Book Subscription Reivew – We Write At Dawn

Since Fairyloot had delayed shipping on their boxes for the past few months, I wanted to wait a couple weeks from when I received mine to do an unboxing. But now that it’s here, I’m so excited to show off the May 2020 Fairyloot box!

***I am not affiliated with Fairyloot and purchased this box for my own personal use. The opinions expressed in this post are mine, and mine alone.

Company: Fairyloot

Origin: United Kingdom

Price: $33.90 (USD) + $7.99 (US Shipping)

Month: May, 2020

Theme: Desert Dreams

This months theme was Desert Dreams and as described from their Instagram post:

“This month, we’re getting swept away in lands filled with fairy tales, magic and djinn! Put the kettle on and brew yourself a sweet mint tea to prepare for a dreamy adventure, from palaces to sand dunes to magic oasis’! We’ve never done a theme quite like this in the past, and we are so excited for the goodies and the book in this box.”

I was so excited to receive this box because I knew exactly what the book was!

Without further ado, the Desert Dreams box from Fairyloot!

For this months box we received

A copy of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust with an exclusive cover, sprayed edges, artwork on the reverse of the dust jacked, and it’s signed!
A bookish tin inspired by We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (my boyfriend already stole it for his tea)
A bookish wooden spoon
A tea towel inspired by City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Desert bath salts by Little Heart Gifts
Tribal desert candle inspired by An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Sunglass pouch inspired by The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury and designed by @kitstercronk
And our two tarot cards, the Three and Four of Cups inspired by Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas and designed by @gabriella. bujdoso

Spoiler Card below:

My thoughts:

Honestly, I really like this box! My boyfriend and I have already used some of these items, like the tin and the bath salts, for ourselves. I’m not sure what I would use the tea towel for, other than decoration, so that’s kind of a wasted item for me – BUT, I am super happy about the sunglass pouch!

I think the wooden spoon is cute, but it’s so cute that I don’t even want to use it. So it’s sitting in my kitchen as a decoration. The candle smells amazing, but a bit strong, so that might just serve as a decoration too. They’re all just so cute and perfect! I don’t want to even use them lol

As for the book, I knew what it was going to be since I had already read it, but I still love the edition regardless! I think the pink looks so cute and the artwork under the dust jacket is AMAZING. Plus, sprayed edges are just so gorgeous. I’m geeking out! Feel free to check out my spoiler free review of Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust if you haven’t had a chance yet.

July’s theme is Resilient Royals!

From the Fairyloot website:

“Prepare your crown, and don’t forget to sharpen your sword − you might need it! This month is all about royals that always hold their ground and are willing to do whatever it takes to protect their kingdom and the ones that they love.

You can expect items inspired by Crescent City, The Lunar Chronicles, Ash Princess, The Queen’s Rising, Woven in Moonlight and The Bear and the Nightingale. We are thrilled to announce that this box will include a hand poured candle by @inthewickoftime, a beautiful cushion cover plus many other goodies that we have never featured in a previous box!

Our featured book of the month is an epic story of a kingdom ravaged by war, and a princess that may be the key to saving it. Something about this book gave us classic fantasy vibes − you can expect magic, resilient royals and romance! This FairyLoot edition will have an EXCLUSIVE COVER, SPRAYED EDGES and will be SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.”

I unfortunately have to skip this box because, well, money, but I know EXACTLY what the book is and I’m so excited! Part of me is really upset I have to miss out on this box, but I also can’t afford to drop $150+ on book boxes this month, much less the $100 I budgeted for July.

Regardless, I’m still excited to see everyone’s beautiful pictures and hope everyone enjoys their box!

Spots for subscribers is currently SOLD OUT, but feel free to join their US waitlist here! They will contact you once a space has opened for you to subscriber!

Useful links:

Fairyloot Club Facebook

Fairyloot B/S/T Group

***WARNING!!! THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR JULY OWLCRATE BOX!!!***

Today I am going to be reviewing the July OwlCrate Strange and Unusual Box. I have received OwlCrate boxes for almost two years now and with any subscription box there are going to be months you LOVE and months you HATE. This was neither.

I kinda liked this box: it was amazing, but it wasn’t horrible.

For one, I liked only about half of the accessories:

The accessories I loved were the painted Whale print, skull push pins, Luna Lovegood sticker, and Ouija mints! Personally, I thought all of these were adorable and somewhat useful (except for the print, which I just thought was gorgeous). I’m so excited to use the skull push pins, once I have my own place and a cork board. (I swear these will not sit on my shelf and get dusty!!) I’m tempted to frame the whale print or hang it somewhere; it’s too pretty not to show off! And honestly, I will most likely end up eating all of the mints in a week and be left with a cute container that I can use for other things! (Yay!!)

On the other hand, some of the accessories I got I either didn’t like, want, or need: and I am currently selling them.

While I adore the wallet, it is not a practical thing for me to use and therefore would end up sitting on my shelf for a long time, so it is just easier to sell it. The other items, specifically the Peculiar flag and the Eleven funko, I’m not part of the fandom, so I thought selling them to people that would actually want them is better than having it collect dust on my shelf. Lastly, I have so many OwlCrate pins that I don’t need the skull one and would prefer to not have it (again) collect dust on my shelf.

While I loved the accessories, just practicality wise, or fandom wise, some of these items will be re-homed and hopefully I can get some of my money back!

Finally! The book for this month was (drum roll please!):

As you guys have seen, I have already read this book and I was super excited to see I got an exclusive cover of it! And it’s signed by all three authors! I love the change in cover colors from blue and yellow to purple and green; it definitely gives me ghostly vibes, much more than the original.

Overall, I thought this box was so cute and spooky, even if I am going to end up getting rid of some of the items. I honestly love OwlCrate, and even their “worst” boxes are still amazing! I would give this box .5 stars and the company stars!!!

If you’re interested in learning more about OwlCrate, check out their website here:

https://www.owlcrate.com/

If you love YA or any book subscription boxes, there are so many to choose from! I will shout out LitJoy Crate because their boxes look amazing and their merch is fantastic!

We Write At Dawn

Category: Book Subscription Reivew

Unboxing: Fairyloot May 2020