The UK is in lockdown so I decided to use the money I wasn’t spending on travelling to work to get two subscription boxes. I’ll be posting an unboxing for both Illumicrate and Book Box Club. These will contain spoilers so no peeking if you’re still waiting for your box.
Theme of the Box
Description by Book Box Club
Our theme for April will be CURSED KINGDOMS and is inspired by mixed-up majesties and empires on the edge!
This April we’re treating all members like royalty… and including TWO BOOKS! Our featured reads are both YA fantasy new releases, which will arrive beautifully gift wrapped and accompanied by signed bookplates from the authors and invite to our online Clubhouse book group chat.
The Items
Fantasy Worlds Prints
Designed by Catherin Peterslund
These prints are gorgeous, I just wish they were bigger so I can hang them on my wall.
Zelie Soap
Designed by: WildEveShop
This smells really nice and is inspired by Zelie from Children of Blood and Bone.
Sleeping Beauty Eye Mask
Designed by: Book Box Club
This is cute but I’m not really an eye mask wearer.
Beauty & The Beast Biscuit
Designed by Gardners Cookies
This was nicely made, and tasted delicious.
Rule The World Patch
Designed by Quotify
This is another item that was a little lost on me. I don’t wear patches on my clothes, but I’ll try and see if I can find a use for it.
Featured Books : Thorn by Intisar Khanani & Seven Endless Forests by April Tucholke
Thorn by Intisar Khanani
Between her cruel family and the contempt she faces at court, Princess Alyrra has always longed to escape the confines of her royal life. But when she’s betrothed to the powerful prince Kestrin, Alyrra embarks on a journey to his land with little hope for a better future.
When a mysterious and terrifying sorceress robs Alyrra of both her identity and her role as princess, Alyrra seizes the opportunity to start a new life for herself as a goose girl.
But Alyrra soon finds that Kestrin is not what she expected. The more Alyrra learns of this new kingdom, the pain and suffering its people endure, as well as the danger facing Kestrin from the sorceress herself, the more she knows she can’t remain the goose girl forever.
With the fate of the kingdom at stake, Alyrra is caught between two worlds and ultimately must decide who she is, and what she stands for.
Seven Endless Forests by April Tucholke
On the heels of a devastating plague, Torvi’s sister, Morgunn, is stolen from the family farm by Uther, a flame-loving Fremish wolf-priest who leads a pack of ragged, starving girls. Torvi leaves the only home she’s ever known, and joins a shaven-skulled druid and a band of roaming Elsh artists known as the Butcher Bards. They set out on a quest to rescue Torvi’s sister, and find a mythical sword.
On their travels, Torvi and her companions will encounter magical night wilds and mystical Drakes who trade in young men. They will sing rowdy Elshland ballads in a tree-town tavern, and find a mysterious black tower in an Endless Forest. They will fight alongside famous Vorseland archers and barter with Fremish wizards. They will feast with rogue Jade Fell children in a Skal Mountain cave, and seek the help of a Pig Witch. They will face wild, dangerous magic that leads to love, joy, tragedy, and death.
Torvi set out to rescue a sister, but she may find it’s merely the first step toward a life that is grander and more glorious than anything she could have imagined.
I was quite happy with my first box from Book Box Club. I thought all the artwork was gorgeous, the cookie was tasty and there were some useful items included too!
Do you subscribe to Book Box Club? What was your favourite item?
