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After two months of few new book releases, we are finally getting a better selection in January 2025!
It was really hard to narrow down my January 2025 Book of the Month predictions because there are so many new book releases this month! And ICYMI, I just announced the 2025 Reading Challenge, so make sure you check out that post and join me and hundreds of other readers as we read a book per week in 2025!
As usual, if you want to see even more predictions, make sure you check out my January 2025 Aardvark Book Club post!
You can see all my Aardvark Book Club January 2025 Predictions here.
If you aren’t familiar with Book of the Month, you can check out my full review of this subscription service. Each month, Book of the Month chooses 5-7 books from different genres and members can choose their pick when the books go live. You can also add on up to two more books for only $11.99 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 Book of the Month, you can use my link to get your first book for only $5!
As usual, these are just my opinions and my Book of the Month predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the Book of the Month January 2024 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!
Mystery/Thriller Book of the Month Predictions
A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
Release Date: February 4, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on, Early release
A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret―and that she’s been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods.
We Are Watching by Alison Gaylin
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on
From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award–winning author Alison Gaylin comes a slick, riveting, and all-too-plausible tale of psychological suspense where a mother is desperate to protect her family as they become targets of a group of violent conspiracy theorists.
Clever Little Thing by Helena Echlin
Release Date: January 14, 2025
A taut, powerful psychological thriller following a mother who must confront a sudden and terrifying change in her daughter after the abrupt death of their babysitter.
Sweet Fury by Sash Bischoff
Release Date: January 7, 2025
When a beloved actress is cast in a feminist adaptation of a Fitzgerald classic, she finds herself the victim in a deadly game of revenge in which everyone, on screen and off, is playing a part.
Cross My Heart by Megan Collins
Release Date: January 14, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on
She has his wife’s heart; the one she wants is his. The author of The Family Plot brings her signature “taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive” (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband.
Romance Book of the Month Predictions
The Lodge by Kayla Olson
Release Date: January 7, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on
From the author of The Reunion, a cozy rom-com about a writer who decamps to a Vermont lodge for work but finds herself distracted by the charming ski instructor next door.
Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on
In this charming rom-com filled with Chinese traditions and a family curse, an herbalist fake dates a star musician–perfect for fans of Helen Hoang and Jasmine Guillory.
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Contemporary Fiction Book of the Month Prediction
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
Release Date: January 7, 2025
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past.
What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
Release Date: January 14, 2025
Repeat author, possible add-on
From New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockey.
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Repeat author, possible Add-on
A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination.
Literary Fiction Book of the Month Prediction
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on
The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.
Fantasy/Magical Realism Book of the Month Predictions
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young
Release Date: January 7, 2025
Repeat Author, possible add-on
In this captivating atmospheric novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unmaking of June Farrow, a woman investigates her twin brother’s mysterious death while confronting the ghosts of her own haunted past.
Babylonia by Costanza Casati
Release Date: January 14, 2025
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all.
Do you agree with my predictions? What are some of your January 2025 Book of the Month predictions or hopefuls? Let me know in the comments!
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