Our Illumicrate June theme is . . . BAD REPUTATION
I’ve got a bad rep and yours is good, but maybe this time we’ve both been misunderstood.
Our June book is an adult queer fantasy rom-com and you’ll not want to miss this box if you’re fans of:
- Nemeses to lovers
- Snarky narrative voices
- Jim Carrey’s Grinch meets Trystan Maverine from Assistant to the Villain
Tired of your brooding chair? Why not fix your failing bad guy brand by staging a fake feud with the realm's most beloved hero for the ultimate PR boost? It’s the perfect scam… until the choreographed hate starts to feel like something more.
Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a royal hardback and will feature:
- An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @maeowl, design by @stephcuff_creative)
- Reverse jacket featuring a trade variant (from the publisher)
- Full colour art on the hardback (by @layahimalaya)
- Digitally printed fore-edge (by @maeowl) with block-sprayed top & bottom edges
- Illustrated endpapers; different front and back (by @mart.apreliy)
- Bonus content
- Bound-in author letter with a digital signature
Our full box will feature four items inspired by our theme and BAD REPUTATION fandoms: Assistant to the Villain, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, Sorcery and Small Magics, and V.E. Schwab's Villains. One of these will be a @rosiethorns88 papercraft kit.
The book at a glance:
- Adult queer fantasy rom-com, standalone
- All exclusive: redesigned cover; full colour art on the hardback; digitally printed fore-edge; illustrated endpapers; bonus content; author letter; digitally signed by the author
- LGBTQ+ main characters, M/M romance
Content warnings:
- Injury descriptions
- Violence
- Blood
- Sexually explicit scenes
- Alcohol consumption
- Strong language
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