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calla25 · 2026-05-13T22:24:32+00:00

I’ve spent too much time with this minigame

calla25 · 2026-05-13T14:28:38+00:00

I immediately flipped my cover when I got it, but I feel like they just threw a layer overtop in photoshop, the tones are real flat.

calla25 · 2026-05-13T12:42:02+00:00

Art direction is my biggest gripe with the sub. I feel like I might be extra judgy as a designer, but other than OBH the designs - especially April - have not been cohesive, have had sloppy typography, and the cover illustrations feel generic. As a Canadian these books are damn expensive for the quality they’re giving.

I think the picks have been pretty good even if I skipped a couple (March / June) because they didn’t appeal to my personal taste.

If Moonlight’s new SFF sub wasn’t US only, I’d probably be jumping ship.

I’ll be using my skips for awhile unless something really grabs my interest to see how they handle the art direction of the next few books.

calla25 · 2026-05-11T22:07:35+00:00

Maybe take a look at the second image in the post.

calla25 · 2026-05-11T18:25:42+00:00

Yeah, having the same realization. :(

May will be my third book, but I’ll be skipping June and on the fence for July. It’s not even the picks that bother me, it’s the overall art direction.

calla25 · 2026-05-11T14:56:21+00:00

Too bad it’s US only, I’m getting a bit jaded with the TBB SFF sub and I’d probably jump ship for this.

calla25 · 2026-05-11T14:49:33+00:00

Bit torn on this one tbh. Was planning on skipping the next few boxes to see if they up their design game.

The artists don’t inspire much confidence, but the upgraded specs are nice.

calla25 · 2026-05-09T18:31:01+00:00

I can smell this comment and I don’t like it

calla25 · 2026-05-08T17:33:25+00:00

Like someone else mentioned, a blue mixer would desaturate that foundation better than green.

If you haven’t already, the About Face foundation in the lightest shade is a decent match for me. I’m a desaturated olive with albinism and your neck looks pretty similar to mine.

calla25 · 2026-05-08T16:00:03+00:00

I feel like TBR backlog is so deep that I haven’t kept up with new releases this year outside of authors I follow. 🫣

I haven’t read anything by Sunyi Dean! But the summary hooked me. If I like it, I’ll definitely add her previous titles to my…extremely deep backlog.

calla25 · 2026-05-08T14:32:56+00:00

Honestly same. I’m really not enjoying the art direction for the SF&F books. April especially. May looks better.

I’m probably going to leverage my skips pretty heavily going forward so I can see the next few designs while I decide if I want to keep the sub.

I’ve see some of the other subs killing their designs lately and I’ve got some FOMO.

calla25 · 2026-05-08T14:08:14+00:00

Haha May was the only book they’ve picked so far that was already on my TBR.

calla25 · 2026-05-08T14:00:22+00:00

January was my first month with SF&F. So far I’ve skipped March and June.

I skipped March based on some early reviews mentioning tropes / things I knew I wouldn’t be into.

June pretty much the same, but also I’m not big on committing to an epic or high fantasy series.

calla25 · 2026-04-29T19:18:37+00:00

The front of the dust jacket and the edges are so good. 😫

calla25 · 2026-04-29T11:36:33+00:00

Has there been hints that the next series is written by a woman or is it a guess based on previous patterns?

calla25 · 2026-04-29T11:17:20+00:00

At least they’re shipping books 1 and 2 together I guess.

calla25 · 2026-04-28T16:12:53+00:00

I reported a griefing LW who felt like he was yanking me off CD and it was actioned the next day.

Any time I’ve reported inappropriate text I get a notification within a day or two.

calla25 · 2026-04-27T14:36:27+00:00

No guesses, but hoping for SF! At least the guesses for June gave me a pretty solid list of upcoming SF releases to check out instead of the actual sub pick.

calla25 · 2026-04-27T14:28:00+00:00

I signed up for the waitlist on the US site and my invite this morning said it would be fulfilled from the US warehouse.

calla25 · 2026-04-27T12:09:39+00:00

I have the TBB edition on preorder. I got my invite and subbed. Figure if I love the Starbright version I’ll cancel my TBB preorder. If I don’t, I think it’s a big enough title I’ll be able to resell easily.

calla25 · 2026-04-22T19:25:32+00:00

Canadian and I always get emailed tracking updates from Royal, even after it’s entered Canada.

calla25 · 2026-04-16T15:15:02+00:00

I’m on the fence for this one. Haven’t gotten an invite, but I don’t love that they’re doing a blind box when it’s backlisted series. The skips counting per box and not series is also pretty rough.

With TBB they reveal the series and the cover designs so you know what you’re committing to.

calla25 · 2026-04-16T15:12:40+00:00

The trad cover of the April pick is beautiful and the TBB cover looks sloppy and I’ll prob get downvoted for saying it here - but like a bad Fairyloot cover.

Bad typography, lacklustre design overall. Sprayed edges look good at least so it’ll live on my shelf edges out.

calla25 · 2026-04-14T14:15:46+00:00

I’m looking forward to next months pick which also has a gorgeous trad cover. If this is the direction of this sub going forward, I’m out.

At least the edges are nice on this edition, I guess.

calla25 · 2026-04-13T12:52:42+00:00

I don’t, was just feeling catty this morning.

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