Uppercase Box Review-March 2016

Uppercase Box is a YA book subscription box. Every month, they send out a new young adult novel, a signed bookplate (or the book itself will be signed), and a few bookish goodies. There aren't themes for each month, so there's a chance you may not love every month's book. It's $23 a month + $6 shipping to the United States. They also ship to Canada for $24. They have another monthly box for $17 a month + $6 shipping to the U.S. that doesn't include the bookish items (so, for this box, you wouldn't receive the Quote Couture earrings or the Read More magnet).

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton- Retails for $18.99, on Amazon for $11.16

From Amazon:

"Mortals rule the desert nation of Miraji, but mythical beasts still roam the wild and remote areas, and rumor has it that somewhere, djinn still perform their magic. For humans, it’s an unforgiving place, especially if you’re poor, orphaned, or female.

Amani Al’Hiza is all three. She’s a gifted gunslinger with perfect aim, but she can’t shoot her way out of Dustwalk, the back-country town where she’s destined to wind up wed or dead.

Then she meets Jin, a rakish foreigner, in a shooting contest, and sees him as the perfect escape route. But though she’s spent years dreaming of leaving Dustwalk, she never imagined she’d gallop away on a mythical horse—or that it would take a foreign fugitive to show her the heart of the desert she thought she knew.

Rebel of the Sands reveals what happens when a dream deferred explodes—in the fires of rebellion, of romantic passion, and the all-consuming inferno of a girl finally, at long last, embracing her power."

Jewel Sugar 18k gold Quote Couture earrings- $18

These earrings are super cute and good quality! I don't have much bookish jewelry, so I'm excited to wear these. They come in a purple mesh drawstring bag.

Read More magnet- $5 (?)

I couldn't find the exact price of this magnet online, so I'm guessing. It's from a site called BadgeBomb and they seem to have a lot of different magnets and buttons. It's a big magnet, over 2 inches, and really well made. It will look cute on my fridge!

The book came with a personalized letter, a couple promo cards, and a signed bookplate. I really like having the signed bookplate because I think it adds value to the book itself, even if you choose not to stick the bookplate onto the book. It makes a handy placeholder as well, lol. There was also a bookmark with key words on it that correspond to page and when you go online and enter those words, you get bonus content like interviews with the author, artwork, etc.

My estimated value for the box, using the Amazon price and what I guessed for the magnet, is $34.16. That's not including the signed bookplate, which might add value to the book. For a box that cost $29, that's not a bad value at all.

This is only my second Uppercase Box and I really love them. I feel like this is the type of box that give you the big, buzzy YA novels, as opposed to any indie published books. It's not a bad thing, just that I saw a lot of buzz about this book before I got this box. If you're looking for lesser known YA books, this may not be the subscription for you.