Theme of the Box
Description by Illumicrate
Our December theme is: CURSED! That’s right, we’ve kept this theme name simple because what more do you need to know. Each of these fandoms features characters cursed in some way, as does our featured book.
This month’s book is a historical fantasy set in Edwardian England. A civil servant finds himself placed as the new liaison to Britain’s hidden magical society after the sudden disappearance of his predecessor. Bound by a deadly curse, both he and his prickly magical counterpart must solve the mystery that will save his life. We completely fell in love with the world created by this author, and the dynamics between the two main characters makes for one of team Illumicrate’s favourite romantic pairings ever!
The Items
The Road Through Midnight Mug
Inspired by: The Winternight Trilogy
Designed by: RosieThorns88
Am I ever gonna not enjoy getting these mugs (even if I don’t have any space for them?)
Survive this World Bookmark Tin
Inspired by: Ninth House
Designed by: Chattynora
It’s a nice tin, and stunningly designed – I may find a use for this.
Starcrossed Lovers Calendar
Inspired by:
Designed by: Sallteas | Frostbite Studios | Chattynora
I always appreciate a good calendar. The layout isn’t one that I would use, but I plan on keeping all the stunning art that’s included in it.
Firebird Pin Banner
Inspired by: Girl, Serpent, Thorn
Designed by: Abigail Spence
I like t his, I find with pin banners I don’t want to put any pins on them because the design of them is so nice and I don’t want to cover it.
Nevermoor Sticker Sheet
Inspired by: Nevermoor
Designed by: Moehrenkunst
The only item in this box I’m indifferent to. I don’t know the inspiration and I’m not really interested in stickers.
Featured Book: A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
This edition has a cover with a transparent overlay jacket, and digitally printed edges. It’s also signed by the author.
Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He’s struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents’ excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison to a hidden magical society, he discovers what’s been operating beneath the unextraordinary reality he’s always known.
Now Robin must contend with the beauty and danger of magic, an excruciating deadly curse, and the alarming visions of the future that come with it—not to mention Edwin Courcey, his cold and prickly counterpart in the magical bureaucracy, who clearly wishes Robin were anyone and anywhere else.
Robin’s predecessor has disappeared, and the mystery of what happened to him reveals unsettling truths about the very oldest stories they’ve been told about the land they live on and what binds it. Thrown together and facing unexpected dangers, Robin and Edwin discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles—and a secret that more than one person has already died to keep.
Monthly Collectors Pin by Stacey McEvoy-Caunt
Inspired by the magic Edwin performs in the book.
This is the last monthly collector’s pin. I’m sad to see them go because they were my favourite part of the boxes.
This box had things I loved. I can’t wait to read the book, as is definitely something I’m interested in. I’m sad that the pins are no longer a feature but I love this last pin of the collection.
Do you subscribe to Illuimcrate? What was your favourite item?
