Subscription box: Owlcrate
Theme/Month: Dark Academia, August 2021
Ownership: One-off purchase since the shipping and tax have made Owlcrate too expensive.
When they announced the theme of Dark Academia and the hints for the book alongside the fandoms I had to order it even if it was a bit expensive. And I do not regret my choices. So let’s unbox it and see what was inside, starting from the top left and going clockwise:
- A stationery set that looks like a school journal kinda thing and it has page tabs, sticky notes, a pen and a notepad in it. All very cute.
- Raven Boys Book Sleeve.
- From the Library Of stamp which is a nice design and you just need an ink pad in your favourite colour to mark all your books so no one steals them when they borrow them.
- Riddle’s Tea Shoppe blend based on Truly Devious series.
- Book tin from V.E. Schwab’s Darker Shade of Magic series, White London in this case. Sadly I don’t have the rest but this one is gorgeous.
- Monthly Pin with a typewriter
- A very delicate moon bookmark based on The Secret History.
- The main book was A Lesson in Vengeance in a very soft and not dark academia type of cover which was a surprise for me.
Overall it had the right vibe with all the items in it and it felt delicate and yet dark, even if the exclusive cover was a bit of a surprise, but I liked the items and felt it was worth getting however it was still a bit steep for a regular box. Probably worth it if you are in the US and shipping isn’t prohibitive.