FairyLoot - April 2019
Theme: Dark Magic
Items:
- Exclusive Tote Bag by @morgana0anagrom and KDP Letters
- Tea Strainer by FairyLoot
- Philosopher's Stone Soap by Pretty Suds
- Notebook by Stella Bookish Art
- Book Sleeve by @monolimeart
- Exclusive Emberfall Enamel Pin by Literary Emporium
- Exclusive Collectable Tarot Cards by @artbyemmilinne
- Nocturna by Maya Motayne
This is possibly my last FairyLoot box for a while as I'm thinking of experimenting with other company boxes but haven't decided yet, as my life is all over the place again.
I was looking forward to this theme quite a lot because it's dark magic, who doesn't like dark magic. The books that were mentioned within the description of the box, I seemed to like and if I haven't read them they were definitely on my to be read list.

First item on the list is the exclusive tote bag which has a quote on it from Leigh Bardugo's Grisha trilogy. It was a super pretty design and I like that it's a dark tote because light totes seem to get dirty a lot quicker in my opinion and I'm always so scared of washing them in case the design peels or the ink transfers elsewhere and ruins it. I have read a few comments on this tote and found that the actual quote is wrong. I'm not too bothered by this because I haven't read the trilogy but I suppose if you are a true die hard fan then this can be disappointing. It is slightly annoying that FairyLoot is still making quite a few mistakes on these boxes, I understand they are taking more boxes on but surely quality control should be picking this up. Maybe they couldn't use the correct quote due to copyright issues but it would have been nice for them to mention in their box description before purchasing if this is the real reason.



Now the book sleeve! The design isn't too pretty but I do find that this book sleeve is a lot bigger than the other book sleeves that have been included in past boxes, so I like this as I can now fit my hardbacks in with no issue. The only other downside of the book sleeve in my opinion is the material, I'm not too keen on it. It feels so cheap and tatty compared to past ones. But like I say that's my opinion so don't shoot me down.


The book was Nocturna by Maya Motayne. I've never head of the author before, the cover is so pretty and the sprayed edges on the book are just amazing, they go with the cover design perfectly, so I have to say it looks amazing. For once I haven't read the book straight away, I really should get round to it shortly but I'm in a reading slump and I'm trying to get myself out of it, so I'm sadly staying away from fantasy as that genre has put me in a slump twice in a row now, god damn it! But I'm sure it's going to be amazing and perfect, I'm sure my review will be up for it by the end of July, cause if I'm not out of this slump by them someone really needs to send me help.
Overall, this box was great I loved it, I definitely think it was one of the best boxes for a long time, I know most of my opinions on the items have been quite negative but I do think this box was worth my money, just wish they had candles and hot chocolate or tea in them again.
Written by Sammie.
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