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Book of the Month

4.1 • 34 Reviews

Book of the Month curates and delivers new fiction books to subscribers every month, and also organizes virtual book clubs.

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4.1

Book of the Month delivers a mostly successful curated subscription: reviews consistently praise its discovery-focused selections, easy skipping and add-on backlog, but many reviewers find the monthly picks repetitive and too focused on certain female-oriented genres, with limited paperback options and occasional frustrating account/cancellation quirks.

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  • 5y ago

    I always look forward to BOTM! I have been using them for years. I am a huge reader. I even have a book instagram called @BookShelfbyLA. They have a great selection but it is heavily female-centered romance, thriller and family drama. I enjoy that you are able to preview the books and skip if the options aren't connecting to you. The add-on selection is also great and they provide funny bookmarks! The content team is very creative as their IG is one of my favorites to follow.

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    I would like if they had more options that would also appeal to male readers as well.

  • 4y ago

    This is one of my most favorite subscription services ever. I love reading but i also love finding new and upcoming books, and this is the perfect way to do so at an incredibly affordable price.

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    Sometimes i wish there was more of a selection, and i run out of room for all the hardback books

  • 2y ago

    I think the idea is actually great, but I think the outcome is terrible. Let me explain, so you get to pick a book every month from a selection of books, but don’t worry if there’s not a book that you seem to like then you can get a credit to add a book the next month. These credits do expire, and you can’t use them unless you have an active subscription. THEN let’s say every month the selection sucks, and you want to cancel but have all these credits and have other books picked out….here’s the kicker….you have to pick a BOTM in order to ship those other books. 🥲 I might just cut my losses and pick a book so I can just cancel with all my creds. Whoever is curating only seems to like thrillers/psychological, mysteries right now, and the other books from previous months were a little too “liberal” (that’s the only way to really describe it) for my taste. I just don’t like my books always having to highlight politics….I want an escape from this world, not living, reading, and breathing politics.

  • 3y ago

    This is the BEST gift for the book lover in your life. Giving a subscription for the year will ensure your friend or family member knows you think about them every month. The offerings are top notch, new releases and the price is very reasonable. I wish someone gifted it to me!

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What is Book of the Month?

Book of the Month curates and delivers new fiction books to subscribers every month, and also organizes virtual book clubs.