OwlCrate is one of the best YA book subscription services available. They send you magical monthly boxes tailored to a chosen theme. Each OwlCrate will contain one new Young Adult novel, as well as 3-5 other bookish treats to help you get your nerd on.
This months OwlCrate theme was ‘Leading Ladies’, All the boxes I’ve received so far have been excellently curated. You can read all my past OwlCrate Reviews HERE.
Subscription Box: OwlCrate
Cost: $29.99
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What you get: one new YA novel along with 3 – 5 other bookish items
OwlCrate Review – September 2015
Dumplin by Julie Murphy available @ amazon.com
Book Synopsis from Amazon.com
For fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell comes this powerful novel with the most fearless heroine—self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson—from Julie Murphy, the acclaimed author of Side Effects May Vary. With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs, and a wildly unforgettable heroine—Dumplin’ is guaranteed to steal your heart.
Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked . . . until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back.
Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all.
We also received a Dumplin’ sticker and a letter from the author Julie Murphy which was a very nice addition. The book Dumplin has a very different kind of Leading Lady than I was expecting but I think it will be a good read.
Funko POP Keychain: GOT – Daenerys Targaryen available @amazon.com
Leading Lady Daenerys Targaryen (Mother of the Dragons) from Game of Thrones is represented in this cute Funko Pop Keychain. What a cute addition to the box and definitely fits with the Leading Ladies theme. This is one of my favourite characters from Game of Thrones so I’m pretty happy to receive it.
Crystal Compass – Hunger Games Inspired – Arrow Necklace
The Hunger Games Leading Lady Katniss Everdeen was the inspiration for this arrow necklace from crystal compass. This necklace came with a coupon for 50%the crystal compass etsy shop. It’s a nice big arrow and is a great layering piece.
Hermione Print from Megan Lara
Leading Lady Hermione Granger is represented in this photo print from Megan Lara. It’s printed on high quality Kodak photo papers, and will last up to 200 years without fading.
Divergent Tote from Whoviandrea
Leading Lady ‘Tris’ from the Divergent series is represented in this book tote. This Tote is a good size and I’ll definitely be using this for the many library trips I make each month.
Owlcrate Review September 2015 Full Box
Hermione, Tris, Katniss, Daenerys Targaryen and new leading lady Willowdean Dickson aka Dumplin’ were all included in this leading ladies owlcrate box. I’m quite excited to start reading this book and love all the leading ladies that were included in this box. You can click here to visit owlcrate.com to subscribe or find out more information on owlcrate.
What did you think of this month’s Leading Ladies Owlcrate Box ? Who’s your favourite Leading Lady, comment below and let me know !
Comments
Oh yes 🙂 trying to read more books but don’t know what to get this is perfect 🙂
Divergent Tote from Whoviandrea is my favourite.
What is the age group on these books? My 16 yo granddaughter might like these.
This would make a great gift for a book lover!
Super fun!! I love the theme!! Leading ladies is just too fun and they did a great job with it! Love the Hunger games necklace!!