First Ever Owl Crate Post!

Good afternoon, everybody! Today I have a truly momentous occasion to announce: Last week I received my FIRST EVER OWL CRATE!!! To say I was excited isn’t even covering it. I’ve been wanting to order a subscription box for years, and the cost always turned my face into a wrung out cloth of anxiety. Then this Christmas just past, I decided this would be my gift to myself — and a few weeks later, here we are!

The theme for January is “Magical Artifacts,” and this means it’s right up my alley! The first thing I noticed when the package arrived is how small it is — I was surprised at how much gets tucked into each crate! These owls sure are efficient at packing! And then, once the initial startled moment passed, I was truly awed as I carefully opened each item.

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The book for January is The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (I don’t think I’ve ever read anything by this author!), which has been a hugely hyped YA fantasy book for 2019, and I knew it belonged on my list of “New Releases I Cannot Afford Until 2022″… So to find it in the box was, well, MAGIC.

There’s also this really cool bag that’s a nod to the A Darker Shade of Magic series by VE Schwab (one of those trilogies I haven’t gotten to yet…), and utterly fantastic Deathly Hallows socks (I’m wearing them right now!).

Along with the personal note from the author (awwww), there’s a Gilded Wolves themed luggage tag and pin (thepinisamazing), and although I haven’t traveled in a long time, I can’t wait to go somewhere soon just so I can put that tag on my suitcase.

And check out the Sting wooden letter opener! For Lord of the Rings fans, this is a super neat little item. Then there’s the bracelet that I believe is a nod to Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince (though I could be wrong, but nobody come after me with Sting). Regardless, the bracelet is lovely.

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So, all of this was adding up to quite the ultimate fangirling experience…and then I unfolded this wall tapestry. (Pay no mind to the fact I’m using it as a duster for the top of my bookcase.) It’s a reference to The Golden Compass, and although that wasn’t my favorite of fantasy series, I was still impressed by the worldbuilding and some of the characters (especially the Northern bears). All in all, an extremely successful first unboxing!

Thank you so much, Owl Crate, for bringing joy into world-weary bookdragons’ hearts!

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