Book of the Month May 2020 Review + Coupon

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Book of the Month is a book subscription box that sends a brand new book for $14.99/month.

Book of the Month is a book subscription box that sends a brand new book for $14.99/month. On the first of the month, you log into your account and choose between five different books, picked out by Book of the Month Judges. There are authors, editors and more on the judging panel. There is also one guest judge each month. If you don't like any of the books, you can skip!

Once you make your book selection, you can add up to two books to your account for $9.99/each. Once you get your book, you can log into your account and join the discussions.

The Details

Cost: $14.99/month

Coupon: Use the code MAY5 to get your 1st book for $9.95 when you subscribe

What's in the box? On the first of the month, you will get to select from 5 different books.

The book ships in a blue box.

First Look

When you receive your book, it will be carefully packaged in a box, so the book won't get damaged.

The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe This book looks like a great read. The dramatic storyline with a privileged girl and an alcoholic father and Michael with his secrets drew me to this book.

Bunny Lampert is the princess of North Shore⁠—beautiful, tall, blond, with a rich real-estate-developer father and a swimming pool in her backyard. Michael⁠⁠—with a ponytail down his back and a septum piercing⁠—lives with his aunt in the cramped stucco cottage next door. When Bunny catches Michael smoking in her yard, he discovers that her life is not as perfect as it seems. At six foot three, Bunny towers over their classmates. Even as she dreams of standing out and competing in the Olympics, she is desperate to fit in, to seem normal, and to get a boyfriend, all while hiding her father's escalating alcoholism.

Michael has secrets of his own. At home and at school Michael pretends to be straight, but at night he tries to understand himself by meeting men online for anonymous encounters that both thrill and scare him. When Michael falls in love for the first time, a vicious strain of gossip circulates and a terrible, brutal act becomes the defining feature of both his and Bunny's futures⁠⁠—and of their friendship. With storytelling as intoxicating as it is intelligent, Rufi Thorpe has created a tragic and unflinching portrait of identity, a fascinating examination of our struggles to exist in our bodies, and an excruciatingly beautiful story of two humans aching for connection.

Each box comes with a bookmark, so you will never lose your place.

Final Thought: I love getting this subscription each month because there is always something I want to read. Book of the Month is a great subscription for people who love to read. If you want to subscribe, Use the code SKY5 to get your 1st box for $9.99, when you subscribe .