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It’s very pretty!

It does! I’m excited to read it!

I’m halfway through now! It’s been so good so far but my comic con costume is taking all my spare time at the mo 😭 I’m hoping to finish it by the end of the week! And then I’ll be jointing you in impatiently waiting for book 3!

Yes! I’m so excited to put the overlays in!

It’s a nice box!

I compared the two sets after recording and I was wrong when I said I think they’re made by the same person! The FairyLoot ones are so much softer! I also found the pack that FairyLoot did a while back too 🤣 Ah thank you!! I actually feel so dumb now because I love cooking 🤭 that is going to be so useful! 😍

They look so nice! I can’t wait for my copy to turn up 🤣 I ended up getting one in their reprint but I’ve had the FL Iron Flame sitting on my TBR stack taunting me since Feb/March 😂😂😭 I love the overlays so much! I’m glad they’re becoming a regular thing, and I’m praying for Six Crimson Cranes/Dragon’s Promise, Ruthless Vows or What The River Knows! I’d love a set for Song Like Silver and Dark Star Burning to go in my Illumicrate editions 🤭 but I think that’s a hopeless dream. The book is so stunning! It’s defo one of my favourites from them! The colours and the foiling 😱 I feel like my video does not do it justice!

I’m quite lucky with Illumicrate usually! I would have had it even earlier but Royal Mail are kind of rubbish at the mo 🤣

Each to their own! I really liked this box, the gloves are a lot sturdier than they appear and will be perfect for gardening. I enjoy puzzles and it’s nice that they’re including environmentally friendly make up removal items. I would say it’s probably one of the best boxes for me since Feb 2023! The standard U.K. cover and standard U.S. cover appear to be the same from what I can see and the Illumicrate one is just a recolouring, but I definitely prefer the Illumicrate colour scheme! Each to their own though! I can definitely see why people wouldn’t be interested in this box

I can definitely seeing it not being a box for everyone! I was very surprised at how big the puzzle was compared to their last one to be fair!

Thank you for watching! I get too much fomo on the items to skip now after starting my life off as a book only sub 🤣 I can’t wait for the warmer weather to use the gloves and plant some herbs!

Thank you for watching! ☺️ I love all the items! And I’m looking forward to the book! I try to reserve judgement until I’ve read them! I don’t read reviews prior to books anymore after everyone hyped Babel up and I found it pretty boring (please don’t lynch me if you’re a Babel fan!) 🤣

@@izzybean913 I agree, reserved judgement until it’s read is the way to go. If you want a slightly better than Babel read, Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang or The Will of The Many by Jay Islington are both fantastic.

@@ayragon ohhh thank you! I’ll add them to my list 😁

I know they can’t send their monthly book boxes to the U.S. because it’s a publishing company that runs The Locked Library. I’m sure I read somewhere that some books have different publishers in the U.K. and the U.S. I’m not sure about the standalone sales though =/ you could always try a forwarding company but they can get pretty pricy I guess. Sorry!

This is the Fantasea box ☺️

@@izzybean913 okay thank you 😌

It’s such a gorgeous book! I might be biased though- I do love purples and blues 🤣 The Locked Library has definitely given the longer running book boxes serious competition! I don’t think I’ve had a book from them where I’ve been disappointed in the colours and edges!

Oh I never thought about that! Thank you! ☺️ you can definitely tell I’ve never planted anything in a pot 🤣

I learned from drowning a few first 🤣

@@ambercole59 oh no! 😂 I’m going to have to see what I want to plant now 🤣😂

Doesn’t it!! I think it’s definitely one of their best in a long time! I think they’re cute but it’s a shame they aren’t enamel pins and are just rubber shoe charms! I don’t think I’d use them on shoes even if I did wear crocs! I’ve just stood them round my L&L book 🤣 That’s a brilliant idea! A fantasy inspired tea! With amount of mugs and strainers we get in FairyLoot boxes it would be good if they gave us something to actually use them! They definitely missed out not including a tea this month considering the book has tea in the title!

Oh that would look fantastic!

Isn’t it?! I’m so pleased with the colour scheme and foiling 🥰

It’s stunning isn’t it! 🥰

I’m still reading through the Feb book from Page & Wick! I’d love to sign up to Owl Crate but the postage is just so much to the U.K. 😭 the books I’ve had this month have been stunning from all 4 boxes I received! I’m looking forward to this one 😁

Thank you!☺️

I love both, sometimes I do consider dropping to book only subs with the two! But then I know I’d get FOMO! I’d love Owlcrate but the shipping to the U.K. is just so expensive 😱

Thank you! ☺️ most of them were Comic Con purchases over the years haha

I’m noticing we’re getting a lot of drink-ware in both Illumicrate and FairyLoot. Although I did like the mug in this months FairyLoot box so Illumicrate was always going to lose that one 🤣

Oh! Thank you! ☺️

🤣 you think?? I love the goose mug so much

@izzybean913 Yes I think!! 😁 I love the goose mug too. Would be good for Halloween themed drinks I think.

Isn’t it!! I think I need to take a month off to catch up on books 😂🤣

Ah 🤣 sorry! She’s such a little diva and doesn’t have time for people recording or being in meetings 🤣

@@izzybean913 don’t be! That’s so funny she has such a big personality

I am absolutely adding the book to my ever growing list 🤣🥰

It’s not their best box, but I’m super excited for the book! For me I’m thrilled with apron but I do a lot of baking and no matter how careful I still get flour everywhere! 🤣 but for those that don’t o can really see the full box not being worth it.

Thank you! 🤣 I thought it was but when I was looking at it both sides looked they could go on! Oh that’s an amazing idea!! I feel like we’ve been getting a lot of book marks lately and all of them have had stunning artwork so I’ve not wanted to give them away!

Haha I’m not that good of a cook!

@izzybean913 Worth a try no?? 😊

I’m really interested to see if the reprint will have the same issue! I think they’ll get a lot of unhappy messages if the reprint gets that beautiful deep red edge that was advertised 😬 I don’t mind it but it certainly wasn’t what I was expecting!

I thought I was going crazy when it arrived because I was expecting the page to match the red of the foiling! It almost feels like the printer was running low on ink so went for a dusty colour instead. I’m not opposed to the colour but it’s not what I was expecting! I’ll be interested to see what the reprint version looks like! I’m so excited to read it! I’m working through The Locked Library’s Babel and then this is next on my list! I did manage to get one thank you! I was honestly pretty shocked at the abuse FairyLoot were getting during yesterday’s sale on Twitter! Especially as it made it to general sale today 😬 just have to brave the Bookshops & Bonedust sale next week now 🤣

I’m a bit gutted I couldn’t read what it’s about! I’ll have to look it up when I get to the MegaCon hotel in a bit 😂 I know everyone’s gone crazy for it and it’s editions

It is! The first one had a pterodactyl on it 🤣

I wasn’t even expecting it today! I literally got an email from Illumicrate to say it was dispatched so I was expecting it next week at some point

It is! It’s definitely one of my favourite Illumicrate boxes

Oh! Thank you ☺️ that’s super cute!

Thanks! ☺️

Ohh thanks! It’s very pretty, it would have been nice to have around Halloween! It’s stunning isn’t it?! I think I’ll have to have the dust cover off whilst reading it because it slips too much compared to non plastic ones but it will look beautiful on the shelves and I don’t won’t have to decide between dust jacked or hardcover with it 😁

@@izzybean913 yes, I would probably take off the plastic while reading. Anytime a dust jacket gets in my way or feels weird, I just take it off when reading then put it back on to display

It’s a refreshing change to have a fairytale book! Thank you! ☺️

It’s stunning isn’t it! I absolutely adore that they changed their box colour and added Halloween patterns to it 😍

I’ve been subbed since January and looking back at the stuff I’ve had in other boxes it’s mostly all been high quality but I’m sure there used to be like 5 or 6 items. I’m not sure why we’re suddenly getting an influx of book tabs and stickers in boxes though 😬 I was pretty glad there wasn’t a sticker sheet this time 🤣 I’m going to move into it once I’ve read the book I got from The Locked Library box this week! It sounds like it’s going to be a good read!

I’m so excited to read the book! I love the green and orange. The notebook is definitely my favourite item now I know there’s dots! I don’t know either! If I try to write without lines or dots my sentences look like they’re taking flight 😂🤣

Ah yeah! My front room, I was feeling super wiped out and run down today so I didn’t feel like dragging boxes and recording stand upstairs and then back down or deal with Tink getting involved. Not that it worked because she left my room to come down the stairs and yell at me for not being upstairs anyway 😂 I actually almost didn’t record this and was going to just wait until the next monthly box!

I don’t mind debut authors so much but I do think we need a better mix, this months is already a published author I think. Hopefully we’ll get a new plot phase soon 🤣