Once Upon a Book Club Box

I also have the pleasure of representing Once Upon a Book Club Box for the next few months. OUABC is a very unique subscription box. It contains a book and several bookish goodies like all the others, but this particular book was hand picked to correlate with gifts included in the box. Each gift feels like it taken right out of the pages of the story. They have both an Adult box and a YA box. I’m representing the YA box (obviously!)

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The Book picked for August’s box was Daughter of the Burning City. I was so excited because that book was high on my list of books to read and it DID NOT disappoint!

The box come with several wrapped gifts that correlate directly with what is going on in the story. When you reach the page number a note marks the exact line where you should open your gift and it is magical!

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I really really enjoyed this box and getting to participate in a book club. If you want to join in on the fun be sure to use my code TAYLORTAKES10 to save 10% on your box! I am eager to start on my September box book and can’t wait to share that with ya’ll as well!

Happy Reading!

 

 

July & August Owlcrate – Bookish

So, as with everything, I have gotten behind in my Owlcrate postings! Moving really screws with your life ya’ll. I don’t know how people do it over and over. Anyways, here are my last two Owlcrates, both of which were amazing!

July’s Owlcrate – Wanderlust

• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (w/ Exclusive OwlCrate cover)
• “Newt Scamander” Pocket POP Keychain (Funko)
• “Urban Cities” Pocket Notebook (Ooly)
• A Darker Shade of Magic-inspired Pocket Mirror (Miss Phi)
• Looking for Alaska-inspired Art Print (Shailey Ann Designs)
• Owl Bag Tag (Mudpuppy)
• Lord of the Rings-inspired Drawstring Backpack (OwlCrate)
• Exclusive OwlCrate “Airplane” Button
• Exclusive Gentleman’s Guide Author Letter, Signed Bookplate and Map.

Henry “Monty” Montague was born and bred to be a gentleman, but he was never one to be tamed. The finest boarding schools in England and the constant disapproval of his father haven’t been able to curb any of his roguish passions—not for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men.

But as Monty embarks on his Grand Tour of Europe, his quest for a life filled with pleasure and vice is in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.

Still it isn’t in Monty’s nature to give up. Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless decisions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt that spans across Europe, it calls into question everything he knows, including his relationship with the boy he adores. (goodreads summary)

My favorite item had to be the LOTR drawstring bag! Or the John Green Art print!

August Owlcrate – Something Wicked This Way Comes

• The August box had Edgar Allan Poe socks from @outofprint,
• An exclusive edition of Sleepy Hollow published by @rockpaperbooks,
• A fountain pen from @weareooly,
• A This Savage Song sticker designed by @eviebookish,
• A Six of Crows bookmark by @treehouseofbooks,
• A Harry Potter inspired coffee by @happenstancecoffee
• An exclusive edition of The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd Jones (complete with lapel pin, letter and signed bookplate!

When Dee Moreno makes a deal with a demon—her heart in exchange for an escape from a disastrous home life—she finds the trade may have been more than she bargained for. And becoming “heartless” is only the beginning. What lies ahead is a nightmare far bigger, far more monstrous than anything she could have ever imagined.

With reality turned on its head, Dee has only a group of other deal-making teens to keep her grounded, including the charming but secretive James Lancer. And as something grows between them amid an otherworldy ordeal, Dee begins to wonder: Can she give someone her heart when it’s no longer hers to give?(goodreads summary)

My favorite item from this box was definitely the socks. Husband loved the coffee. To each their own! I’m looking forward to reading these books once I get through all of the awesome new releases coming out this fall!