Awesome Mail

We received awesome mail from Minerva Spencer today!


We won a giveaway and she sent this amazing package full of books and goodies.


There was a really cool tea set, with tea towels, a teapot and cup set, Chai Latte tea, and a dog shaped strainer.


Voodoo Bride was very happy with all the swag, which included bookmarks, cover flats, and a pack of playing cards.


And 4 books!
Two of them are by Minerva Spencer AND are signed. Minerva writes really awesome Historical Romance, so you can bet these books will go on our favorite shelves!

Thanks, Minerva!

More FairyLoot

I got myself another FairyLoot box!

FairyLoot is a monthly book subscription box that focuses on Young Adult fantasy literature. In every single one of their monthly boxes, you will receive a brand new Young Adult fantasy novel, 5-6 exclusive bookish goodies related to the theme of the box and other items sourced directly from the author.

If you ordered the August box and haven't received it yet, you might want to move on to avoid spoilers!



I was very excited for the arrival of the August box.
The theme was Other Worlds and this time I had no idea what the book might be.


I immediately opened the box and dove in to find what goodies were inside!


And again it was an amazing box, filled with loot and a cool books!


Here's a picture of all the loot.
I especially love the sword shaped Game of Thrones tea strainer and the Lord of the Rings magnetic bookmarks. I got two elves!


And this was the book that was in the box.
I already started on it and it's very mysterious and intriguing so far.

Yet another great box!
I will most certainly order another FairyLoot box in the future if the theme sounds cool enough.

A Bookish Box from D.E. Night

I received a Bookish Surprise this week from D.E. Night.
I must say I immediately fell in love with the box.


It's a Magical box!
How exciting.


This beautiful picture was on the back of the card.


Let's see what else is in the box.


A signed ARC of D.E. Night's upcoming book The Crowns of Croswald and a pretty blue bottle.

There was also a letter from D.E. Night as well.


The packing paper was a newspaper which had some intriguing headlines.
I can't wait to start reading the book!


The bottle is a Glanagerie Bottle.
According to the card that came with it "Glanageries are the ultimate potion of the mind. Where ideas, dreams, fears, and magic simmer together for out-of-this-world experiences."


And it glows!!!


Keep an eye out on my other blog for my review of The Crowns of Croswald!


About the book:
In D.E. Night’s debut novel, The Crowns of Croswald, magic sparks around every corner in a kingdom ruled by a dark queen. Ivy, a young orphan living in the Kingdom of Croswald discovers that she has powers of her own. She enrolls at the Halls of Ivy, a school where young students learn to master their magical blood and the power that Croswald’s mysterious gems can wield. Unfortunately, Ivy’s schooling – and her life – is threatened by the evil queen and her henchmen. As Ivy tries to unearth her past and save Croswald’s future, a fantastical adventure ensues.

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FairyLoot!

I discovered FairyLoot a while ago.

FairyLoot is a monthly book subscription box that focuses on Young Adult fantasy literature. In every single one of their monthly boxes, you will receive a brand new Young Adult fantasy novel, 5-6 exclusive bookish goodies related to the theme of the box and other items sourced directly from the author.

The fun is that you only find out what's in the box when you receive it.

I thought that sounded so cool I had to give it a try. First I tried to sign up to their Myth and Monsters themed box, but I was too late.

Then I saw the announcement of the June box with the theme Elementals. I had a pretty good idea what the book in that box would be, so I signed up right away.
(I will confess that I asked the author if I was right about my hunch when I met her in Berlin, and she told me I was!)


Yesterday the box arrived!


Oh, purple packaging.


I dove in to find my goodies!


And look at all the awesomeness!


Finally I can start on Roar!
There was a signed bookplate in the box as well.


A closer look at the smaller goodies.
I totally love the potion sticky notes!


And lastly an artistic candle picture.


I think this FairyLoot box is really cool!
You can bet I'll be ordering the box again when there's a theme I like.

Awesome Bookish Mail

We received an awesome package from Jeffe yesterday.
She sent us lots of signed books, bookish swag and very yummy chocolate!

You rock, Jeffe!


And there were signed copies of The Talon of the Hawk and The Pages of the Mind, as well as lots of beautiful bookmarks and cover flats for Jeffe's upcoming book The Edge of the Blade.

I already have both these books, and there's more bookmarks than I'll ever need, so what to do with these? I think you should keep an eye out for a giveaway on my review blog.

A Package, Carrots, and an Excavation

Yes, I am supposed to tell you about Berlin, but I did something really cool yesterday, and want to show you!

But first:


I received an amazing package from Jeffe yesterday.
She sent me signed books, that she got for me at the RT Convention, chocolate, and some cool book cards. She also sent me a signed copy of The Talon of the Hawk, so I might have a giveaway of my unsigned copy at my other blog soon.


I also harvested my carrots.
They didn't get very big, because they didn't have a lot of room to grow, but they tasted great!


And now:


I got a Dino excavation kit as a souvenir from Berlin.
(I'll tell you about where I got it soon.)


There was a block inside that contained T-Rex bones, and a tool to excavate them! Isn't that the coolest!


I began digging into the block and soon...


I spotted my first T-Rex bone.


I kept digging carefully and using the little brush to clean off the dirt.


I could see more and more bones in the dirt.


Finally I managed to dig up my first T-Rex bone!


It was part of a T-Rex skull.
How cool!


I carefully worked on, removing more and more dirt, and revealing more and more bones.


A T-Rex leg!


It was so cool to see more and more bones, and to get them out of the dirt.


Finally I had found all the bones, and was left with a pile of lose dirt.


Here are all the bones I found.
A whole T-Rex skeleton.
It looked like they could be fit together, so I got to work.


See! Isn't he cool!?
I'm very proud of my hard work in getting him excavated and put together!

Creepy Mail

There was a really cool looking package for us today.


It turned out to be from our friend Eve.
She sent us some really cool Halloween stuff and some things from Detroit, like an awesome shot glass.


The creepy bag didn't contain real organs, but candy skulls and chocolate!

Thanks Eve!
What an awesome present.

Awesome Piggy Mail

There was a package from Beanie for me today!


He send me a card and some really cool piggy things.


A cookie cutter in the shape of a pig.
Looks like I'll have to convince my owner to bake some cookies soon.


And a miniature statue of a Celtic/Roman boar.


The card says that pigs stand for courage and tenacity!
I couldn't agree more.

Thanks Beanie! I love them.