Cannot recommend enough!!! I joined a little under a year ago, and can I just say wow. Even month’s picks have been amazing and I’ve found some past books of theirs I fell in love with. I used to only gravitate towards Romance, but now I read Thriller, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy, and more!! This subscription has really allowed me to expand my reading palate and discover amazing books and authors I may have overlooked. Most books are very new releases, so you are getting top of the line before they hit the shelves. I was worried when I joined it would all be old, irrelevant books and boy was I wrong. Their app so interactive with their polls, tik tok videos, and the two podcasts they host; I literally check it every other day just to see what’s up there. It is seriously more than any other subscription I’ve had. Their customer service is TOP tier- any small question or concern and they are quick and very kind to get it resolved- they truly embody customer first attitude. I highly recommend and tell it to everyone I talk to.

I exclusively use the BOTM app for audiobooks and have an error in the app every single day that I use it. I listen to audiobooks in about 5 different apps depending where I’ve borrowed/purchased from, and this app is without a doubt the least reliable and lacks important common features. Every time I enter the app each morning, it has lost my place in the audiobook and rewinds me a large chunk backward. Fine, I thought... I’ll just bookmark before I exit. But no, unfortunately there is no bookmark function. The other problem I have every day is that it forgets my speed. I listen on 1.5 and the app will suddenly change my speed back to 1.0 completely on its own. The app will still display the 1.5 speed but it’s playing at 1.0. This happens both when I enter the app each morning and throughout listening time. And those of you who like to control your speed will probably be disappointed to see there are very limited speed choices. I’m a 1.7-1.8 listener most of the time, but the app only gives you .5 increments. Not a huge deal but also other apps have control down to .05, so this feels lacking. Lastly I’d love to see BOTM remove the caps on how many audiobooks you can buy each month. I thought BOTM would be a great solution for my audiobook habit and was ready to subscribe but I’m going to hold off until they fix and modernize their app.

Honestly I have subscribed to a lot of book boxes over the years because I’m such an avid reader and love finding new books that I might not have ever heard of. With how repetitive social media can be with recommendations and honestly sometimes just trash books but had one or two good lines- it can get exhausting trying to find your next 5 star read. With BOTM you get to choose from a variety of books, whether you’re into, thrillers, romance, historical fiction, romcoms, LGBTQ+, memoirs, you name it. I also love the amount of debut authors they showcase because it truly is a hard market to compete in when nobody knows who you are. Also every book you get is a hardcover but at a fairly good price. I’ve never received a damaged book of any kind and trust me my inspections are thorough. Genuinely worth the subscription because you’re not going to get a book that is so wildly not your taste that you feel like you just threw away your money because you literally pick your book.

I have belonged to Book of the Month Club for over a year. I was always very pleased and happy with their service. At the end of this year, I was one book away from finishing Book Boss badge. I logged into the app on the 29th to finish my badge. The app already switched to the new year. I have been a BFF for over a year, so I called the BFF line. They tried their hardest but they could not get into the system to retroactively add my badge. I was irritated that I still had a window of two days left, and I was unable to finish my badges. I was super disappointed, but I love the company and I decided to continue. I have 12 books (that I have purchased from Book of the Month club via subscription) that I still need to rate. I logged into the app to rate my first book of the year. It wouldn’t log on my new 2022 badges. I contacted BFF support email, and they told me that any of the books from last year DON’T COUNT toward the badges for this year. I have spent over $200 on books from this company toward book that THEY WON’T COUNT toward THEIR BADGES. What a complete and utter disappointment. I will be telling every person I know not to even consider this subscription service. WHAT A SCAM!!!!! I will not rest until everyone I know knows how greedy and shady this company is. How disgusting.