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It’s that time again! Another Book of the Month predictions post is here and April 2024 is full of possibilities!
Personally, I don’t know how Book of the Month will top their March 2024 selections. I ended up with an unprecedented six books in my box (March was the month BFF members could get their free Book of the Year add-on, making the max box six books instead of the normal five!).
As usual, if you want to see even more predictions, make sure you check out my April 2024 Aardvark Book Club post!
You can see all my Aardvark Book Club April 2024 Predictions here.
If you aren’t familiar with Book of the Month, you can check out my full review of this subscription service. The basic idea is Book of the Month chooses 5-7 books from different genres every month and members can choose their pick when the books go live. You can also add on up to two more books for only $10.99 each. As of June 2023, BFF members can add up to four more books to their box.
If you don’t like any of the picks, you can choose to skip and save your credit for the next month, which is honestly the best part of this service to me. I don’t like subscription boxes that only offer one book selection that you don’t know ahead of time. If you are interested in trying Book of the Month, you can use my link to get your first book for only $5!
As usual, these are just my opinions and my predictions. It is fine if you disagree or think the Book of the Month April 2024 predictions are terrible-we all have different reading tastes. Please remember to be kind in comments or messages because we are all readers with different tastes!
Thriller/Mystery Book of the Month Predictions
A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh
Release Date: April 23, 2024
Repeat Author, second book in a series, possible add-on
Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won’t just be eliminated – they’ll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they’d ever imagined, and they’re trapped.
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth
Release Date: April 23, 2024
repeat author
For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother, Miss Fairchild, on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance at a happy family life.
But their childhood wasn’t the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. Miss Fairchild had rules. Miss Fairchild could be unpredictable. And Miss Fairchild was never, ever to be crossed. In a moment of desperation, the three broke away from Miss Fairchild and thought they were free. Even though they never saw her again, she was always somewhere in the shadows of their minds. When a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses. Or are they prime suspects?
Daughter of Mine by Megan Miranda
Release Date: April 9, 2024
repeat author
When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake’s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she’s warily drawn back to the town—and people—she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel’s not the only relic of the past to return: a drought has descended on the region, and as the water level in the lake drops, long-hidden secrets begin to emerge…including evidence that may help finally explain the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.
Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas
Release Date: April 16, 2024
For a disgraced reporter, unraveling a conspiracy of murder could mean redemption in a powerful novel of suspense by the bestselling author of Out of the Ashes.
The Gathering by C. J. Tudor
Release Date: April 9, 2024
Repeat Author, possible add-on
A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secrets and superstitions of a small town in this riveting novel from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man.
Nothing Without Me by Helen Monks Takhar
Release Date: April 2, 2024
The gripping tale of a film director with a shadowy past, her missing lead actress, and the disturbing cost of fame—from “addictive” (People) suspense writer Helen Monks Takhar.
Romance Book of the Month Predications
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Release Date: April 2, 2024
Repeat Author, possible add-on
A sharp and scintillating summer novel that will make readers laugh out loud and cry happy tears from the New York Times bestselling author of Yours Truly.
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Release date: April 23, 2024
Repeat Author, possible add-on
A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
Literary Fiction Book of the Month Predictions
Table for Two by Amor Towles
Release date: APril 2, 2024
Repeat author, Short Story Collections
From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a richly detailed and sharply drawn collection of stories, including a novella featuring one of his most beloved characters.
The House of Broken Bricks by Fiona Williams
Release Date: April 9, 2024
Every marriage has its seasons…It’s autumn when we meet Tess, but her relationship with Richard is in a deep, cold winter. A winter so harsh, their union may never see the bright light of spring.
The Limits by Nell Freudenberger
Release date: April 9, 2024
The most thrilling work yet from the best-selling, prize-winning author of The Newlyweds and Lost and Wanted, a stunning new novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year.
The Mother Act by Heidi Reimer
Release Date: April 30, 2024
Debut Author, Possible May pick/add-on
Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead.
The Spoiled Heart by Sunjeev Sahota
Release date: April 16, 2024
In one sense a tragedy in the classic mold, tracing one man’s seemingly inexorable fall, The Spoiled Heart is also an explosively contemporary story of how a few words or a single action—to one person careless, to another, charged—can trigger a cascade of unimaginable consequences. A vivid and multi-layered exploration of the mysteries of the heart, how community is forged and broken, and the shattering impact of secrets and assumptions alike, it is a blazing achievement from one of Britain’s foremost living writers.
Fantasy/Magical Realism Book of the Month Predictions
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
Release date: April 9, 2024
Repeat Author
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
Non Fiction Book of the Month Predictions
The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
Release date: APril 30, 2024
Repeat author, Possible May pick/add-on
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two.
Honorable Mentions
So this was another one of those months with a ton of book releases, so I do have some extra books to mention.
These books are worth mentioning as possible Book of the Month predictions. But I don’t see them being picks (although I’m frequently wrong about these things!) due to publisher, established author, or genre.
Happy Medium by Sarah Adler (romance)
The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass (thriller)
The Fellowship of Puzzle Makers by Samuel Burr (contemporary fiction)
Do you agree with my predictions? What are some of your April 2024 Book of the Month predictions or hopefuls? Let me know in the comments!
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Oh my goodness!!!! These predictions are so good and I am excited to see what they pick!!! You are right, how can they top last month! I received 4 (“As long as the lemon trees grow,” “Shark Heart,” “Listen for the Lie,” and “The Wishing Game”-my BFF pick.). I just found your blog searching “April 2024 Book of the Month predictions.” I’m a follower now.