novel from an author quickly becoming the gold standard in psychological suspense.
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins
Release Date: January 9, 2024
Repeat Author
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins returns with a twisted new gothic suspense about an infamous heiress and the complicated inheritance she left behind.
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
Release Date: January 16, 2024
Repeat Author
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient.
The Search Party by Hannah Richell
Release Date: January 16, 2024
A spellbinding locked-room mystery about a glamping trip gone horribly wrong when a powerful storm leaves the participants stranded and forced to confront long-held secrets and a shocking disappearance.
Romance Predications
Say You’ll Be Mine by Naina Kumar
Release date: January 16, 2024
A teacher with big dreams joins forces with a no-nonsense engineer to survive an ex’s wedding and escape matchmaking pressure from their Indian families. Their plan? Faking an engagement, of course.
The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi
Release date: January 30, 2024
Sometimes, when you ask the universe for your soulmate, you wind up with your hate mate instead.
The Breakup Tour by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
Release date: January 23, 2024
A rising-star musician has a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well in this swoony romance from the acclaimed authors of The Roughest Draft.
Literary Fiction Predictions
Family Family by Laurie Frankel
Release date: January 23, 2024
Adoptive mom and movie star India Allwood knows what makes a family isn’t blood. And it isn’t love. But when she finds herself beset by scandal (social media, political, and Viking), she learns the hallmark of true family is this: it’s complicated.
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns
Release Date: January 2, 2024
A roofing family’s bonds of loyalty are tested when they uncover a long-hidden secret at the heart of their blue-collar town―from Amy Jo Burns, author of the critically acclaimed novel Shiner.
Wild and Distant Seas by Tara Karr Roberts
Release Date: January 2, 2024
debut author
A gorgeous debut, laced through with magic, following four generations of women as they seek to chart their own futures.
True North by Andrew J. Graff
Release Date: January 16, 2024
From the author of Raft of Stars comes a heartfelt novel of marriage and whitewater rafting, following one couple as they navigate the changing currents of family, community, and the river itself.
Contemporary Fiction Predictions
Valley Verified by Kyla Zhao
Release date: January 16, 2024
When a fashion writer dives headfirst into the cutthroat Silicon Valley tech world, her future threatens to unravel in this addictive novel by Kyla Zhao, author of The Fraud Squad.
Holiday Country by nci Atrek
Release date: January 9, 2024
Debut Author
A seductive and lyrical debut following a young woman’s dangerous summer romance during an idyllic vacation on the Aegean coast.
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
Release date: January 30, 2024
A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food.
Historical Fiction Predictions
Diva by Daisy Goodwin
Release date: January 23, 2024
New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world.
Fantasy/Magical Realism Prediction
Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden
Release date: January 9, 2024
After a day of unrivaled disappointments, a promising young chef finds every bite of food suddenly tastes bitter. To save her career, she travels to the Pacific Northwest to reconnect with her estranged mom, and discovers a family legacy she never suspected in this delicious novel from the bestselling author of The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie.
Nonfiction/Memoir Prediction
Soundtrack of Silence by Matt Hay
Release date: January 9, 2024
An inspiring memoir of a young man who discovered he was going completely deaf just at the moment he’d fallen in love for the first time.
Honorable Mentions
So this was another one of those months with a ton of book releases, so I do have some extra books to mention.
These books are worth mentioning because so many readers are tired of the same picks from Book of the Month. But I don’t see them being picks (although I’m frequently wrong about these things!).
Swanna in Love by Jennifer Belle
Olivia Strauss Is Running Out of Time by Angela Brown
The House of Plain Truth by Donna Hemans
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan
Do you agree with my predictions? What are some of your January 2024 Book of the Month predictions or hopefuls? Let me know in the comments!
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I have had similar feelings with BOTM and I’m glad you be adding the Aardvark club picks as well because there choices this last year were more compatible with my book taste.
Ahhh what a great list! You just helped me add so many library holds! Cant wait to see what January BOTM is, but either way, thank you for all the amazing titles you’ve added to my TBR!
I agree. I haven’t been impressed with BOTM over the past year. I skipped a lot of months. Maybe it’s time for me to try a different book box.