SWEET READS BOX - July 2018
- Lisa Jolley
- Jul 22, 2018
- 3 min read
For the love of reading, there is SWEET READS BOX. A Canadian novel subscription box that features a new novel each month and items that showcase the novel choice. This month’s novel is on quite a few bestseller lists and I was so excited to receive it. ‘Pachinko’ by Min Jin Lee is lovely told story about Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud Korean family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan. So begins a sweeping saga of an exceptional family in exile from its homeland and caught in the indifferent arc of history. Through desperate struggles and hard-won triumphs, its members are bound together by deep roots as they face enduring questions of faith, family, and identity. The book is Fantastic choice for this month’s box and the items included reflect different parts of the story. SWEET READS BOX continues to sell out each month and as you will see from the below, exactly why it is one of the BEST novel subscriptions available.
SWEET READS BOX is your chance to sit down, relax and enjoy a great read, a decadent sweet and a carefully curated item that ties to your novel. Sign up today and get ready for your box to arrive the fifteenth of each month.
Boxes are shipped via Canada Post.
Monthly subscriptions start at $54.99 Cdn with 10% off your first order.
PACHINKO by Min Jin Lee
History is seldom kind. In this Bestselling novel, magisterial epic, four generations of poor, proud immigrant family fight to control their destinies, exiled from a homeland they never knew. In the early 1900’s, Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy stranger. He promises her the world, she becomes pregnant, finding out he is married. Refusing to be bought, she accepts an offer of marriage from a sickly minister. Rejecting the son’s powerful father, creates a dramatic saga echoing through generations.
SWEET C BAKERY – CANDY SUSHI
What’s Japan without sushi. Sushi being predominant in the novel. This creative candy sushi proved to be the perfect sweet treat for this read.
Sweetcbakery.com
KIKKERLAND – TEA FISHERMEN
Symbolizing Sunja’s father, a crippled fishermen. These wonderful helpers assist in making the perfect cup of tea.
Kikkerland.com
THE LONDON TEA COMPANY – SENCHA GREEN TEA
100% Fair Trade Green Tea. Being a very important part of the novel and the two cultures represented. Do take note …never use boiling hot water when making green tea. Allow the water to settle and cool a bit before pouring into your cup. Attach your tea string to your handy fisherman. Enjoy.
Londontea.co.uk
SUGU BEAUTY – FACE MASKS
Beauty is a vital part of Pachinko in that Sunja struggled with it throughout the book. A fun egg white and cucumber sheet masks from Korea to help your skin be beautiful.
Sugubeauty.com
Subscription boxes are always fun because they forever hold surprises. SWEET READS BOX gives you the added bonus of a Bestselling novel that continues to proive entertainment until you receive your next SWEET READS BOX. The candy sushi made by Sweet C Bakery was so creative how they made all the items in the bento box to look exactly like sushi and tasted so good. The chocolate sauce portraying soy sauce and the buttercream wasab…Brilliant! SWEET READS BOX reminds you every month to take time and relax, read and enjoy some sweet treats. Green tea is so good for everyone and The London Tea Company has created a perfect blend. It was so nice to stop, unwind, throw on a face mask, steep a cup of green tea with my fisherman tentatively holding my tea bag, and lose myself in Sunja’s journey. Thank you once again to SWEET READS BOX for creating a perfectly balanced, enjoyable subscription box.
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