I have been a firm follower of Owlcrate for nearly five years. I have received every monthly box, some of their exclusive boxes, was on their Facebook group “The Owlcrate Society” until it got nuked late last month (don’t ask)… And now it is time to unbox October’s offerings.
What is Owlcrate? Owlcrate is a Young Adult book box subscription. Every month for a decent fee, you receive a newly published book and 4-5 bookish items. I actually use a good portion of their items every month. The items range from beauty products (lip gloss has been included before), candles, paper items, practical items, décor, ect. Basically any number of things. Oh, and blankets, pillowcases, and bags too!
While they used to swap between YA Sci-fi/Fantasy and YA Contemporary books, they have mostly stayed with the former in the past few years (they sell better, according to them).
Anyway, my October 2020 Owlcrate arrived yesterday, and I actually remembered to take some pictures of what was inside (fair warning, I didn’t edit them, and I had like five minutes, so they’re not the best). Let me give you an idea of just what’s inside a typical Owlcrate.
The box has the logo on it, but of course I forgot to take a picture of it… amateur hour, here we come. This is what you usually see when you open an Owlcrate. The spoiler car is always on top, which lists out everything in the box, as well as who made it. Give credit where credit is due to for the artists! Underneath is usually the paper packing material, which I detest and chuck as soon as humanly possible. (Otherwise, they migrate and I find them six months later.)
First inside is a bowl cozy by Janine Lecour, inspired by Spin the Dawn. This is supposed to help you not burn you fingers when you make a bowl of soup or stew. Since I love to make microwaved white rice (because I’m weird and lazy), this will actually come in handy!
Next up is a soap bar from Motherland Essentials, inspired by A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. This is actually the only item I did not unbox, but that’s because I can’t use it. My skin is too sensitive for pretty much anything but the plainest soap, unfortunately. But it did smell every good.
Also included is the exclusive enamel pin (an Owlcrate monthly staple), designed by Hey AtlasCreative. It relates to the book included in the box, which I’ll name by the end.
Another item is this beautiful bamboo phone stand, inspired by The Star-Touched Queen, designed by Lady Chubb Letters. I’m actually using it right now to hold my phone so that I can have Discord as a second screen.
The Owlcrate team came up with this these absolutely gorgeous windchimes inspired by Woven in Moonlight. I can’t hang the outside, so they get to decorate my room!
Paperbackbones designed this beautiful glass nail file, inspired by Girls of Paper and Fire. I love how it fades from the near clear to the deep purple.
And finally, we have the book of the month. This is Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, which has been on my to read list since it was announced. It has an absolutely gorgeous cover and the premise is amazing. The book is a modern-day twist on the Arthurian legends, with a good helping of Southern black Girl Magic as well! The other picture is the included little booklet with an interview with the author, among other things.
This was a backed box, and I’m in love with it. This month was a great box with some amazing items. The spoiler card says that next month’s theme is “Growing Wild” and it is going to include a reading planner for next year, if that makes any sort of difference. I’m very excited to see what ends up in the next box.
I hope you guys enjoyed this write up of this months Owlcrate unboxing. Let me know if you want to see more of them!
Until next time!
