About Illumicrate
Illumicrate is one of the best known UK book boxes that ship internationally. They offer both a full box and a book-only subscription, and the books they feature are generally YA fantasy, but they also include other genres and adult books. Next to their monthly subscription, they also have special edition boxes and exclusive editions.
The teaser
This is the info we received upfront:
- The box will include an item Illumicrate has wanted to do for a while
- Adult fantasy
- Standalone
- Queer relationships/identities
- Found family
- Intricate worldbuilding
- A bit of humour
The goodies
The following goodies were included in the box:
- A book organiser, inspired by Daughter of Smoke & Bone (design by @rosdottir)
- A plant pot, inspired by House of Hollow (my review) (design by @thistlemoon)
- A phone grip, inspired by The Whispering Dark (design by @thebitterseason)
- A metal bookmark, inspired by the book of the month (design by @dalandan.ielle)
The book
The featured book of the month is Witch King by Martha Wells.
Blurb: When a demon returns to life after being murdered, he must escape from an elaborate trap and regain his memories.
The Illumicrate edition has stenciled edges, artwork on the endpapers, foiling on the hardback, bonus content, and was signed by the author.