Tag: LitJoy Crate

As you may already know, I discovered LitJoy a while ago and what made me decide for them were two things: that it was cheaper than Fairyloot (including shipping, and considering LitJoy is international shipping vs Fairyloot doing national shipping), and that it curates the box for the book. Yes, there is a theme, and the items fall into the theme, but they do because they genuinely reference either items of the book or things used in the book (and sometimes the theme). Plus it usually comes with an explanation of why they chose each item that is a little more in depth than most other boxes I’ve tried.

But let’s get into this box, going from left to right (there aren’t any more unboxings with this layout, don’t worry):

• A ruling the world after a finish one more chapter Tumbler (I think that is the right word?), I like it more than the previous bottle type item they sent, as this one fits better but I probably won’t be using it. Nevertheless it is fun, in a great shade of purple.
• Three trading cards. I like getting them but most of the time I barely recognise the characters and I am not too bothered by them (is anyone really into the whole trading cards thing?). They’re a consistent thing and I am ambiguos about them. (The art is gorgeous, don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate that).
• Once a King, by Erin Summerill. I have the two previous books (which I haven’t read yet) but it was nice to get this edition (it is such a gorgeous one! Classy, beautiful, one of the best “exclusive editions” I’ve seen). I was surprised they included a book that is considered the third in a series, but for me it wasn’t an issue, and actually made this a great choice.
• Some Darkling (I may be lying) print. You can see how excited I am about it because I can’t even remember who it is, right?
• If you can read this.. pair of socks. I wasn’t very keen about socks in book boxes when they first started because they weren’t great socks, but I am loving the good quality, not tacky ones that I have been receiving recently in different boxes, and this ones aren’t the exception.
• Courage dear heart notebook, I loved the artwork. Narnia, yes please.
• Weasley is King pin, which felt like a super cute badge and made me instantly smile.
• The themed artwork print which also is the author letter (if I got it right, usually it is inside the book but there was an printing error, however it doesn’t bother me as it still fits inside the book, without damaging it so no biggie!)

All in all it was a nice box, and I was happy to not receive another reading journal and instead get a nice notebook that I can choose to use for whatever purposes I want (which may or may not be a reading journal, but who am I kidding? It definitely won’t be a journal because I haven’t been able to keep one ever).

As I have been saying before about boxes (in previous unboxing posts) missing out on the little things, for example, this box had the “weasley is king” pin which to me was just a wonderful little item I had. I could only have asked for a paper crown in it to make it better.

As you know this is the US edition and it is a signed copy (it isn’t a Litjoy exclusive but still, very cool). Starting from the book, here’s the unboxing:

• Catwoman book by Sarah J. Maas, it also has an author letter.
• Catwoman socks (I loved them so much!)
• A Harley Quinn bath bomb which is hwy it is two colours 🙂
• Catwoman theme booklet.
• Jewellry ceramic dish, Meow! I thought it was a very original idea and found it a lovely addition to the box.
• Poison Ivy candle, which made me smile.
• Catwoman decals, for your nails, and they look gorgeous, tempting me to redo my nails, but alas I have at the moment Ghibli themed ones and I love them too.
• And of course the exclusive trading cards for Litjoy.

It was a lovely box, even if it felt a tiny bit less wow that previous boxes, but on the good side I enjoyed all items.

I admit I had completely forgotten that my LitJoy Crate was on the way, so it was such a nice thing to realise that it was at the post office (it was less nice that postie didn’t leave it at home and made me go pick it up next day, which means waking up at silly o’clock).

Starting from the bottom left corner, and going clockwise:

• Theme card, it gives me a Disney vibe and I love it! It also includes a photo challenge, and explanations on why each item was chosen (this is one of my favourite things about LitJoy, they always explain why they chose the items and how they match the theme/book).
• Suitors and Sabotage by Cindy Anstey. I didn’t have this book in my radar but it looks interesting and I have instant cover love. It also included a letter from the author and a signed bookplate.
• Double-sided colouring page (I love the book side, the other side is flowers).
• A Midsummer Night #nofilter, it is a weird and funny amusing look at Shakespeare. Not exactly up my street but interesting nevertheless.
• Out of This World Swoon bookmark.
• Colouring Pencils to help colour the page (and I like that the box is like a colouring page).
• Bee Brave bee pin. This is my absolute favourite item in the box, and I think I got very excited while I was unboxing this particular item. It is so cute and awesome!
• Underneath it all is a Marie Antoinette apron, which was awesome because my usual apron is in dire need of repair and I have been in need of a new one, so this came at perfect timing!

I was happily surprised by this box and it was a good way to start the day.

Since we just had the Middle Grade unboxing, let’s do the Young Adult one!

Isn’t it a fun box? I was pleasantly surprised yet again by it, and also ended up loving items I didn’t expect to love once I actually had them in my hands. So here we go, starting with the book and going clockwise:

• To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo. This was on my TBR for a while so it was good to find it in this box.
• A plush heart keychain, which is extra soft and I don’t usually like pompom like things.
• Seashell and Starfish lights, which I am loving but will donate to a friend that really wanted some underwater/beach themed props.
• Compass earrings, sadly you can’t see them well, but they are really cute and even come with an extra back post (?).
• Two Unputdownable bookmarks.
• A “Shelfies Over Selfies” pin which I approve of.
• Mermaid artwork by this month’s artist.
• Mermaid theme card. I love how they match so well with the art print and it means extra arty work.
• A Little Mermaid sticker (I absolutely adore stickers, book box makers, do more stickers! Seriously!)
• And finally a sequins cushion cover. I ended up finding it extremely fun and drawing a “heart” on it.