Book of The Month discussion

BOTM July Books have been posted!

main picks:


New and mid-month add-ons:


There is also Volume 0: Issue 2


Which ones did you pick?

I'm in trouble! I want all of them! What am I going to do? Jeez!! Temptation!

I know, right? So glad I have 2 accounts! lol

I already have House of Glass & Bad Tourists as arcs (I also have Lost Story but ordered it because I wanted a physical copy! lol)

Box 1:
&

Box 2:


SO excited for this month!

Sometimes they have months where I struggle to find a pick that I want and sometimes I want all the picks. This month is one of those months where I don't have enough room in my box! I went with:



All of these were on my radar except The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love. I hadn't heard about it but it sounds so cute that I had to add it. It kind of gives me Emily Wilde vibes!

A Thousand Times Before and a few others went on the TBR.

I agree! The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love wasn't on my radar at all! I might have to add it next month, it really does sound super cute!

I went with

and

I have the same problem. I want them all. I got Incidents Around The House, The Lost Story and The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love. I usually do not read romance but because it has a magical element to it, I just went for it. So excited.

I got The Lost Story, A Thousand Times Before, Middle of the Night and Not in Love

Trisha, if you have 2 accounts (lucky!) do your boxes come out to about $100 or do you get a discount for having more than one. Also, do you have to put the 2nd one in a different name?

Yes, both boxes this month was just under $50 each.

and Yes, I had to put the second one under another name, email and payment source.

Okay, thank you. :)

Seen this on YouTube. Book Club pick from Jenna Bush. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP972...

ugh sorry the link didn't work for some reason. Here is the search description: Jenna Bush Hagar reveals July 2024 book club pick".

I’m getting House of Glass. I needed to resist more. I just got 27 books from our library sale.

Trisha wrote: "Yes, both boxes this month was just under $50 each.

and Yes, I had to put the second one under another name, email and payment source."

I use the same payment source for my second box since at first it was a gift from me to my daughter. So the payment can be the same for multiple boxes, you just need different email addresses.

I’m curious what everyone does with their books once they are finished with them. I have so many books! I’m not a hoarder, but I feel like a book hoarder! I have a hard time getting rid of my books but at the same time as I keep adding I necessarily need to get rid of books, but I just don’t know what to do with them.

I think we have one in town somewhere. I'll have to research that.

Elsa wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Yes, both boxes this month was just under $50 each.

and Yes, I had to put the second one under another name, email and payment source."

I use the same payment source for my second ..."

oooh, that's lucky. I tried that but BOTM kept giving me an error code so I had to change it.

Vicki wrote: "I’m curious what everyone does with their books once they are finished with them. I have so many books! I’m not a hoarder, but I feel like a book hoarder! I have a hard time getting rid of my books..."

I have a little independent book store in the small town next to me and they sell new and used. I turn all my books in there and they really love it (and love me! lol We're on first name basis!)

I also donate to my library because they have library book sales and are always taking donations.

That's a great idea, Trisha! I also thought about calling the librarian at the high school I taught at and donating to them. I know she would LOVE the added books. But I kind of hate to donate NA type books and I can't always remember how much foul language and graphic sex scenes are in them. I don't think I really have any physical books like that though, and there's no way to get away with no F-bombs and sex scenes.

I sell my books on Pango. I started doing it about 6 months ago and have made about $150. It’s not a lot of money, but I’m happy that my books go where they’re wanted. And it supports my book buying habit.

I used to drop my excess books off at the Little Library in my neighborhood, but I was filling it up, and they were rarely taken out. I didn’t like that so many great books just sat there month after month.

I also give them away to friends and family.

I haven't heard of Pango before, but I'll look into that. Thanks, Amy. :)

Why is it SO hard for me to pick! I want nearly all of the books on their website! lol

For July I just finally chose these:

Yay! Keep me posted for when they arrive ~ I'll buddy read 3 of them !

YAY!!! Cool, I am excited!

I picked House of Glass. It came today. Starting it tonight! 🙌🏼

Main pick


Add ons

Vicki wrote: "I’m curious what everyone does with their books once they are finished with them. I have so many books! I’m not a hoarder, but I feel like a book hoarder! I have a hard time getting rid of my books..."

I've given some to Goodwill's..others I put on my pango account. I have some I've had up for a good while now that I may take down and either give to Goodwill or put in Little Free Libraries close to where I live.

for my second box




They haven't added any new books since the beginning of the month. So no new add ons' as of today.

Oh and I just got my first box that I ordered on the first!

I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊

Kristen wrote: "I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊"

YAY!! Welcome to BOTM! I hope you love your first pick!!
Getting your first box is so exciting! Even getting my boxes after so many years, it's just as exciting as when I first started! I love my subscription!

I ordered mine pretty late. I now know why they have that deadline for the 21st. It’s because any later and it won’t ship in July anymore. Mine is basically getting there at the end of the month. It’s ok, I basically picked late because I was very indecisive.

I got and because they both sounded good. Later on, maybe I will get God of the Woods because it sounds good.

Kristen wrote: "I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊"

I hope you love it! I just subscribed to BOTM a few months ago and I'm loving it. There's only one problem...I am out of room in my house and I refuse to become a hoarder! lol I think my plan is to donate a LOT of them to the high school library at the school where I used to teach.

Vicki wrote: "Kristen wrote: "I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊"

I hope you love it! I just subscribed to BOTM a few..."

Thank you! I absolutely loved the first book, The God of the Woods, and I'm afraid I am going to have the same problem! My plan is to only keep the books that I love and would recommend someone else to read and then put the rest in the little free library near me for others to enjoy. I love being able to have a bookshelf of my favorite books at home for my friends and family to look through.

Trisha wrote: "Kristen wrote: "I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊"

YAY!! Welcome to BOTM! I hope you love your first p..."

Thank you! The God of the Woods was an awesome first pick and I loved every second of it. Getting a box each month is super exciting and I think this is going to become one of my favorite things to look forward to. I can't wait until I hit "Best Friend" status so I can add more books for less!

Kristen wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Kristen wrote: "I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊"

I hope you love it! I just subscribed..."

I had ordered that one too and loved it as well. I have had good books so far and liked all of them. My only one that I've given 3 stars to so far (I think) was . I'm pretty sure all other BOTM books I gave either 4 or 5 stars. One book I would highly suggest if you like historical fiction/mystery/thriller at all is . It's based on a real life woman in the late 1700's who was a midwife. The research to me was incredibly well-done. At the end of the book (if you read it) are author's notes. Be sure to read those but not until after reading the book. I think that's probably my favorite book of the year so far or at least one of my top 3...probably #1.

Vicki wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Kristen wrote: "I just joined BOTM and ordered my first book! I chose The God of the Woods. Can’t wait to get my first box and start reading. 😊"

I hope you love it! I..."

I'm adding to my TBR right now! Thanks for the suggestion. I love a good murder mystery!

I really hope you love it too! Trisha also gave it 5 stars, and she's a tough rater (in my humble opinion).