Looking forward to reading this book when it comes out! The bookmarks are beautiful and stunning. Really like the book club kit as it gives a brief information on what the book will be about.

Thank you to Netgalley and We Are Bookish, for the opportunity to review this book club kit.

This was so wonderful. It is always helpful to hear from the author through notes to the reader or through author interviews. So having that was very insightful. I also really appreciated the content warning at the beginning that helps the reader decide if there is going to be content that is not something they want to read. I wish all books did this.
Then we get to the questions which I also wish came with every book. They are in many books and that is great. These specific questions help the reader really reflect and go deeper with both the author and the characters. It really makes reading more interactive and it helps it stay with the reader longer.

I have always wondered about the way a cover of a book comes to be. I also wonder why some books have several different covers and what brings that about. It was interesting and helpful to learn about what goes into designing the cover of books and how books that are in collections also need to be taken into consideration.

There is also a lot more. Fun games and interactive writing exercises and ideas on how to make the perfect snack. These are ideas and things that are missing from a lot of book clubs but it is fun to have all these little extras. This box is awesome!!

The book club kit is creative, aesthetic and makes sure you improve the book experience.

I was not expecting to find content warnings to begin with and loved that idea for book club members and for the clubs to take this into account.

I now feel the need to read the book. Black princess, modern well-written retelling, a MC that loves to read, a strong independent woman, a plot twist, characters who write... It'll be hard to wait!!

Not sure why I need to leave a review for a kit but I'll say it looks great and the bookmarks are absolutely gorgeous! Looking forward to reading this book and using the bookmarks.

I'm very excited to read By the Book by Jasmine Guillory and this was a very nice set up for the characters. I haven't read anything by Jasmine Guillory but it's never too late.

By The Book book club kit is very well thought out. I greatly enjoyed the interviews getting insights from the author and the book cover artist. I hope to see more book club kits like this!

This is a great book club kit! I love the bookmarks and fun activities. Can't wait to use it with my book club.

This seems like a fun and useful bookclub kit. I appreciate the interviews, book marks, discussion questions and writing advice.

This is awesome! I am so excited to use this! Thank you NetGalley and We Are Bookish for this book club guide!

So excited for this book! I absolutely adore this author and will read anything that she writes. Plus I'm obsessed with the cover.

I will not lie--I enjoyed this book club kit far greater than I enjoyed the actual book. I'm not going to be going too much into that, though, as I have already left my thoughts on the book on NetGalley.
As usual, I loved that the kit included content warnings--I think if the coordinator of said book club is prompt and plans ahead, it would be wonderful for them to share this with book club members before the discussion session. Another thing I really thought was cool/different was the inclusion of writing prompts--it's totally on brand for the book and story, and it kind of forces readers to put themselves in the characters' shoes. And if, like me, the book club may not have loved the book, it will provide a nice little break where they can think of other things. And finally, they included a lovely little interview with the cover designer (Marci Senders) which was just /so/ interesting to read. I think it fit in wonderfully considering Izzy works in publishing, but I also think I would enjoy seeing interviews like this in other book club kits/media! It's so interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes.
All in all, a very wonderfully done book club kit for perhaps a not as wonderfully written book.

I really enjoyed this Book Club Kit! I haven't read By the Book yet, but I'm really excited for it's release. This kit includes some fun activities and useful information about the book to help enhance the experience of reading it. I recommend it for people and book clubs reading the book! Thank you for letting me read it.

Fun supplemental kit for By the Book! I can't wait for this book to release, Jasmine Guillory is an autobuy for me!

This was an excellent book club kit. It begins with content warnings (which I always appreciate) and interviews with the author and cover illustrator. I loved all of the discussion questions and think they will lead to a great conversation about this book.

There are also a few fun things to do together, including a bunch of writing prompts/tips for writers and a guide to making charcuterie boards (this was one of my favorite parts). The recommended reading at the end of this kit was also great and I appreciated the way it was broken down into different genres (enemies to lovers/retelling/self-discovery).

Thank you for this book club kit. I can’t wait to use it with my book club!

What a great kit! Particularly liked that it has Content Warnings, the bookmarks and the book suggestions at the end were a nice touch!

I wasn't fan of the writting exercise but that's just me... Overall a great asset for any book club and I think this just serve as an example for other kits!

Loved that it has a content warning for the book and discussion in the kit.
The theming and art of the kit matches the book well. It made the whole kit cohesive.
In my bookclubs, we always look up interviews with the author to hear more about the autho of the books we are reading, and also to see if the author talks more about the books’ context or any extra info. Having a bookclub kit that has all the info in it, really makes things easier for me when running my book clubs.
The author interview questions were good. I wished there were a few deeper questions, but the questions in general were great. And there was a good amount of them.
First I LOVED that there were a couple discussion questions from the author. That was very clever, and I wish all book club kits had that! The discussion questions were good. They left a lot of opportunity for club members to discuss and share experiences and feelings about the book and their own lives. I do wish there was more than one question about burnout, or maybe just a couple deeper questions.
I like the bookmarks. It would be a little better if the images were printed together so you could fold pages to make the bookmark instead of gluing two separate pieces. The inclusion of the bookmarks is a great tough though.
With so many bookclubs meeting and staying connected over apps like discord, because of the pandemic (unable to meet in person), the writing prompts and additional exercises give us something extra to connect to the book and each other with. I really like the idea of writing exercises that we can share with each other between book club meetings.
We all know an important part of a book club meeting are the snacks and drinks. Having the charcuterie board section was a lot of fun, and helps with the planning of the meeting. All book club kits should definitely include snack suggestions, based on an important meal in the book, or character’s fave eats. The drinks section was also great.

In all this is a great book club kit. There were moments and questions that I had wished had been a bit deeper but overall it is great. Snack ideas should definitely be included in all kits!

This was super helpful to our book club and really generated great discussion. We did have some fun with the Beauty and the Beast Comparisons. Not everyone had the same feelings about their enjoyment of the book, but the questions were relevant and brought a lot of discussion that we hadn’t thought of at first.

Great book club guide with excellent questions and background. I love this author and cannot wait to bring this guide to my book club next month.

I can’t wait to use this with my book club! We always are looking for interactive and fun things for our club. Thank you!

This was a very informative book club kit. I will be sure to pass some of the suggestions along to the many book clubs I am in, as the suggestions can be used for Jasmine Guillory novels as well as others. Thank you to NetGalley and We are Bookish for this option.