Adult 2025
Hover over the photo of the wrapped gifts to see the complete unboxing underneath!
Ghost in the Attic
August Box
Asylum Hotel by Juliet Blackwell
Page 82: "There, tucked beneath a handful of tourist brochures and take-out menus from local restaurants, was a canvas bag. Inside was a bound journal labeled Seabrink."
The included gift was a custom small canvas bag with the quote If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine with a 60 page lined notebook labeled Hotel Seabrink.
Page 113: "...was dressed in black leggings and an oversize sweater, and clutched a travel mug in one hand and an overnight bag in the other."
The included gift was a custom 20oz insulated black travel tumbler with the quote I like True Crime (and maybe 3 people) on it.
Page 243: "Aubrey woke with a start. With a sense of dread, she glanced at the glowing red numbers of the bedside alarm clock. 4:07."
The included gift was a custom silver alarm clock, with a peel-off sticker on the front that has the time at 4:07 just like in the book!
Against All Odds
July Box
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
Page 63: "She washed her face, made herself a cup of coffee, and got dressed, taking care with her makeup as she always did, adding her signature red lipstick and black mascara, though she expected no visitors today."
The included gift was a custom tube of red lipstick with a lace pattern across it.
Page 82: "She went into her parents' room and pulled a piece of paper and a pen from Papa's desk, bringing them back to her room."
The included gift was a custom matching notebook and pen set.
Page 288: "She breathed in, Paris itself assaulting all her senses at once. Yeast, smoke, flowers, exhaust, eternal spring."
The included gift was a custom 1.7 fl oz Springtime in Paris pink reed diffuser, scented with bergamot and lavender.
Page 357: "Colette wore her half of the butterfly bracelet, and Liliane wore hers."
The included gift was a custom set of matching silver butterfly wing bracelets.
Book Club Unites
June Box
The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
Page 3: "She could feel the chill of the water through her rubber gloves as she groped around, reaching for the body."
The included gift was a custom set of light green dish gloves made of reusable PVC.
Page 15: "She opened the book and flipped through the pages, but there was only an ancient-looking bookmark with faded lettering saying something about lizards."
The included gift was a custom purple container labeled Bookmarks paired with a pink tasseled bookmark that says This is where I fell asleep.
Page 72: "With a groan of embarrassment, Ash bent down to pick them up, flashing the cover of The Viscount Who Loved Me in the process."
The included gift was a custom box of tea labeled The Viscount Who Loved Tea with 20 English Breakfast Tea Bags.
Page 177: "She was holding the framed painting Nova had bought, the one of a pretty cottage against an azure-blue sea."
The included gift was a custom art print depicting the scene exactly as described in the novel.
Suffrage & Sabotage
May Box
Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews
Page 25: "Compton thrust his checkbook back into the desk drawer. He slammed the drawer shut."
The included gift was a custom orange binder with a 100 Envelopes Saving Challenge and a whiteboard marker. The pages are erasable and include: a page with 100 circles to mark off each day, how it works explanation, savings tracker pages, and 100 pockets labeled with the day number on each.
Page 37: "Effie reached for her glittering dragonfly hairpin. One of a set of three, it was comprised of faceted glass affixed to a sturdy black wire."
The included gift was a custom set of two silver dragonfly-shaped hair pins just as described in the book.
Page 116: "Catching the soft fragrance of her perfume—some maddening decoction of honey and black currants—his heart gave another heavy double thump."
The included gift was a custom 2 fl oz. tube of hand cream, scented with honey and black currant.
Page 249: "Miss Compton whisked open her painted fan. She wafted it rapidly in a burst of pique."
The included gift was a custom wooden painted handheld fan with a rose pattern on it.
Seaside Suspicions
April Box
Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kid
Page 59: "I embroidered it, for Frieda Brogan."
The included gift was a custom light pink corner bookmark with a blue floral pattern on it.
Page 219: "She draws the object out, but it is not the perfume bottle she holds; it is a vial of smelling salts."
The included gift was a custom 9.2oz jar of rose and chamomile scented bath salts.
Page 304: "Nora adds another blanket to the bed and puts the kettle on the burner for a hot water bottle."
The included gift was a custom dark green hot water bottle with 2L water capacity.
Page 316: "The cloth is set with a teapot and cups. There is a milk jug and a sugar bowl."
The included gift was a custom crystal sugar jar with a matching lid.
Dark Secrets
March Box
The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley
Page 9: ""Mrs. Frith-that's our cook-insisted I take it with me," Violet said, unwrapping a cake knife from a checkered handkerchief."
The included gift was a custom gold cake serving set (including a cake knife and serving spatula) wrapped in a red and white checkered linen tea towel.
Page 47: "I noticed a detailed drawing of her beloved deadly nightshade."
The included gift was a custom black and white drawing of a belladonna plant.
Page 221: "In her pale dress, her thick hair around her shoulders, the candle illuminating her face, she looked like a specter in a Victorian ghost story."
The included gift was a custom red twisted candlestick in a black metal holder.
Page 352: "White daffodils with yellow trumpets stand in a vase on my windowsill."
The included gift was a custom ceramic book-shaped vase with green and purple floral pattern, labeled The Case of the Vanishing Violets.
The Bone Garden
February Box
The Family Inside by Katie Garner
Page 146: "I rush upstairs, turn on our bathroom faucet as hot as it will go, dunk two of Sloane's calming tea bags into a glass I keep near the sink."
The included gift was a box of Calm and Cozy chamomile tea, with 10 bags of tea inside.
Page 238: "Ainsley looks back at me, eyes empty. In the tiny photo on the ID card, her usual sun-kissed skin is blanched by the camera flash."
The included gift was a custom red-brown wallet with a beige interior, featuring a copy of Ainsley's ID card as described in the novel.
Page 361: "Filled with panic, she doesn't see me creep toward the shovel. She only notices me when I stand over them, shovel clenched in my bone-weary fists."
The included gift was a custom green gardening trowel with a blue green floral pattern on the blade.
Page 371: "I carry over three bowls of butter popcorn, pass them to Ellory and Sloan."
The included gift was a custom light blue microwavable popcorn bowl that collapses for easy storage.
Never Been Kissed
January Box
Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin
Page 58: "I’m back in the charity shop, sorting through a sinister bin bag of Encarta ’95 disks and naked troll dolls when my phone pings."
The included gift was a custom faux leather crossbody phone wallet.
Page 104: "Beside the wine bottle is an empty mug covered in quotes by Edgar Allan Poe."
The included gift was a custom 15oz coffee mug with a drawing of Edgar Allan Poe and the quote Poe some sugar on me.
Page 207: "...and then pulls out another pair, exactly the same as hers, and places them in my palm."
The included gift was a custom pair of heart-shaped sunglasses with red lenses paired with a sunglass case with red hearts.
Page 233: "Out it flicks and I pass it over to her, almost missing entirely the letters E and W that have been scratched into walls of her heart."
The included gift was a custom gold-plated heart-shaped locket necklace.
