Theme of the Box
Description by Illumicrate
Our March theme is A LIFE OF ITS OWN! Sometimes things don’t act as you expect: sentient houses, skeletons that serve you breakfast, AI gone rogue.
Our featured book this month is Gallant by V.E. Schwab (@veschwab)! We love all of V’s work, and this book is no exception. We absolutely inhaled this gothic tale of ghouls, mysterious doors, and the girl trying to find her place. Our edition features all exclusive: redesigned cover, artwork endpapers by @rachelbostickillustration, embossing on the hardback and digitally printed edges (that wrap around all 3 edges of the book!). Please note, this edition is not signed by the author.
The Items
We Do Bones Mug
Inspired by: Gideon the Ninth
Designed by: RosieThorns88
This mug is stunning! Just like all the others are. It’s based on a book I still need to get to reading!
Like a Winter Night
Inspired by: Deathless
Designed by: Kelly Chong | ChattyNora
This cushion cover is gorgeous. I’m beginning to get a lovely collection of bookish cushions and I regret absolutely nothing.
Murderbots Headphone Case
Inspired by:
Designed by: Cade
It’s a nice little case, I’ll be honest though, I probably won’t ever use it.
Howl’s Moving Castle Motel Keyring
Inspired by: Howl’s Moving Castle
Designed by: Blissfully Bookish
This is a really well-designed keyring. I’ve still not managed to read this novel but its on my TBR!
Owl in the Wall Notepad
Inspired by: Other Words for Smoke
Designed by: Daphna Sebbane
I was thinking the other week that I needed a new notepad and lo-and-behold, Illumicrate gives me one!
Featured Book: Gallant by V.E. Schwab
This edition has a redesigned cover, artwork endpapers by @rachelbostickillustration. Foil embossing on the hardback and digitally printed edges (that wraps around all three edges of the book!).
Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for girls, and all she has of her past is her mother’s journal—which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home—to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home, it doesn’t matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.
Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant—but not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.
Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?
This book sounds absolutely fascinating and I’m looking forward to reading it. I am in love with the cushion cover and it is by far my favourite item in this box!
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