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Vampire Academy commission I did for Beacon Book Box! ❤ I love painting roses xD
This is Rose and Dimitri. Loved working on this illustration, which became an awesome and comfy blanket ✨I will be posting the sketches and the final product on my Instagram, if you wanna check it out!
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Vampire Academy commission I did for Beacon Book Box! ❤ I love painting roses xD
This is Rose and Dimitri. Loved working on this illustration, which became an awesome and comfy blanket ✨
I will be posting the sketches and the final product on my Instagram, if you wanna check it out!
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Boycotting Bookish Stuff.
Aside from just being all around terrible. Esp with customer service and negative reviews. I learned something today. If you remember sospgate she’s the company that sent out dick shaped soap and sold xrated Fan Fiction. Now when all this happened a few authors on Twitter were very pissed. Mainly with the Intellectual property issues with the fan fic. Plus they didnt want their brand associated with dick soap. I personally said this could have major repercussions for box companies in the future.
I was right
2 specific authors with the same agent now are requiring a licensing agreement. These are huge authors with 2 highly anticipated releases coming in January. What does that mean?? It means that every fandom related item included in the boxes must be approved by them. Not that big of a deal until you get to the fine print. They require 4 of said item. So if a box is doing say a mug. They get 4 mugs prior to the box and if they dont like it? Well thats a loss of x amount of dollars to the box company. Say they purchase in bulk. Item not approved. Out all that money also. See where this is going? If other authots follow siut this could shut down alot of companies.
But heres why Im frustrated with Bookish Stuff . Shes not gonna suffer any of these repercussions. Why? Because shes not doing those boxes (smart , but still) . Now some boxes have been planning these special editions for a while so they are pretty much screwed. All of this info literally happend days ago.
But heres another thing that grates me. Bookish Stuff is doing a Queen of Air and Darkness box. On her IG post a customer orderd a bundle to combine shipping on her 3, (3!!!!!) boxes. Now all these boxes include a Stele, the customer asked if she would get all 3 and the answer is No. Yup No. Only gets all 3 if she orders her boxes separately and spends more money.
Imo Yaria is just a terrible business person and a human being. So I will be boycotting Bookish Stuff. I will not support such an asshole.
It’s day 2 of our May The Final Frontier box photo challenge! Are you joining in our readalong of Aurora Rising? You can find the link to our Goodreads group in our linktree!
June 12: ILLUMINAE PILLOW IN READING SPOT - post a pic of the pillow in your fave place to read
How fab is this pic and Kady cosplay from @tigerlily.books?! We LOVE it!
The rules are:
tag your photos with #ILLUMICRATEMAY2019 to enter
we will pick 3 random winners and they will get our June box for free!
you don’t need to post for every prompt to win, or post on the day of the prompt, but the more pics you post you the more chances you have to win
if you’ve already posted a photo that fits the prompts, you can add the hashtag for it to be eligible
you must have a public account to win
all entries must be posted by 11.59PM UK time on 15 June
[ #illumicrate #illumicratephotochallenge #aurorarising #thefinalfrontier #photochallenge #illumicrateunboxing #AIDAN #illuminae #illuminaefiles #Squad312 #aminotmerciful #kadygrant ] http://bit.ly/2Ic3ZH6
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It’s day one of our May The Final Frontier box photo challenge! Are you joining in our readalong of Aurora Rising? You can find the link to our Goodreads group in our linktree!
June 11: UNBOXING - show off a FINAL FRONTIER unboxing photo
The rules are:
tag your photos with #ILLUMICRATEMAY2019 to enter
we will pick 3 random winners and they will get our June box for free!
you don’t need to post for every prompt to win, or post on the day of the prompt, but the more pics you post you the more chances you have to win
if you’ve already posted a photo that fits the prompts, you can add the hashtag for it to be eligible
you must have a public account to win
all entries must be posted by 11.59PM UK time on 15 June
thanks to @thisgirlhasn0name for this pic!
[ #illumicrate #illumicratephotochallenge #aurorarising #thefinalfrontier #photochallenge #illumicrateunboxing #thelunarchronicles #illuminae #illuminaefiles #redrising #howlers #squad312 #amiekaufman #jaykristoff ] http://bit.ly/2Wxn6PV
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Our May The Final Frontier box photo challenge starts tomorrow! And don’t forget that our readalong for Aurora Rising starts in our Goodreads group tomorrow as well - link in our Linktree!
Here are your prompts:
June 11: UNBOXING - show off a FINAL FRONTIER unboxing photo
June 12: ILLUMINAE PILLOW IN READING SPOT - post a pic of the pillow in your fave place to read
June 13: COOLER BAG OUTSIDE - share a photo of the Lunar Chronicles cooler bag outside (possibly filled with tasty chilled beverages?)
June 14: AURORA RISING + SQUAD 312 - post a photo of the Illumicrate edition of Aurora Rising alongside your Squad 312 pouch
The rules are:
tag your photos with #ILLUMICRATEMAY2019 to enter
we will pick 3 random winners and they will get our June box for free!
you don’t need to post for every prompt to win, or post on the day of the prompt, but the more pics you post you the more chances you have to win
if you’ve already posted a photo that fits the prompts, you can add the hashtag for it to be eligible
you must have a public account to win
all entries must be posted by 11.59PM UK time on 15 June
thanks to @chattynora for designing this graphic!
[ #illumicrate #illumicratephotochallenge #aurorarising #thefinalfrontier #photochallenge ] http://bit.ly/2I4SZuV
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Are you guys having a good weekend? Getting lots of reading done?
We often use the weekends to read books we’re considering for Illumicrate, and of us are reading some pretty good things atm! We have LOTS of exciting projects in the works currently and we can’t wait until we can share more details with you!
Fab pic from @bookwormgram featuring not one but two Illumicrate editions of King of Scars!
[ #illumicrate #illumicrateeditions #kingofscars #kos #leighbardugo #grisha #grishaverse #shadowandbone #nikolailantsov #bookish #bookpic #instabook #bookphoto ] http://bit.ly/2MApDsJ
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Did you see our Pin Club July fandom reveal yesterday? We’re so excited to be bringing you another Red Rising-inspired pin! You Howlers are gonna LOVE the design
This is the pin (and the beanie!) from our Howler Edition box! @fableandblack designed this pin as well, her designs are always so on point
Thanks to @howlingpages for this pic!
[ #illumicrate #pinclub #ixfbpinclub #fableandblack #howlers #howler #redrising #piercebrown #breakthechains #darkage #pingame #bookishpins #pingramestrong #pingram ] http://bit.ly/2IrIy3T
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Our July Pin Club theme is inspired by Red Rising! To commemorate the release of Dark Age, we are working on something gorydamn fantastic for you Howlers!
We’re open for monthly and 3 & 6 month subscriptions starting with July now! Click the link in our linktree or go to Subscriptions -> Pin Club on our website
June’s HP dark artefacts inspired pin is available for single purchase now as well!
[ #illumicrate #ixfbpinclub #fableandblack #pinclub #pingame #pingamestrong #redrising #goldenson #morningstar #irongold #darkage #howlers #bloodydamn #gorydamn ] http://bit.ly/2HZmX3O
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Hope everyone’s had a good Monday so far! Our first debut boxes have started arriving which is super exciting. Our shipping company has all our international boxes and the rest should ship over the next few days. Sadly they don’t ship on weekends!
Our June HP Dark Artefacts pins are now available for single purchase, the link’s in our linktree! We’ll be revealing our July pin fandom soon
Thanks to @thebookwormofnotredame for this pic!
[ #illumicrate #bookbox #bookstagram #bookish #bibliophile #bookphoto #bookpic #bookishphoto #igreads #instabook ] http://bit.ly/2WePVQJ
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Our It’s A Kind of Magic boxes are available now! We have subscription & single purchase boxes up, PLUS our new Book Only option! All links in our linktree
Our featured book is a murder mystery with a magical twist. We couldn’t put this book down until we knew how it ended…and it definitely wasn’t how we’d guessed!
The items in the box are inspired by Uprooted, The Witchlands, A Discovery of Witches, Wicked Saints & more! This is our first time featuring many of these fandoms (though Truthwitch was one of our earliest book picks!) and we love the items we’ve picked. The box also includes the second bookend (first in June). We have an official piece of Witchlands merch PLUS one of the most unique items we’ve ever included…and we’ve never seen it done in a box before!
Thanks to @findingbookland for the picture featuring the mug rug from our March box!
[ #illumicrate #bookbox #flatlaygoals #bookishflatlay #gentlemansguidetoviceandvirtue #gentlemansguide #bookish #bookpic #bookphoto #booklover #igreads ] http://bit.ly/2W69Wcd
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Tomorrow is renewal day for most of our subscribers! Please take the time to make sure your payment information is correct so you have a smooth renewal process
If your renewal fails, please log into your account and update your payment info, or make your renewal payment manually asap!
If you need help, send us an email and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can
This gorgeous picture is from @readcommendations featuring the officially licensed Holly Black mug designed by @rosiethorns88 from our April box![ #illumicrate #hollyblack #thecruelprince #thewickedking #judeandcardan #bookishmug #bookstagram #bookpic #bookphoto #bibliophile ] http://bit.ly/2MjcRyL
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Our theme for July is IT’S A KIND OF MAGIC! Our featured book this month is a standalone murder mystery from an established British author. When a detective is brought in to take the lead on what seems like a tragic accidental death, her investigation throws up another, more sinister alternative – could the cause of death actually be murder…by magic? In this small town, who is keeping a very big secret? Our Illumicrate edition of this book will be SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and feature exclusive SPRAYED EDGES!
This box is perfect for fans of Uprooted, A Discovery of Witches, Wicked Saints, The Witchlands and more! As well as including the second bookend from our set started in June, the items in this box are perfect for fans of all kinds of magic. We’ve worked with some outstanding artists and designed some amazing items including something incredibly unique we have never seen featured in a book box before! The box will also feature an officially licensed piece of Witchlands merchandise
Subscriptions and single purchase options open on 2ND JUNE. If you’re a subscriber you can sit back and relax, a box is secured for you and your subscription will automatically renew on 1st July
We’re also thrilled to announce that starting in July we will be offering a BOOK ONLY OPTION! You guys have been asking for this for a while and we’re so happy to be able to bring it to you
For now, our book only subscriptions will be available in limited quantity for 3 and 6 month subscription plans only, to help us plan out our year more effectively. We may eventually make it available for monthly subscriptions and single purchase options as well in the future. The book only subscription will be available from 2 June
Are you guys excited about this theme and our announcement?!
Theme graphic by the wonderfully talented @chattynora
[ #illumicrate #itsakindofmagic #themereveal #uprooted #thewitchlands #truthwitch #adiscoveryofwitches #wickedsaints #naominovik #susandennard #deborahharkness #emilyaduncan #bookbox ] http://bit.ly/2XhMQki
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The Tuesday after a holiday Monday is always a bit disorientating isn’t it?!
Did you catch our reveal yesterday? We’re so happy to be bringing you another bookmark set from @merwildandco in Blood & Blades: The Darkdawn Edition! These are 2 of the bookmarks Coco designed for our V.E Schwab box last year & we just love them! Her Nevernight character art is we know you’re gonna love it
We’ll be having another reveal for you this week…and it might just be our July theme we’re so excited about this one!
Thanks to @kath_reads for this photo
[ #illumicrate #illumicrateeditions #veschwab #merwild #adsom #adarkershadeofmagic #lilabard #victoriaschwab #bookbox #bookstagram #instabook #bookphoto ] http://bit.ly/2VVI36w
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It’s time for the first reveal for Blood & Blades: The Darkdawn Edition! We’re thrilled to announce that @Merwildandco will be doing a bookmark set for the box!
Coco’s characterisations are always on point, and these are no exception. She has previously done the super popular bookmark sets for our Howler Edition and Magic & Mayhem: The V.E Edition and we’re so happy to be including her art in this box!
Blood & Blades: The Darkdawn Edition will include an exclusive UK edition of Darkdawn with both exclusive (not black) sprayed edges and exclusive endpapers! It will also be signed by @misterkristoff. The box will include our signature high quality items, and there are more reveals to come! The link to order the box is in our linktree!
Are you guys excited about this reveal?
Photo credit to @novelheartbeat, graphic made by the talented @chattynora
[ #illumicrate #bloodandbladesthedarkdawnedition #thedarkdawnedition #darkdawn #illumicrateeditions #jaykristoff #merwild #nevernight #thenevernightchronicles #miacovere #specialeditionbox ] http://bit.ly/2JFq3Md
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Our June Pin Club pin is the second in our HP Dark Artefacts series! Do you have a guess for what it will be? Subscriptions are open now the link is in our Linktree!
This locket pin was the first in the series; isn’t this picture from @chezmelodie stunning?!
[ #illumicrate #ixfbpinclub #pinclub #fableandblack #pingame #pingamestrong #hp #harrypotter #bookishpins #slytherinlocket ] http://bit.ly/2M8y1iT
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Our May boxes began shipping yesterday! We’re so excited for you all to get them
Our UK boxes ship via Royal Mail and you should receive tracking today. Our international boxes are shipped via our shipping company, they go in batches and tracking is sent to you when your box ships, so don’t be alarmed that you don’t have it yet! We expect all boxes to be shipped by the end of the week
Our Debut Boxes will then be shipping at the beginning of next week!
Thanks to @lifeinlit for this picture!
[ #illumicrate #bookstagram #bookphoto #instabook #igreads #bookpic #bookish #ilovereading #booklover #ilovebooks #booknerd #bookdragon ] http://bit.ly/2JSKZyJ
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It’s time for the first supplier reveal for our June For Book Lovers box! We’re thrilled to announce that @sparrow_and_wolf have designed something for this box that all book lovers need…a book sleeve!
Sparrow + Wolf are responsible for some of our most-loved past book sleeves, and this is one is pretty unique! We can’t wait to get hold of ours
Our June box comes with TWO BOOKS: one hardback with exclusively sprayed edges, and one paperback with rainbow sprayed edges. All the items in the box are perfect For Book Lovers. This box is available for single purchase & subscription now
Are you excited about this reveal? Keep an eye out, because we’ll be doing our first supplier reveal for Blood & Blades: The Darkdawn Edition later this week as well
Thanks to @thevikingsbookshelf for the gorgeous pic used here
[ #illumicrate #sparrowandwolf #booksleeve #forbooklovers #booklover #bookstagram #bookish #bookpic #bookphoto ] http://bit.ly/2YzCgpc
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Thank you so much to everyone who entered our April Your Majesty box photo challenge!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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[ #illumicrate #illumicrateapr2019 #booknerd #bookbox #bookdragon #instabook #photochallenge ] http://bit.ly/30vgYuO
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Today’s the last day to get your pics in for the photo challenge! We’ve loved seeing all your photos so far
Our Descendant of the Crane readalong ends officially tomorrow, but don’t worry if you’re a bit behind, the thread in our Goodreads group will stay up for you to read the comments & add your own if you wish!
Thanks to @findingbookland for this stunning pic featuring our edition of Descendant of the Crane!
[ #illumicrate #illumicrateapr2019 #descendantofthecrane #bookish #bookphoto #ilovebooks #bookpic #bibliophile #booklover ] http://bit.ly/2Q8w0BI
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It’s time to reveal our April Pin Club pin! This was inspired by WICKED SAINTS! Our first debut book pin and our first one where we officially collaborated with the author!
Isn’t it stunning? As always @fableandblack did an amazing job
Our June pin is the second in our HP Dark Artefacts series! We love this series, and the second pin looks very cool! Subscription options available now at the link in our linktree!
Thanks to @thisgirlhasn0name for this gorgeous pic!
[ #illumicrate #fableandblack #ixfbpinclub #pinclub #bookishpins #pingame #pingamestrong #pinpower #wickedsaints #YAbook ] http://bit.ly/2JoyBHm
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We’re done with prompts for our photo challenge but you still have a couple of days to get your pics up - don’t forget to use #illumicrateapr2019
Our readalong for Descendant of the Crane is running on Goodreads until the 18th! Come share your thoughts on the book, link is in our linktree!
Thanks to @chezmelodie for this photo!
[ #illumicrate #illumicrateapr2019 #bookbox
#bookworm #bookphoto #bookobsessed #bookishmerch #instabook #bookstagram ] http://bit.ly/2Ed1bqZ
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It’s the final prompt for our photo challenge! You have until the 17th to get your pictures up & don’t forget our readalong continues until the 18th in our Goodreads group! Link is in our linktree
May 14: DOTC WITH CHARACTER CARDS - post a photo of the Illumicrate edition of Descendant of the Crane with the character cards
The rules are:
tag your photos with #ILLUMICRATEAPR2019 to enter
we will pick 3 random winners and they will get our May box for free!
you don’t need to post for every prompt to win, or post on the day of the prompt, but the more pics you post you the more chances you have to win
if you’ve already posted a photo that fits the prompts, you can add the hashtag for it to be eligible
you must have a public account to win
all entries must be posted by 11.59PM UK time on 17 May
Thanks to @sammys_shelf for this photo
[ #illumicrate #illumicratephotochallenge #descendantofthecrane #joanhe #YAbook #YA #yareaders #bookish #bibliophile #bookphoto #bookishfeature #booknerdigans ] http://bit.ly/2vWhp3b
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