The Book of the Month May 2024 selections are here! Decide which of these books you want to add to your subscription box.
Book of the Month is my favorite subscription box. Every month, I choose between their curated book selections, and voila! A blue box arrives at my door carrying one (or two or three) new books for me to read.
Each month, Book of the Month chooses between five and seven hardcover books you can choose from. Rather listen to an audiobook? Book of the Month has those, too! Now you can opt for audiobooks as your monthly pick or add them on at any time during the month.
Every month, I will highlight the books chosen and let you know my thoughts on the chosen titles.
Even if you don’t have a Book of the Month subscription (yet), I think you’ll find value in looking at a curated list of new releases.
Keep scrolling to see all the details about the Book of the Month May 2024 selections and to find out which one I’m adding to my subscription box.
What is Book of the Month?
Book of the Month is a monthly subscription book service highly popular among the book community. Trust me, once you try it, you’ll be hooked.
How it Works
Each month, a panel of judges chooses at least five books for you to choose from. The Book of the Month selections cover different genres and are always special edition hardcovers. Often, the chosen books haven’t been published yet, so you get to be one of the first people to read them.
At the beginning of the month, you choose one book to add to your box and shortly thereafter the little blue box arrives at your door. If you aren’t loving any of the selected books, you just skip that month and your credits will just roll over to the next month. Or, after your third box, you can choose from five member favorite books for your month’s selection instead.
On the other hand, if you want more than one book, once you’ve chosen your initial book, you can add-on up to four additional books at a discounted rate. These add-ons can be from the current month’s selection, be favorites from previous months, or be new releases specially included in the add-on catalog.
Pricing
Book of the Month runs two different pricing plans. On the monthly plan, you get one credit a month for $17. If you are willing to pay upfront, the yearly plan gives you 12 credits for $168, which averages out to $14 a book. For a hardcover new release, both prices are a steal.
Even better, when you include additional books into your box, they are only $10 each!
Book of the Month also offers 3, 6, and 9-month gift cards if you are considering purchasing it as a gift.
For new subscribers, Book of the Month’s homepage almost always has a special offer to get your first book for $10. But I can do you one better. If you are interested in joining, you can use this Book of the Month Club referral link to get your first book for $5 right now!
Bonus Features
But wait, there’s more! Once you’ve chosen your 12th book from Book of the Month, you join the BFF club and get a special Book of the Month tote.
After that, you’ll get a free add-on every year for your birthday month. Plus, when the end of the year rolls around, you get one of the top 5 Book of the Month selections from the year for free. (Note: They didn’t do the Book of the Year in 2023 so I’m not sure if they are still doing this bonus, though it is listed as a benefit on the website.) That’s an additional two books each year for no additional cost.
What are you waiting for? Join Book of the Month and get your first book at a discounted price!
May 2024 Book of the Month Selections
The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley
For fans of Outlander comes a new genre-bending time travel romance that is getting plenty of buzz. After being offered an exorbitant salary, a government worker starts a new position at the Ministry of Time. Studying whether time travel is possible and feasible, she is tasked with being a “bridge”, an assistant to a time-traveling expat. Now she is unlikely roommates with Commander Graham Gore, who history records as having died on an 1847 Arctic expedition. By the time the Ministry of Time’s true objectives come to light, she has fallen hopelessly in love and must decide if she is able, and willing, to change the future.
Five Broken Blades
Mai Corland
The god king Joon rules over Yusan with a merciless immortal hand, letting the nobles thrive and everyone in ruins. To overthrow his rule, the five deadliest blades in the land band together to murder the king. But killing a god requires more than the desire for revenge forcing them to learn to trust each other. Yet, even if they win, only one can hold the crown in this epic fantasy romance.
Middletide
Sarah Crouch
Elijah Leith left the small Puget Sound town of Point Orchards to pursue a career as a writer only to have his dreams fizzle out. Now returning to his hometown, Elijah sets about restoring his family’s cabin and trying to make amends with Nakita, his first love. When the beautiful local doctor is found dead on Elijah’s estate just like in his novel, the town turns against him. Now Elijah must prove his innocence against a devious foe determined to set him up for murder.
The Return of Ellie Black
Emiko Jean
Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace over two years ago, is shockingly found alive in the woods in Washington State. But Ellie isn’t talking about where she’s been. Detective Chelsey Calhoun thinks Ellie is protecting someone and is determined to find answers- not only in the unlikely hope that maybe Chelsey can find a clue to her own sister’s disappearance twenty years ago but also to prevent it from happening again to another girl.
The Paradise Problem
Christina Lauren
To gain access to subsidized college housing, Anna married Liam West and she thought she’d signed the divorce papers at graduation. Being the heir to a major corporation, Liam needs to remain married for at least five years to receive his inheritance. With pressure from his family to meet his mysterious wife, Liam must introduce his unpolished not-so-ex-wife to his upper class family. But Anna’s pure heart makes Liam begin to question if the payout is worth ruining what might be true love.
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
At the turn of the century, unpaid intern Lily Chen meets Matthew, and the two fall in love. Growing up the daughter of scientists in Tampa, Lily couldn’t be more different than East Coast Matthew, heir to a behemoth pharmaceutical company. Twenty years later, Lily’s teenage son feels trapped on their isolated Washington State island and starts searching for information on his biological father. A story of class, race, and family inheritance, Real Americans ponders how much we can shape our own destiny.
Want an Audiobook Instead?
Recently, Book of the Month has started including audiobooks as another option for your monthly picks. Instead of choosing a hardcover copy, you can choose one of these audiobooks as your main selection this month.
May’s Audiobooks:
Not Feeling the May Books?
Sometimes, it happens. If none of the May 2024 Book of the Month selections are calling your name, don’t despair. After your third box, you now have another option!
Previously, if you didn’t love the five choices, you would have to skip the whole month. Now if you have BFF status, you can choose a member fave hardcover for your monthly box and then add-on up to four more books if you choose.
Member Faves:
May’s New Add-Ons
Book of the Month also includes a few extra releases on top of their monthly selections. Once you have picked your main selection, you can choose to add-on these new books (or any past release) to your box.
May’s New Books:
My May 2024 Picks
I feel like Book of the Month had an excellent set of options this month. I was seriously tempted by every book.
Since I have to choose, I decided to go with Kailene Bradley’s The Ministry of Time, which is getting a lot of buzz. I suspect one of the major celebrity book clubs will choose it for May. It’s been a while since I’ve read a good science fiction book, so I have high hopes for this one.
For my second choice, I couldn’t resist seeing what Emiko Jean has up her sleeve. She’s been jumping genres for years – fantasy (Empress of All Seasons), young adult romance (Tokyo Ever After), contemporary adult fiction (Miko in Real Life), so I’m excited to see how well she can write a mystery.
Because my nightstand is now overflowing with unread Book of the Month selections, I decided to pick up an old favorite for my third book. I absolutely loved The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah and I’m happy to add a nice hardcover copy to my personal library.
Which of the Book of the Month May 2024 Selections Are You Going to Pick?
What books can you not wait to get your hands on this month? Or are you skipping this month’s selections? As always, let me know in the comments!
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