Tuesday, June 27, 2017

OwlCrate June Box

Last week, I got one of the most highly anticipated book boxes, according to myself, in my mailbox. I finally did it! I ordered an OwlCrate subscription! Now, what led me to this decision was a variety of factors. First, I saw that there was going to be a bath bomb in the June box; then, I saw that they were including a second book in the box as well. A second book, but the price was still the same?!? I thought I’d stumbled upon Heaven! While debating if I should really get this subscription or wait until I had more money, my aunt sent me the amount I needed as a “thinking of you” because I was having a surgery at the beginning of June. So, I decided “hey, I’m getting my stomach cut into, so I’m gonna treat myself with an OwlCrate!” And I have never been happier that I decided that! The box was all that and even more than what I expected. And I will continue to subscribe to OwlCrate for as long as funds shall find me.

Here is a list of everything that came in the box, and my thoughts on them: (SPOILERY)



  • ·      An Ember in the Ashes magnet created by Little Inklings Design to “channel your inner bravery” (I am getting these quotes from the Spoiler card I received). I absolutely love magnets, and this past school year I lived in an apartment. I was really upset because I didn’t have any cute magnets to put on our fridge, I just had the magnets my school gave me. So now I am so excited to go back to school to decorate my fridge with An Ember in the Ashes gorgeousness!


  • ·       A double-sided bookmark from Hey Atlas Creative. This bookmark was inspired by ACOWAR by Sarah J Maas; the spoiler card says this is because “When thinking about survival, Feyre from A  Court of Thorns and Roses series definitely comes to mind!” I normally don’t spend money on bookmarks, and most of mine are from independent bookstores. So, this is by far my favorite bookmark I own (along with my Lillytales bookmark!)



  • ·       The bath bomb was created by Fizzy Fairy Apothecary and is Divergent inspired and “contains a charm which will sort you into one of the different factions”. I have yet to use this (I can’t take a bath because of my surgery), but I am SO EXCITED to use this!! I have actually thought about just filling up a sink and seeing which faction I’m in, but I love bath bombs too much to not actually USE it.


  • ·       This next item was my favorite item in this whole box (despite the books). It is a zombie sleep mask from Archie McPhee! Because “You’ll need your rest to survive the apocalypse!” I have about ten sleep masks and I am one of those ‘high-maintenance’ people that sleeps better with a sleep mask on. I am so excited to go back to school and surprise my roommate with a zombie sleep mask! (Ignore the low-quality picture, my camera is not letting me edit any of the pictures I took of this mask, and this is the best one I have).


  • ·       The last item was an iron-on patch from Laserbrain Patch Co. This was inspired by The Giver and  “features the red apple that Jonah discovers in the book.” I thought this was a unique item, and although I don’t have anything to iron this patch on, I am going to keep it on display on my bookshelves! I first read The Giver when I was 12, and Lois Lowry was my favorite author growing up, so this patch has significant meaning and nostalgia for me and I can’t wait to show it off in my #shelfies!


  • ·       The second book that was included in this box was New World Rising by Jennifer Wilson and published by Oftomes Publishing. According to the synopsis of this book, it is a dystopian featuring Tribes that live outside of the city and the motto is “Join or die”. The main character wants to survive and doesn’t know who to trust. I had previously heard of this book from Benjaminoftomes on Youtube, as he published this with his company. It sounded interesting and I put it on my Goodreads TBR as a book to get in the future, but now I have an immediate reason to read it!




  • ·       The featured book in this month’s OwlCrate was The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson. This book also has an exclusive OwlCrate cover design, signed bookplate with a letter from the editor, and exclusive The Sandcastle Empire stickers, as well. This is also a dystopian, and it follows Eden, who was alive before a revolution that changed the world. Before this revolution, Eden lived in what sounds like a world that is close to what we live in today, which is a new take on dystopian that I am excited to read. One of Eden’s friends goes missing and she and her friends brave the post-revolution jungle to look for this friend. I had only heard of the title before I received this book, but now after receiving the book and reading the synopsis, I am really excited to read this! I am one of the few that did not get burnt out from the dystopian craze, so I’m excited to have more dystopian books in my hands!



Next month's OwlCrate theme is Wanderlust!

This post is in no way sponsered by OwlCrate, I just really loved the box and wanted to put my thoughts on it out to the world.
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