#book boxes

[zillanovikov]

writing a book is hard

getting anyone to read the book you've written is so much harder

to the point that I sometimes fantasize about paying people to read my work

the reason I don't do that: in a capitalist system, people don't value things unless they pay for them. no one would take my book seriously.

i wrote a short story about this and then rysz actually read my work and wrote a response short story and then dale did too and somehow this spiraled out of control to make this anthology with a demon's butt on the cover

if you would like to show your appreciation for this book in a capitalist system, we're selling book boxes with SWAG and also with THE BOOK and you can TOTALLY READ IT and i will be eternally grateful, buy it here, any proceeds with go to Médecins Sans Frontières because really and truly we just want the readers but also I love making book boxes because I'm a craft-nerd and selling them lets me make them

if you prefer free things, sign up here for an electronic review copy but please still value it and read it? I believe that your heart is stronger than capitalist value systems

[vanishingsydney]

A variety of free street libraries sitting on various perches around about. Enmore, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Leichhardt, Rozelle.

[mediashadowreads]

°․✶ FEBRUARY WRAP & MARCH HOPEFULS

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[bookboxaddict]

October FairyLoot box thoughts

I’m honestly kind of devastated that I missed this one! Part of me wishes I’d gotten it and skipped the December box instead — I skimmed part of the preview of What The River Knows, and I wasn’t too interested. While The Mummy is a cinematic masterpiece, the book inspired by it was underwhelming initially, and the male love interest seemed… annoying. But since I’ve used up my skips for the year, I’ll be getting it anyway, so I’ll give it a chance.

The book was The Forest Grimm, and it’s a fairytale retelling with a GORGEOUS redesigned cover and a design on the painted edges. I love when they have images on the edges! I’m also a sucker for things about woods done in forest green, and I’ll have to talk myself out of trying to get it during the restock sale next year. I already bought a copy of the standard hardcover; I don’t need two copies!

The box contained an embroidery kit, which I don’t believe I’ve received in a book box before. Admittedly I’ve only gotten FairyLoot boxes so far, with two Rainbow Crate boxes and one Owl Crate box to break up the streak. But I would have LOVED that; I love doing easy work with my hands, and I really need more analog activities that are reasonably short; I desperately need to cut down on my screentime. I haven’t seen it in completed form, but if any of you have done it, feel free to post pictures of the completed project!

The book also has a mushroom spoon, a sort of… tiny spoon with a mushroom on the end? It’s very cute, but… what is it for? Stirring tea? Is this something British? I’m an American and sadly do not know what customs they have across the pond.

There was a photo album. Normally I’m not into these, but this design was so pretty that I regret not having gotten it! It’s blue and looks sparkly. And I really need fewer book-like objects, as I probably am already out of space and just don’t know it because I haven’t unpacked all my books yet; but I’ve heard that these albums actually let you store all the nice spoiler cards and art prints from book box subscriptions, which would be very useful. We’ll see if I receive another one from a different subscription!

There’s an Emily Wilde overlay set. I actually had no idea what an overlay set was, and had to look it up, but once I did — I am SO jealous of everyone who didn’t skip this box. I need this in my life!

Finally, there’s a set of bag clips. This would have come in handy — I do buy too many snacks in bulk and then need a way of closing their bags to make sure they stay fresh. I use gallon zip log bags sometimes, but that’s inconvenient, and then I have to wash them if I want to reuse them… ugh, these would have been so good. I’m so salty I missed this box. They’re Alice in Wonderland-themed, too, and the designs look lovely.

The box also came with tarot cards. I really wish the site would say somewhere which characters from which book the cards represent. It’s not on the box details or the tarot card descriptions in the Fairy Trove. This is a bit frustrating.

I love that this box had five items. Sadly, it seems that every time I skip a box, it’s a five-item one. I need to stop doing that!

[amandarayyy]

Want a mystery book box? I’m excited to start making the smutty romance ones but of course you can pick your own! Visit the shop and get yourself something fun :p

[high-quality-tiktoks]

Anyone else LOST AF

[a-box-of-stories]

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[shesamreads]

My library is doing a cute Book Box thing, and I was the first one to sign up. I missed it last time, I'm so pumped to be able to participate this round!

[feyooons]

husbands in boxes 📦

sorry guys they got packed separately 🗯

[mediashadowreads]

°․✶ JANUARY WRAP & FEBRUARY HOPEFULS

[wraystars]

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[bookboxaddict]

Timeless Tales Advent Calendar Day 1!

On the first day of Christmas, Oswald gave to me…

..a Fae beanie!

Traditionally, the “Twelve Days of Christmas” referred to Christmas and the eleven days after Christmas, not before. In keeping with that tradition, I’m opening Owlcrate’s “12 days of Christmas” box starting on the 25th. There are 12 items inside, with one meant to be opened each day.

The presentation of the box is EXCELLENT. I love the fact that each item is individually wrapped, with a fancy little sticker indicating which day they’re meant to be opened on. They come in various shapes and sizes and it makes me SO curious. I also love that the box itself is much fancier than usual. The spoiler card has these extremely fun gold things that you can scratch off to see what each date’s gift is. I really like the green and gold color scheme, and the scratch-to-reveal reminds me of those lotto tickets you can get at grocery stores. Unfortunately the gold isn’t printed on perfectly, but that’s a very minor error.

Day 1 came in a slim box to the side, and was a knitted beanie with a sword design in front of it entwined with holly branches. I’m not sure which fandom specifically this comes from, but I don’t recognize it from the 1.5 ACoTaR books I read; so I do hope it’s from something else. Like a Holly Black book, or just a non-denominational Fae item. It’s actually very perfect, since it is now cold enough to need to wear some kind of knitwear or soft hood, and I couldn’t find my grey beanie anywhere. I’m not quite sure what to pair it with, clothing-wise — I don’t really have any black overcoats, and it looks odd with white — but it shouldn’t need to match too strictly. I do have a sweater that’s in almost the same shade of green, but not quite; hopefully if I wear them out on a cloudy day, no one will notice the discrepancy.

5/5 so far; hopefully the rest of the box stays strong!

[a-box-of-stories]

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