"Stacking the
Shelves" is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It allows book
buyers to share their accumulation of books with the online book-loving
community.
Like I mentioned
in my May wrap-up post, I purchased A LOT of books, including bookish
subscription boxes. One of those was the May Fight for the Throne Beacon Book
Box. I didn’t subscribe, but I did purchase a single order, simply because I
knew what the book would be and I thought it would be fun to get a box full of book-related
goodies related to the throne theme.
So, if you
subscribe to the Beacon Book Box and haven’t received yours yet and you don’t
want to be spoiled, I’d stop reading now. Though, my box took forever to get to
me, so I doubt anyone else is waiting for theirs. At least, I hope no one else
is waiting. I’ve learned how torturous it is to wait for subscription boxes to
be delivered, and I hate it. I’m also currently waiting on my first Fairyloot
box, and I am oh-so-impatient.
House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
Okay, so you’re
going to get my honest thoughts on some of these items. And, while I knew I
wouldn’t love everything in the subscription box, I was hoping to love
something. Unfortunately, I didn’t. Obviously, I love the book choice,
otherwise I wouldn’t have bought the box, but the items were just alright.
So first off, we
have the Marie Rutkoski quote mousepad. It’s a great idea, and I would’ve really
enjoyed it, had the design been different. It’s simply not my thing, too floral
for my tastes. I did take it to work, though, so I can use it when I end up getting
a mouse there. Next, the Six of Crows character art. Now, I’m not the biggest Six
of Crows fan, so maybe these just aren’t my type, but I wasn’t a huge fan
of the art style. I also gave the Terrasen seeds to my mom, since I’m not a
flower-type person. The other big item was the “Winter is coming” sleepmask. A
good idea, but since the book was about dragons, I kind of hoped there’d be
something Targaryen related in the box. My favorite items from the box were the
Throne of Glass print and the Three Dark Crowns ornament, even though
I haven’t read Three Dark Crowns.
All in all, this
simply wasn’t a box fit for my tastes this month. I think in the future, I’ll buy
Beacon’s special collector boxes versus subscribing regularly. Nothing against
Beacon, they’re a great box, but just not for me.
What books have
you bought/received lately? Do you subscribe to any book-subscription boxes?
Let me know in the comments!
OOh nice! Yeah, waiting for book boxes is tough. Especially when people get theirs right away and post all the spoilers without warning. But at least you knew what the book was ahead of time and was the reason you bought it! I still need to read this one myself, but it is in my TBR pile! I did subscribe to the Beacon Box goodies only awhile back just to get the Caraval alternative covers they had going! It was totally worth it to me! Lol!
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My StS will be up tomorrow, so stop by then if you!
Have a GREAT day!
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I forgot they did the Caraval covers. And yep spoilers suck, but I already know I'm going to be looking as soon as someone unboxes theirs. I have zero patience.
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