Susan’s Book Blog

🚨  This post contains book box subscription spoilers. 🚨   Illumicrate’s May Afterlight box is here! 🌸 I was so excited to find out that they were doing Akwaeke Emezi’s You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty for their May box! I was sent an ARC of it a few months ago and I LOVED it. (Definitely one of the best books I’ll read all year, I highly recommend checking it out. You can find my review of it  here .) Although I prefer the massively different US cover to the UK cover, this edition is pretty special. The pages are sprayed purple and the book comes with a pink ribbon bookmark. 💖👌 Love that! And the paper bookmark they included (can never have too many bookmarks, amirite) matches the pattern on the spine/cover art. 🌺🌿 They also included an insulated lunch bag covered in exotic hibiscus flowers and a nice nail file. So overall a very thoughtful box. But the book choice was so unexpected and rather exciting!  Excellent job, Illumicrate. 👍🏼 

 I recently decided to give Illumicrate’s new  Afterlight subscription box a try. According to their site:  Afterlight will include a newly released paperback romance, 3-4 fandom-neutral, useful items with a ‘take time for yourself’ focus, plus signed bookplates & author letter (where possible). Here’s what I received today:  I chose their Spoiler Alert add-on so mine came with the two books, and two non-book items. I am SO digging the  mug. It’s perfect for me as I am definitely a night owl reader. Take a look. I love the packaging (those bright yellow bags!) and the adorable sub-exclusive covers, and both the non-book items. I’m super happy with the box, so I’m excited to see what comes in future Afterlight boxes!          Click on this link for more info about this subscription box!