Hey, guys!
This month I took advantage of the amazing $5 sale that the Book of the Month Club had and managed to cash in a few free books that I had from my friends using my referral link. Because of my referral link, I picked three books this month. I'm so excited to read these books. If I could have, I would have had 4 books this month, but I couldn't. Maybe someday I will get the book that got booted out of the box.
Here are the books I picked for June!
What Is The Book Of The Month Club??
Book of the Month is a monthly book subscription box. Each month, 5 curators pick out their favorite new hardcover books, and you can choose which one you want to receive on the first of the month. You can also add up to 2 additional books for only $9.99 each.
How It Works:
1. New selections are chosen each month. On the 1st of the month, the site announces the 5 books that they chose for the month.
2. Choose your book! Choose by the 6th, or skip the month.
3. The boxes are shipped and you get a beautiful BOTM box and book!
Shipping: U.S. only (apologies to my international readers!)
Cost: $14.99/month (includes a book credit - after all credits are used each extra book is $9.99); Shipping is FREE
Overall Product: Subscribers will receive a hardcover book from the books that were selected that month. You can add up to 2 extra books for $9.99 each plus BOTM goodies for an additional fee.
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June Picks
1. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
2. The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
3. Circe by Madeline Miller
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June Pick:
The Kissing Quotient by Helen Hoang
I'm super excited about this book. It looks so interesting, romantic, and sexy. I'm quite hesitant about the sexy bits, but I'm really excited about the autism rep that it has. There needs to be more books with characters that are on the autism spectrum!
Goodreads synopsis:
A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...
Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he's making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old.
It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position...
Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but to crave all the other things he's making her feel. Soon, their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic...
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Where to Purchase
Goodreads // Amazon // Book Depository // BOTM
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.24 stars (4,243 ratings)
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Adult
Page Count: 336
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Adult
Page Count: 336
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Extra: April 2018
Circe by Madeline Miller
I've been anticipating this book for quite a long time. However, the actual book is $27! I'm so excited to have acquired this book. I cannot wait to read it. It sounds so freaking good.
Goodreads synopsis:
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
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Where to Purchase
Goodreads // Amazon // Book Depository // BOTM
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.4 stars (17,228 ratings - 3,473 reviews)
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction, Historical, Retelling
Page Count: 394
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Genres: Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction, Historical, Retelling
Page Count: 394
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Extra: March 2018
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Goodreads synopsis:
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power—the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.
But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love.
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Where to Purchase
Goodreads // Amazon // Book Depository // BOTM
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.19 stars (3,643 ratings - 1,012 reviews_
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Genres: YA, Magical Realism, Contemporary, Fiction, Fantasy
Page Count: 462
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Genres: YA, Magical Realism, Contemporary, Fiction, Fantasy
Page Count: 462
Happy reading!
Olivia
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