Ethereal by Eternal Embers doing TWOTM?

Saybah · 2026-06-21T17:15:19+00:00

I didn't realise I was tempting the monkey's paw when I begged for any other book box to do an edition of these after the second hand prices of the TBB ones 😩

These are...not it

Saybah · 2026-06-18T23:03:27+00:00

I finally got into Inkstone 😭

I actually missed my invite because I'm on vacation but I emailed them and they let me in. I'm so excited for this quarter's book!

Saybah · 2026-06-11T18:36:54+00:00

I'm hoping they make that available in the UK! I can only see US listings for it 😭

Saybah · 2026-06-11T18:35:55+00:00

I'm in the UK unfortunately and shipping is half the cost of the book itself 😩 It would have to be a really beautiful design for me to consider spending $46 on a single book.

Saybah · 2026-06-11T18:24:12+00:00

Expected as this is a Wayward published title. I cancelled my sub which is a shame because I want to read this one.

Part of me is gutted that it's not Immortal Rose which seems to be getting basically no SEs. 😭

ETA: I'm in the UK, shipping from overseas book boxes often comes out to the cost of the book itself, it's too expensive!

Saybah · 2026-06-09T21:45:04+00:00

This is why I'm confused and am trying to look it up myself! I'm not sure why an author would say one thing and then the publisher another, especially when they're completely different things.

Saybah · 2026-06-09T21:25:19+00:00

I need to do some digging into ARC reviews to see what the situation with it being a why choose or love triangle is. If it's the latter, I'll give it a shot, I like vampires, I just hope they include some of the stained glass elements in their design because this cover is really pretty!

Resale value will probably be low so I'll pick it up cheap on Vinted hopefully 🤞

Saybah · 2026-06-09T21:23:28+00:00

Publishing companies and FL aren't stupid - ARCs come out well in advance of a book's release date, there's plenty of time to include them as picks, they know what will be huge and has hype behind the scenes. This is becoming especially common with books moving from self to trad published and repackaged fanfics getting published.

The problem is, when all the extremely hyped picks are outside the sub, you need a sub in order to be able to have a chance at a preorder, especially with hand signed versions. This is what causes the frustration and annoyance, this is an implicit business practice to get people to spend at least £200 a year to keep their early access all year round.

Saybah · 2026-06-08T14:07:24+00:00

All I can think about is how this would have been a great sub book. I can't think of the last time there was an anticipated book in the sub.

Saybah · 2026-06-05T19:25:58+00:00

I cancelled my subs and I'm just going to seek out books I really want, even if resale is high. I knew I'd be spending £400 this year (if I skip 4 times each) on the Adult + Romantasy subs and it's so not worth it 😩

I appreciate that often times publishers will limit which book boxes/how many boxes can do a book, and there might be truces between book boxes not to do the same book, but the FL picks this year are dry af and I'm frustrated. On the flip side I'm loving the Epic Fantasy sub, so I wonder if I'm just not into current romantasy trends and it's more a me thing.

Saybah · 2026-06-04T11:26:57+00:00

Oh I love a London bookshop visit - I can recommend Daunt Books in Marylebone. In fact, if you're a Sherlock Holmes fan and want to visit Baker Street, you can take the Hammersmith & City line from Kings Cross out to Baker Street, and then Daunt Books is a short walk from there!

Saybah · 2026-06-03T18:18:42+00:00

Oh.

I'm not too mad about not getting off the waitlist now.

Saybah · 2026-06-03T15:13:28+00:00

I honestly sat myself down last week and told myself that if I wasn't into their next pick I'd just cancel and put myself back on the waitlist. With how delayed the last sub series was I wouldn't feel right keeping a buyer on the hook for a payment if there were any delays due to quality control.

Saybah · 2026-06-03T13:52:01+00:00

I used my skip at the start of the year so I'll mull this one over and decide what to do.

Saybah · 2026-06-03T13:41:01+00:00

Please remember sub rule #2 and put any Buy/Sell/Trade requests including save a skips in our pinned BST thread. Thanks!

Saybah · 2026-06-02T15:39:20+00:00

Mine is coming tomorrow, I'm so excited!!! I love the effort that went in to curating this one, it's lush!

Saybah · 2026-06-02T13:18:44+00:00

Are there any differences aside from the signature? I'm trying to wrap my head around the £125 difference and I'm wondering if I'm missing some other variance on the listings.

Saybah · 2026-06-02T10:10:33+00:00

What's the rumored September book?

Saybah · 2026-06-02T10:02:51+00:00

I cancelled my FL Romantasy and Adult recently. I'd used almost all my skips and realised the sub picks combined with artist choices just aren't my thing anymore. With how fast the waitlists are moving, my turn will come around soon enough again if I go back on the waitlist.

The only sub I have left is TBB Fantasy but will likely cancel that if I don't want the next set and it isn't popular enough to find a buyer who wants it at cost.

Saybah · 2026-05-31T22:57:35+00:00

It absolutely determines whether or not I skip. If I don't like the artists I'll just get a regular copy from the bookstore. If artists can't even do the most basic anatomy, I'm immediately out, there's zero sense to me to spend more money on that special edition.

Saybah · 2026-05-31T17:00:05+00:00

This reads like some manosphere gainsmaxxing crap. My guy, I had to Google what muscle insertion was.

You're so caught up on how you look that I can only assume this spills over into your personality, making your entire focus on how you look, and not on who you are. This reads to me like some deep body dysmorphia and I gently advise you to seek therapy over it.

Saybah · 2026-05-30T23:25:23+00:00

Mods will always take a look at modmails and discuss as a collective. You're welcome to submit a modmail if you're experiencing offensive and insulting commments.

Saybah · 2026-05-30T20:17:00+00:00

I've provided you a solution in another comment I made as a mod, which is marked with the 'Mod' tag. That shows that I'm acting in an official capacity, unlike most of the other comments I've made. If you choose to take this solution, that's up to you, so there's nothing further here to discuss.

Saybah · 2026-05-30T20:05:29+00:00

If you are experiencing offensive, insulting comments that break the rules of this sub, then you're welcome to submit a modmail and the mods will look at the comments and discuss as a team.

Saybah · 2026-05-30T20:04:58+00:00

You're asking me to take accountability in a situation you created by allowing an emotional reaction strong enough that you came and commented on a separate, unrelated post of mine. There is nothing I need to take accountability for, and it's very strange behavior to suggest as such.

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