The December BookLis Box: A Holiday Delight

For those who may not know, BookLis is a subscription box service that sends a curated selection of books and other literary-themed items to readers each month. The December book was "Please Do Not Disturb" by Robert Clancy, which told the story of Charlie, a curious boy with a dangerous dictaphone habit, who eavesdrops on an eccentric guest at a hotel in Africa as the country prepares for its annual leader's visit.

One of the things that sets BookLis apart from other subscription box services is their donation component. With every box sold, they donate books to those in need, and this month's donation went to Malawi. The company works with Books for Africa to make a positive impact on literacy rates around the world.

When I opened my December book, I was excited to see what other goodies were inside. First up were some adorable Christmas-themed socks, which I couldn't wait to wear on Christmas Day. They were thick and warm, just like I like them, and had snowflakes and reindeer all over them - so cute! Next, I found a candy cane pen that was shaped like a candy cane and had a little snowman waving at me from the side. It was such a fun surprise.

The tea bags were another delightful addition to my box. This month's selection included Earl Grey tea, which is one of my favorites, and Zen tea, a green tea that I'd been wanting to try. I love drinking tea during the holiday season because it keeps me warm and cozy when the weather gets cold outside. And speaking of cozy, the bookmark in my book was a real treat. It was double-sided, just like all their bookmarks are, and had a beautiful quote on one side from Mark Twain that said, "A full belly is little worth where the mind is starved." I love quotes like this - they always make me think.

Finally, there was the book itself, which was wrapped up in a nice package with a ribbon tied around it. As I unwrapped it, I noticed that the cover had a snowflake design on it, and the title "Please Do Not Disturb" was embossed in gold lettering. It looked so elegant and sophisticated - just what I love about BookLis.

The story within the book was intense and intriguing. It told the tale of Charlie, who worked as an eavesdropper at a hotel in Africa, where his boss was preparing to meet with its leader. As the country teetered on the brink of chaos, Jack, a petty criminal, smuggled something into the hotel that would change everyone's lives forever. The story was told from multiple perspectives, which I love - it adds an extra layer of complexity and depth to the narrative.

Overall, I was so impressed with my December BookLis box. Each month just gets better and better, and this one was no exception. I loved the holiday theme and the adorable socks that came with it. And, of course, the book itself was a real treat - I'm excited to dive in and see where the story takes me.

If you're looking for a subscription box service that's not only fun but also gives back, BookLis is definitely worth checking out. You can get 10% off your first subscription by using my promo code "CLOCKWORK" at checkout. And if you'd like to follow along with my bookish adventures on social media, all of my links are in the description box below.

In conclusion, I want to thank you guys for watching this video - it was a pleasure to share my experience with the December BookLis box with you. If you have any questions or comments about the box or BookLis in general, please leave them in the section below. And if you'd like to see what's inside next month's box, be sure to check back soon for another review. Until then, happy reading!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys it's Hanna and today I'm coming to you with my unboxing for my December booklet box so for those of you who don't know book the box is a bookish subscription company if it sends out a new box every single month and the way that they work is that they have a selection of different genres that you can choose from so each box is catered to a specific genre and I've been working with book Li box for the past few months and I've really been enjoying their boxes and I also have a promo code for you guys if you would like to check out this box for yourself the code is clockwork and if you enter that at checkout you get 10% off of your subscription and it carries over for every single month so I believe that links down below as well as all of the other information for Berkeley box if you'd like to check it out for yourself but I ended up getting the literary fiction box once again because I said in my last video that I was gonna switch to a different genre but I didn't have time before then to switch my genre so I have the literary fiction one once again but next month I will be changing it to fantasy because that was the one that most people recommended but without any further ado let's just get into opening this cuz I really want to know what's inside okay that tape was super tricky this time but let's open it up so this is the card that tells you where they've donated their books to because book lis box for every box that has sold donates folks to those in need and usually they work with books for Africa and they did this month as well for this month they donated to Malawi so here's the bag that has everything else in it so let's get into opening this say the first thing I'm seeing in here are oh my god these are so cute they're like Christmas socks they're like these really nice thick warm socks and they have snowflakes and reindeer all over them these are so cute I'm gonna wear these on Christmas Day the next thing that I'm seeing in here is this candy cane pen this is adorable it's a little pen that's in the shape of a candy cane and it has a little snowman on it that's waving with a Christmas tree this is so cute the next two things in here I believe are probably the T yep every month they include two little tea bags and this month it is Earl Grey tea which is one of my favorites and then Zen tea I believe this one's a green tea so I'm super excited to drink these because I always love drinking more tier on the holiday season because it keeps you so warm and at least where I'm living right now it's getting super super cold so I'm really in need of some tea last thing in here before the book is this little bookmark so it's double sided as usual and this side it says I'm reading like all of them do and it has a little book with some snowflakes and this side is really beautiful it has a quote on it by Mark Twain that says when I am King they shall not have bread or shelter on but also teachings out of books for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved I love that quote and this bookmark is so pretty alright and finally the very last thing in here is the book of course and that is please do not disturb by Robert Clancy I have never heard of this book before I've also never seen it before so let's read the back and find out what it's about Charlie a curious boy with a dangerous dictaphone habit eavesdrops on an eccentric guest of the hotel Mirage as the African nation of Paulo prepares for the annual appearance of its glorious leader to fumo Shaun and Irishman who's given his heart and the best part of his liver to bow wallow struggles to write the great African novel if only his crazed fiancee and fierce thirst would stop distracting him Joseph's myth maker and kingmaker who paved the way for tomorrow's rise to power starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet hope the nurse caring for the king keeps the old man alive maintaining the facade of the powerful ruler as she mourns her own broken dreams and in the countdown to the big day storm clouds are gathering as petty criminal Jack smuggles something into Boh wallow to the hotel Mirage that will change the lives of all of them forever okay so that sounds really really intense so it sounds like it's gonna be one of those stories that's told from multiple perspectives obviously and they're all going to intertwine in some way which is one of my favorite ways of storytelling so this sounds really really interesting to me and I am so excited to see where this goes all right guys but that is everything that was in the December book lis box I genuinely think each month just gets better and better I really liked how it had a little bit of a holiday theme to it thought that was a lot of fun and I am so excited to wear these socks on Christmas Day as always I will leave all book we boxes information linked in the description box as well as my promo code clockwork if you would like to check it out if you would like to follow me on any of my social media all of my links are in the description box as well but that is it for this video thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed and I will see you in my next video byehey guys it's Hanna and today I'm coming to you with my unboxing for my December booklet box so for those of you who don't know book the box is a bookish subscription company if it sends out a new box every single month and the way that they work is that they have a selection of different genres that you can choose from so each box is catered to a specific genre and I've been working with book Li box for the past few months and I've really been enjoying their boxes and I also have a promo code for you guys if you would like to check out this box for yourself the code is clockwork and if you enter that at checkout you get 10% off of your subscription and it carries over for every single month so I believe that links down below as well as all of the other information for Berkeley box if you'd like to check it out for yourself but I ended up getting the literary fiction box once again because I said in my last video that I was gonna switch to a different genre but I didn't have time before then to switch my genre so I have the literary fiction one once again but next month I will be changing it to fantasy because that was the one that most people recommended but without any further ado let's just get into opening this cuz I really want to know what's inside okay that tape was super tricky this time but let's open it up so this is the card that tells you where they've donated their books to because book lis box for every box that has sold donates folks to those in need and usually they work with books for Africa and they did this month as well for this month they donated to Malawi so here's the bag that has everything else in it so let's get into opening this say the first thing I'm seeing in here are oh my god these are so cute they're like Christmas socks they're like these really nice thick warm socks and they have snowflakes and reindeer all over them these are so cute I'm gonna wear these on Christmas Day the next thing that I'm seeing in here is this candy cane pen this is adorable it's a little pen that's in the shape of a candy cane and it has a little snowman on it that's waving with a Christmas tree this is so cute the next two things in here I believe are probably the T yep every month they include two little tea bags and this month it is Earl Grey tea which is one of my favorites and then Zen tea I believe this one's a green tea so I'm super excited to drink these because I always love drinking more tier on the holiday season because it keeps you so warm and at least where I'm living right now it's getting super super cold so I'm really in need of some tea last thing in here before the book is this little bookmark so it's double sided as usual and this side it says I'm reading like all of them do and it has a little book with some snowflakes and this side is really beautiful it has a quote on it by Mark Twain that says when I am King they shall not have bread or shelter on but also teachings out of books for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved I love that quote and this bookmark is so pretty alright and finally the very last thing in here is the book of course and that is please do not disturb by Robert Clancy I have never heard of this book before I've also never seen it before so let's read the back and find out what it's about Charlie a curious boy with a dangerous dictaphone habit eavesdrops on an eccentric guest of the hotel Mirage as the African nation of Paulo prepares for the annual appearance of its glorious leader to fumo Shaun and Irishman who's given his heart and the best part of his liver to bow wallow struggles to write the great African novel if only his crazed fiancee and fierce thirst would stop distracting him Joseph's myth maker and kingmaker who paved the way for tomorrow's rise to power starts to hear the ominous rattle of skeletons in his closet hope the nurse caring for the king keeps the old man alive maintaining the facade of the powerful ruler as she mourns her own broken dreams and in the countdown to the big day storm clouds are gathering as petty criminal Jack smuggles something into Boh wallow to the hotel Mirage that will change the lives of all of them forever okay so that sounds really really intense so it sounds like it's gonna be one of those stories that's told from multiple perspectives obviously and they're all going to intertwine in some way which is one of my favorite ways of storytelling so this sounds really really interesting to me and I am so excited to see where this goes all right guys but that is everything that was in the December book lis box I genuinely think each month just gets better and better I really liked how it had a little bit of a holiday theme to it thought that was a lot of fun and I am so excited to wear these socks on Christmas Day as always I will leave all book we boxes information linked in the description box as well as my promo code clockwork if you would like to check it out if you would like to follow me on any of my social media all of my links are in the description box as well but that is it for this video thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed and I will see you in my next video bye\n"