This month I decided to give monthly book boxes a try. I've never tried one of these before but it always looked like a really cool idea. Books and book inspired knick-knacks...what's not to like? I figured, like with how hard it is to find book-related goodies on Etsy for those of us who live in the UK and don't want to (or can't) pay ridiculous international shipping fees, that there wouldn't be anything like this in the UK, so I was happily surprised to find two that looked really great. I decided to order from both Book Box Club and Fairyloot to see what they were like, and what you can expect from a box. Book Box Club is marginally cheaper at £27 per month, Fairyloot a little more at £32.95 (both include shipping to mainland UK). Fairyloot offers a single purchase, monthly, 3-month and 6-month subscription plan. Book Box Club offers two different boxes 'regular' and 'books only' (for anyone who doesn't want the goodies). The prices for the regular boxes are monthly, 3-month and 6-month subscriptions, but I suppose if you wanted a single purchase you could cancel after paying for the first month. Both are YA and Fantasy themed boxes which is absolutely perfect for me. So, the first box to arrive is the April 'Fallen Angels' Theme box from Book Box Club, the Fairyloot box is delayed slightly due to a supplier issue so I'll be reviewing that later in the month. This is the info Book Box Club provided about this box when ordering: From our Fallen Angles boxes you can expect... 😇A fantastic UKYA read set in the contemporary real world where celestial beings start falling from the heavens! It sparks wild theories, extreme cults and real teen crises and features one of the sweetest LGBT romances we’ve read. 😇Our April boxes will be jam packed with items inspired by literary angels from some of our fave fandoms. We are working on some awesome goodies so stand by for supplier reveals coming your way very soon.😀 😇All members will receive the all important invitation to our members-only online book group meeting with the author of our featured read and there is SO MUCH to discuss in this book! You guys won’t want to miss it! Who's ready to dive in? First impressions: The box arrived 2 days after it was shipped and looks really neat and tidy. No damage to the box (kudos to Royal Mail) and upon opening I'm really excited to get past all that blue tissue paper!! The first thing you get is an index card (I advise you not to turn this over until the end) that gives you a run-down of the box contents. I'm guessing this is to help you if anything is missing but also includes handy information to help you find the seller/creator of each item. What's in the box:
Overall, this is a nice little book box with cute, quirky items from three different popular fandoms and a nice-looking YA paperback, all centred around the 'Fallen Angels' theme. I'm not yet sure if I'll be ordering next month's box as I'm going to wait for the Fairy Loot box and probably stick with whichever is my favourite of the two since I'm sadly not made of money. Comments are closed.
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