Horror Aficionados discussion

Hi Friends, I was pondering what to pick for my January Book of the Month from their selection and got curious if others on here use this service?

They do offer horror and thrillers and all sorts of other genres but once in a while they really do have fun scary books. (* this is not sponsored lol, I don't work for them sadly).

Jan 2024 Choices:


LITERARY FICTION
Mercury
by Amy Jo Burns

Brimming with family drama and small-town secrets, a touching ode to a struggling but resilient blue-collar America.


THRILLER
The Fury
by Alex Michaelides

From twist-master Alex Michaelides, a gripping new thriller about a glamorous trip to Greece that takes a bloody turn.


CONTEMPORARY FICTION
Interesting Facts about Space
by Emily Austin

Follow one quirky, true crime-obsessed woman on a delightful, heartwarming journey of vulnerability and self-discovery.


THRILLER
First Lie Wins
by Ashley Elston

Who is Evie Porter? Definitely not who she says she is...but her past is catching up with her, which spells trouble.


LITERARY FICTION
The Bullet Swallower

Hold on to your hat, cowboy, the bullets whiz freely and magic hides within everything in this epic family border saga.

https://app.bookofthemonth.com/the-be...

I love Alex Michaelides as The Silent Patient blew me away so "The Fury" gets my vote. LoL I also preordered it and it sounds great!

LTJ wrote: "I love Alex Michaelides as The Silent Patient blew me away so "The Fury" gets my vote. LoL I also preordered it and it sounds great!"

Hey you!! I was working on a reply to you in the Haunted Tavern thread haha.

Yes I really liked Silent Patient, but that's all I read from him. Hm, I was thinking either this or First Lie Wins.

I also see there's a giveaway on GR for it, I never win but worth a shot lol.

Book Giveaway For The Fury
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

I have a BOTM membership but I have to admit to not be too fond of January's selections. Decided to pass on them.

That thriller looks like something you'd like, and Interesting Facts About Space sounds like a fun book.

WendyB wrote: "I have a BOTM membership but I have to admit to not be too fond of January's selections. Decided to pass on them."

I save my credits when I'm not sure, then I get two in next order or shop from previous titles :)

Sally wrote: "That thriller looks like something you'd like, and Interesting Facts About Space sounds like a fun book."

I always check Everand before I order anything just to make sure I don't already have access to it, but yeah that thriller does look good, lots of people reading it now.

Kasia wrote: "WendyB wrote: "I have a BOTM membership but I have to admit to not be too fond of January's selections. Decided to pass on them."

I save my credits when I'm not sure, then I get two in next order ..."

I usually get a book but if nothing really strikes my fancy I'm willing to skip.
When we get to chose a free book from the year end winners, I'll always choose something. If I don't want it, someone I know will. :)

Kasia wrote: "Hi Friends, I was pondering what to pick for my January Book of the Month from their selection and got curious if others on here use this service?

They do offer horror and thrillers and all sorts..."

I used to have it (LOVED The Silent Patient!), but ended up getting more "special editions" from Indie booksellers a couple years back; some months I'd find a few I'd like, others nothing really interested me. I still check them every month and sometimes end up ordering books from there, but eventually cancelling. This lineup, The Fury looks promising.

@Kasia: ZOMG HAI2U! LoL yay, that's exciting to hear and thanks! I hope you win that giveaway since everything will fall into place...

My husband gave me a year subscription to this for Christmas once and I was very pleased with every month's selections. I have them all shelved together.

Someday I hope to subscribe again.

LTJ wrote: "I love Alex Michaelides as The Silent Patient blew me away so "The Fury" gets my vote. LoL I also preordered it and it sounds great!"

I felt the same way about The Silent Patient. I plan to read The Fury at some point.

I chose The Fury as my main and got Butcher & Blackbird as an add on this month.

Interesting. I did not know Book Of The Month Club was still in existence. I may check this out later.
Also, I'll need to research to see if The Science Fiction Book Club is still out there. I was a member of that several times, but not in the last twenty years.

I went to check to see if the Feb books were listed early and saw BOTM is down for some kind of updating. WTH? Why do that at the time when members are looking for the new books? Someone didn't give this any thought at all.

I was on it yesterday but yes, there's a picture of a pizza on their site lol... well they better fix it before Feb 1st which is hours away. I ended up not getting anything for jan yet so I have 2 credits right now.

Kasia has credits and she's ready to buy!

Me too. :)

Haha yass.. I might get a pair of socks too, I reached the BFF status haha and I get 20% off their shop :P

The site is back up, Im about to go peruse the Feb reads :)

I decided not to get a book again this month. The one I would have gotten, The Women, I have pre-ordered from B&N already.

I was wondering what you'd pick, I didn't love any of them actually, so might peruse their catalog for something older. I actually really wanted to read Black Cake for a while so might get that, since the ebook is almost the same price as my credit.

https://app.bookofthemonth.com/all-bo...

How much does the subscription go for?

WendyB wrote: "I decided not to get a book again this month. The one I would have gotten, The Women, I have pre-ordered from B&N already."

I saw on IG that a lot of people were skipping this month's BOTM.

Late to the game here... I used to have a BOTM subscription I got for a gift last year (six months) but I didn't renew it. It was fun though! I also pay for Kindle Unlimited and Audible (not to mention other music and movie subs) so I wanted to cap some subscriptions for now.

I did like that you could skip the selections, and/or choose older releases as well.

March books are up and it's the month to pick a free book from the nominations for best BOTM book for 2023.

I chose for March and for the free book.

Wayward is so good! I hope you love it Wendy!

New here, how does this work?

GWX wrote: "New here, how does this work?"

Some of us have a Book of the Month membership and have started to share what books we're getting. It's something completely separate from GoodReads.

https://www.bookofthemonth.com/

Latasha wrote: "Wayward is so good! I hope you love it Wendy!"

thx! It sounds good, and that cover! wow

Yes, I have Weyward too! It's so good! The ending is very satisfying and I love the cover as well.

One of my friends just started reading The Fury from BOTM
That one has weird cover art! I told her to let me know if there's any meaning to it. It reminds me of Eye of Sauron or "The Ring" Lol

Chose two books this month: and for some lighter reading:

I was just thinking of this thread Wendy!! The Husbands intrigued me for sure!

Kasia wrote: "I was just thinking of this thread Wendy!! The Husbands intrigued me for sure!"

I've been married almost 37 yrs but the idea of trying different husbands has some appeal. LOL 😄

I did get 3 books last month, one was free because it won book of the year, one was a bday freebie I could redeem and one I used an extra credit.

WendyB wrote: "Kasia wrote: "I was just thinking of this thread Wendy!! The Husbands intrigued me for sure!"

I've been married almost 37 yrs but the idea of trying different husbands has some appeal. LOL 😄"

Have your husband read it to you before bed haha!

July finally had some interesting picks, thinking of getting one, I've had mine on pause but still have 3 credits.

https://www.bookofthemonth.com/the-be...

I ended up with 4 books for July. I have no restraint. :D

Nice Wendy, I didn't even see One Perfect Couple but it looks so up my alley, I did like House of Glass and The God of the Woods synopsis, nice picks, ha, might copy you here.

I got four books in July too Wendy

Ashley wrote: "I got four books in July too Wendy"

Good choices.
I think I'll add that Sager book to my box for next month.

Some timely picks for October:

Ohh thank you! I paused mine for a bit think I have credit or two still to go. I've been such a slow reader this year that Im in no rush to jump on something right now, saving it for when I can get back into reading more.

I was skipping quite a few months... too many romance novels and fantasy. Not my thing for the most part.