Book of the Month – January 2023

1. Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
   • Literary Fiction / Debut
   • Quick Take: In this grand Indian tale—part crime story, part family saga—everyone is at risk from the corrupting gravity of greed.
   • Good to Know: 400+ pages / Nonlinear Timeline / International / Glamorous
   • Content Warning: This book contains scenes that depict suicide and sexual assault.
2. Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen
   • Romance / Debut
   • Quick Take: While helping clients achieve #RelationshipGoals, two matchmakers learn the most amazing love story may be their own.
   • Good to Know: LOL / Tech World / Foodie / Enemies to Lovers
3. What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
   • Thriller
   • Quick Take: Haunted by a killer lie from their youth, a group of friends begins to unravel when one member starts asking questions.
   • Good to Know: Female Friendships / Creepy / Rural / Whodunit
   • Content Warning: This book contains mentions of sexual assault.
4. Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh
   • Historical Fiction
   • Quick Take: Post-WWII-London might look like a boys club but in reality, a shadowy gang of female thieves runs these mean streets.
   • Good to Know: Multiple Viewpoints / Feminist / Action Packed / Real Life Characters
   • Content Warning: This book contains scenes that depict sexual assault.
5. Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
   • Fantasy / Repeat Author
   • Quick Take: In this epic follow-up to Ninth House, Alex Stern thinks one can just casually go to hell and bring friends back . . .
   • Good to Know: 400+ pages / Second in Series / Academic / Unsettling
6. The Reunion by Kayla Olson
   • Romance
   • Quick Take: They might not have got a Hollywood ending first time around but a revived show might just give love a fighting chance.
   • Good to Know: Light Read / Movie-ish / Millennial / Second Chance Romance
7. Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
   • Historical Fiction
   • Quick Take: This riveting Partition story captures the tumultuous moment when a nation and family are torn irreparably apart.
   • Good to Know: Emotional / Forbidden Love / War / Siblings

The book I decided to grab is Queen of Thieves. I was stuck between choosing This book and What Lies in the Woods. They both seemed like they could be really good books, but I decided to add a Historical Fiction to my physical book collection. I also received a free birthday credit and decided to grab The Kiss Curse by Erin Sterling, which is the second book to The Ex Hex. I enjoyed The Ex Hex and since I have the BOTM version of it, I decided to grab the second book in the BOTM version as well.

Are any of these books on your TBR? Which one’s are you interested in?