Book Box Buddy Reads discussion

A new post will be added each month when the theme is announced.

The June 2022 theme is FIGHT FOR YOUR FUTURE! No matter the type of fight, the characters in our chosen book and fandoms are there, ready and waiting!

Our chosen book this month is a YA urban fantasy. A hidden city, where magic once thrived and is now almost non-existent, crumbles day by day. Four young people with inextricably linked fates have been chosen to fulfil four roles: the hero, the maiden, the monster, the witch. Should things play out correctly, magic will be restored to the city. We loved the inventive worldbuilding and the cast of characters you can’t help but root for!

Our edition features an exclusive cover, digitally printed edges designed by @rosdottir and a digital signature.

Our featured fandoms this month are the Green Bone Saga, A Closed and Common Orbit, Girls of Paper and Fire, and an officially licensed The Dark Artifices item! This is a @rosiethorns88 mug month!

The book at a glance:

YA fantasy, first in a duology
White genderfluid main character, biracial trans woman main character, white butch lesbian main character, biracial queer/questioning cis man main character
All exclusive: cover, digitally printed edges designed by @rosdottir and a digital signature.


Content warnings:

misgendering of trans characters
racial profiling
body horror
character death
mental illness with psychosis
body shaming
police violence
child abuse (offscreen)

The July 2022 theme is IN TOO DEEP! Sometimes we find ourselves in a bit of hot water (literally or figuratively!) and need a bit of creative thinking to work our way out.

Our July book is a YA standalone fantasy. When the last living water diviner in the kingdom is tracked down by her old mentor, he has a proposition for her: help him locate & destroy a magical well and get revenge on the prince that abused them both. We loved the magical worldbuilding, the unlikely cast of characters (including a very resourceful corgi) and the ending we didn’t see coming!

Our Illumicrate edition is signed by the author and features all exclusive: cover, stencilled edges, and reverse dust jacket art and foil embossing on the hardback both by @niallcgrant!

Items for this month are inspired by A Darker Shade of Magic, Black Sun, and an officially licensed Folk of the Air item! There is also a fandom neutral item! We love this collection of stunning, useful items with a cohesive theme!

The book at a glance:

YA fantasy standalone
2 bisexual main characters, M/F relationship between main characters
All exclusive: cover, stencilled edges, with reverse dust jacket artwork & foil embossing by @niallcgrant and signed by the author
Content warnings:

violence
character death (both on-page and off-page)
war (off-page)
grief & survivor’s guilt
Additional information:

Nothing bad happens to the dog! He is happy and healthy