Welcome back to ANOTHER Fairy Loot unboxing! If you don’t already know, I now also have a YouTube channel where I have also filmed an unboxing as well as writing this blog post. So, for this month the theme was ‘The Power Within’ and when the theme was announced last month, I had no idea what the book was going to be. That’s what I love about having the book subscription service – I just love being surprised!
Let’s get on with the unboxing…
Another Fairy Loot box means another month of gorgeous artwork which is designed by Taratjah! The artwork for this month is absolutely amazing and sums up the book and theme perfectly. On the back of this card is all of the information about each item, but I never look at this as it contains spoilers as to what is in the box, and I WANT TO BE SURPRISED!
Taratjah on Instagram
Taratjah on Society 6
The first item that I saw when I opened up the Fairy Loot box WAS ANOTHER BOX! I knew that it would be a mug because it was the item that Fairy Loot revealed to us when advertising this months box. What’s so amazing about this mug is that it is one of those heat changeable mugs. So at the moment (when it’s cool), it’s black… But when you put the hot water in the mug, it turns into this:
The quote says “you must continue to believe with all your heart. Sometimes, belief is all it takes to make something real”, and this is a quote from Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes!
RRP: £13.29
Little Inkling Design on Etsy
Little Inkling Design on Facebook
Little Inkling Design on Instagram
Little Inkling Design on Society6
Little Inkling Design on Redbubble
Little Inkling Design Website
The next item that I saw in the box was this room spray bought to us by Geeky Clean. I love their items and I can’t wait to go and see their stall at YALC! This room spray is inspired by Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch and is called Theron’s Study and smells like lavender, which is amazing because I LOVE THE SMELL OF LAVENDER!!
RRP: £7.00
Geeky Clean on Instagram
Geeky Clean website
Then I saw THIS BRILLIANT QUIDDITCH PEN that in inspired by Harry Potter and was bought to us exclusively by Fairy Loot. The pen even has a quote on the side, and mine says “don’t chase the Quaffle if you see the Snitch”.
Next was a promotional item that advertised Sweet Black Waved by Kristina Pérez
Two proud kingdoms stand on opposite shores, with only a bloody history between them.
As best friend and lady-in-waiting to the princess, Branwen is guided by two principles: devotion to her homeland and hatred for the raiders who killed her parents. When she unknowingly saves the life of her enemy, he awakens her ancient healing magic and opens her heart. Branwen begins to dream of peace, but the princess she serves is not so easily convinced. Fighting for what’s right, even as her powers grow beyond her control, will set Branwen against both her best friend and the only man she’s ever loved.
Inspired by the star-crossed tale of Tristan and Eseult, this is the story of the legend’s true heroine: Branwen. For fans of Graceling and The Mists of Avalon, this is the first book of a lush fantasy trilogy about warring countries, family secrets, and forbidden romance.
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Next up was a tea towel that was designed by KDP letters. Unfortunately, the design came out backwards which is a massive shame, but Fairy Loot did email everyone who had bought the July box explaining that they had realised the design wasn’t right and they are going to send a replacement tea towel in a couple of months. The tea towel includes the quote “her spine was steel, her heart was armour and her eyes were fire”, and this is taken from And I Darken by Kiersten White.
KDP Letters website
KDP Letters on Facebook
KDP Letters on Instagram
KDP Letters on Twitter
The next item was a sticker designed by Reverie and Ink and it says “Ond Eldr” which means ‘breathe fire’ and is taken from the book Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
RPP: £1.68
Reverie and Ink on Society6
Reverie and Ink on Twitter
Reverie and Ink Website
Reverie and Ink on Etsy
Reverie and Ink on Redbubble
Reverie and Ink on Instagram
And finally, the last item (apart from the book of the month) that was in the Fairy Loot box was THIS GORGEOUS art print designed by Diana Worak, and the art print depicts Zélie from Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. This is an amazing piece of art and I’ll definitely be sticking this up on my bedroom wall!
Diana Worak website
Diana Worak on Instagram
Diana Worak on Society6
Diana Worak on Redbubble
AAANNNNNNDDDDD THE BOOK OF THE MONTH IS….
Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton! This is an EXCLUSIVE Fairy Loot edition as it had red spray-painted pages, and it’s also physically signed by the author. So that means NO BOOKPLATE that you need to stick in, it’s ACTUALLY signed. Also included in the Fairy Loot punch was a letter from the author which also acts as a piece of character artwork. I’ve also just looked on Amazon so that I can include the link for you to buy it, and it says that it doesn’t come out until 6th September in the U.K! But it’s out 31st July in the U.S. So technically, I’m getting it 2 months early which is AMAZING!
In the ancient river kingdom, touch is a battlefield, bodies the instruments of war. Seventeen-year-old Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood.
Not women. Demons. The same demons who killed her mother without a single scratch.
But when Mia’s father suddenly announces her marriage to the prince, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Only after the wedding goes disastrously wrong does she discover she has dark, forbidden magic—the very magic she has sworn to destroy.
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As always, Fairy Loot included the Fairyscoop newsletter which includes an interview with the author and also the information for next months box (which sounds A-MAZ-ING!), and then they also include a bookmark that has the artwork of the month printed on the front and then ‘Fairy Loot / July 2018 / ‘The Power Within’ printed on the back!
Thank you to Fairy Loot for another month of bookish goodness. I can’t wait for next months box which is themed Mutinous Pirates! I know exactly what the book is for next month, and again, it was one that I had pre-ordered, so I had to cancel my pre-order! But the book sounds absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to own it and read it! There has also been a supplier reveal already, and it’s an exclusive sampler of King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo!!! I CAN’T WAIT! Don’t forget to check out the Fairy Loot website to see pictures and details of their past book boxes and to also see their price plans for subscriptions. You can find all of my unboxings on my unboxings page…
Fairy Loot has also released some information about future boxes:
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August book has sprayed pages and is actually signed by the author
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September book has a exclusive cover, sprayed pages and is actually signed by the author
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October book has an exclusive cover, sprayed pages and is actually signed by the author
Believe me guys, you do not want to miss out!
