Hello lovely Steemians
Its time for another episode of Read Between The Wines - Anything and everything book related and maybe a little bit of wine as well!
It's seems such a while since I posted.. Life has been a bit crazy our way. As many of you know we've been going through a fair bit of intense stuff over the last few months with 
So with reading of course it's been my book review blog site, Good Reads - all the free Advanced reader copies I've got to review plus bookstagram and all the photos, props and everything that goes along with that. (Our house is being taken over by silk flowers, candles, funko pop toys, paper butterflies - anyone would think the two year old was here already. Oh yeah and an old bird cage!
So the new thing I have discovered with all this bookish obsession are BOOK BOXES!
Yes something else for me to get all obsessive about!
So just what is a book box?
Book Boxes - which generally come in a monthly subscription are for the book obsessed. It is generally a themed box that has a new release - often signed - book and related bookish items such as book marks, candles, jewellery, totebags, cushion covers, coffee mugs, lipgloss, and tea to name just a few types of items you might see.. Most boxes come with between 5 to 10 items depending on the price of the box.
If you are a bookstagrammer then these are perfect because everyone is always looking for props to add some interest to their photos.
There are book boxes for almost every genre - I tend to stick to fantasy themed boxes and they range in price from around $29 to $59. Depending on where they are based and where they are shipping to postage can be pretty hefty though!
The book boxes support not only the author but also many of the creative shops you'll find on Etsy that do book themed goods such as bookmarks, candles and mugs which seem to be the most popular - based on my research of course.. not my purchasing :)
So here are some of the more popular boxes around
- Owlcrate - https://www.owlcrate.com/
Source: Owlcrate
Every month you’ll receive a magical box tailored to a super fun theme. Inside every Owl Crate, you’ll receive 3-5 high quality young adult books and bookish items as well as exclusive goodies from the author.
US Based
$29.99 USD per month
- Illumicrate - http://www.illumicrate.com/
Source: Illumicrate
When you subscribe to Illumicrate, you will receive a carefully curated quarterly box with a newly released book and a supply of fun, bookish goodies, like bookmarks, jewellery, stationery, and more! You will receive at least 3-5 items in each box.
UK Based
£29.99 per quarter. However special aditons can be purchased independantly for big releases (outside of a subscription) and these are generally £59.99 - £69.99
- Fairy Loot - https://www.fairyloot.com/
Source: Fairy Loot
Fairy Loot is a fantasy focused monthly subscription box containing a recently released Young Adult book and a selection of exclusive and high quality bookish goodies.
UK Based
£26 per month
- Fanciful Box - https://www.fancifulbox.co/
Source: Fanciful Box
In your Fanciful box you will find a newly released Young Adult novel, with a bunch of amazing high quality items chosen by the Fanciful team
Australian Based
$45AUD per month
Of course there are literally hundreds more of these type of boxes out there - covering all sorts of genres.
And finally just because I can and I had so much fun taking the photos - here is the latest screenshot of my Bookstagram feed :)
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