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June 2021 Illumicrate Unboxing

Here we go! June’s Theme: ‘Out of the Woods’ So this box has been my favorite box this year, every item just had me totally in love. We’ll begin with this bookmark, inspired by Among the Beasts and Briars, now, I’ve already received my replacement as one of the tiny tines was missing but it’s […]

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I Love Slow Books

Hey guys, I’m here to talk about my love for slower paced novels. Not only slower paced but almost meandering in the plot as well. I can’t help it, if you give me an aesthetic I love, I don’t need the plot to go anywhere fast or anywhere much at all. I forgot how much […]

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WWW Wednesdays

It’s time for the WWW Wednesday meme brought to you all by Taking on a World of Words   What Are You Currently Reading? GoodReads: “I refuse to be nothing…” In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness…   In 1345, China lies […]

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Fire with Fire Review

Dani and Eden Rivera were both born to kill dragons, but the sisters couldn’t be more different. – GoodReads My Review Alright. Where to start? First off I didn’t know I needed a contemporary YA Fantasy about dragon slayers. But. I did. One of the great things about book boxes is getting a chance to […]

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Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice – ARC Review

The last thing Barclay Thorne ever wanted was an adventure. – GoodReads My Review Did you ever read a book that just restored your faith in books? This was kind of like that for me. I took forever to get to it but when I finally sat down and read it, I was so glad […]

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June 2021 Fairyloot Unboxing

I’m actually catching up! Here’s June’s unboxing! This month’s theme: Animal Companions The tarot cards are inspired from Kingdom of the Wicked but my Spoiler card lied and said they were from Serpent and Dove and I believed it because Idk I still haven’t read Blood and Honey and thought I was in the dark […]

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WWW Wednesdays

It’s time for the WWW Wednesday meme brought to you all by Taking on a World of Words What Are You Currently Reading? GoodReads: Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity since time out of mind. The villagers blame her […]

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Free Comic Book Day 2021

Hey guys! So Saturday was Free Comic Book Day and the spawn, nephew, and myself decided to hit up the local comic book store! They’d been doing a great job drumming up hype for it and we were pretty excited; spoiler, we were not disappointed. Everyone was allowed 5 free comics each, but if you […]

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May 2021 Illumicrate Unboxing

Here we go! May’s Theme: ‘Change Your Stars’ So we’re just going to start off with the weakest item of this box. It’s the newest collectible item and it’s an enamel metal key. NOW. That’ snot to say the other ‘illumikeys’ will be this ‘flat’ for me, but this one was. It is based of […]

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Here are a Few of My Favorite Quotes

“Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.” ― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince “Power dictates acceptability,” ― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War “Our greatest power lies not in our magic, but in our hearts” ― Rena Barron, Kingdom of Souls “If you rule by violence, you should expect to be removed by violence.” ― S.A. Chakraborty, The Empire of Gold […]