Subscription box: Illumicrate
Theme/Month: Knowledge is Power, August 2022
Ownership: Subscribed on their 6 boxes option. If you are interested in purchasing an Illumicrate subscription, you can do it on their website.
Illumicrate is a book subscription box, it usually features fantasy and sci-fi but not exclusively young adult, sometimes it features adult too. It usually contains a new release, a pin and several bookish goodies.
We knew Babel was going to be part of this box, and gosh, it did not disappoint, plus a dark acamdeia or “academia” kind of box can be a hit or a miss, so let us see what this had for us:
- Babel by R. F. Kuang. You can’t see it in the picture but it has stunning edges, the box to keep it is absolutely amazing and it blew me away as an edition. One of my favourites.
- Reading Journal Planner, design is stunning, however I am not big on reading journals or planners at all, so this was a bit like a miss in functionality but win otherwise.
- Split apart, but a bookmark set for Babel’s characters which is nice but I am not huge on bookmarks of characters.
- A writing workshop enamel pin which is very bunny themed and wen tot my sister who loves rabbits.
- The monthly leaflet with all the details on what was inside the box and vendors.
- Dark Academia stamp set which is one of those that I find odd in how the set is created, win for those who love journalling but not so much for me.
- And finally a pen holder with a dark design which is a good win. I like them when you can extend them so they can be a holder while you travel.
Overall it was a mixed box for me. The book was the absolute winner here, but a lot of the content was focused on journalling and therefore not as much for me, however I can appreciate it being cool and therefore enjoyed it.