Owl Crate March 2016 Review

OwlCrate is a monthly YA book subscription box. You're guaranteed to get a new YA book as well as 3-5 other bookish goodies. This was my first month and the theme for March was 'Writer's Block.'

The Serpent King by Jeff Zenther - $10.81 on Amazon

"Dill has had to wrestle with vipers his whole life—at home, as the only son of a Pentecostal minister who urges him to handle poisonous rattlesnakes, and at school, where he faces down bullies who target him for his father’s extreme faith and very public fall from grace.

He and his fellow outcast friends must try to make it through their senior year of high school without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self. Graduation will lead to new beginnings for Lydia, whose edgy fashion blog is her ticket out of their rural Tennessee town. And Travis is content where he is thanks to his obsession with an epic book series and the fangirl turning his reality into real-life fantasy.

Their diverging paths could mean the end of their friendship. But not before Dill confronts his dark legacy to attempt to find a way into the light of a future worth living."

This book isn't something I would normally have picked up, but I'm eager to give it a try.

Custom pins from Bookworm Boutique - Value $8 (?)

These pins were made exclusively for this box, so I'm guessing on the value. They don't have any pins on their Society6 page, but they have a bunch of cute shirts and prints that I want now!

Banned Book Socks from Out of Print clothing - Value $10 

Bookish socks! These are super cute. The names of the books are marked out on one sock and readable on the other. 

642 Tiny Things to Write About - Value $6.42 on Amazon

Quill Pen from Kikkerland - Value $7.28 on Amazon

Subscribers would get either a black or white pen. I think it's super handy to include a writing prompt journal and pen in a box about writer's block.

This box had a value of about $42.50 using the Amazon prices. I think they did an excellent job with the theme and I'm in love with those socks. The theme of the April box is Dystopia, by the way!