Rainbow Crate March 2023 - Protect Your Own

The theme for Rainbow Crate's March 2023 box was Protect Your Own. It included two books and some swag. This box is on a waitlist and if I'm remembering correctly it took about a month for my invite to show up. 

I'm going to copy and paste the book descriptions, content warnings, and representation from the website.

The first book is “I Am Not Your Chosen One” by Evelyn Benvie.

Kell Hồ Sinh Porter is twenty-six years old and desperate to leave his unhappy life and his dead-end town. One night, Kell’s wish is granted by a mysterious voice, and he finds himself in the semi-magical land of Allune where everyone thinks he’s the “Chosen One.” Kell politely disagrees, and on the search for an adventure that doesn’t come with world-saving responsibility attached, he’s joined by Ansel, a fallen angel, and Fre, a half-orlk who wants to be a hero. Destiny, bad luck, and the gods conspire against him. No one asked him if he wanted to be the Chosen One, and he can't understand why he was chosen.

REP: mlm, biromantic graysexual biracial m mc, Achillean mc, non-binary sc, sapphic sc
CW: cheating, racism, discrimination, fire, minor violence

The second is “Ravensong” by Cayla Fay.

Neve has spent lifetimes defending the mortal world against the legions of hell with her two sisters. In this lifetime, she’s been counting down the days until her 18th birthday - when she will finally be able to shed her pretenses of humanity and grow into her divine power. Then, she meets Alexandria, a girl who is bound and determined to show Neve that humanity—and, perhaps, love—isn’t so detestable after all. But when Neve realizes that something in Hell wants Alexandria, it's up to Neve and her sisters to save her before Alexandria’s past catches up to all of them.

REP: wlw, sapphic mcs, non-binary Jewish sc, Muslim sc, sapphic scs, Black sc, ADHD, PTSD
CW: mild violence, religious talk, homophobia, panic attacks

Both of these look really good and I'm looking forward to getting to them on the TBR pile. 

The swag is fandom related. There’s a magnet from A Dowry of Blood and a toiletry bag from The Black Veins. I added both of those books to my someday list on Goodreads. 

I have a vacation coming up in June and I plan to use the toiletry bag and the magnet goes on the fridge into the giant collection of fridge magnets so I'm pleased with this entire box and am looking forward to next month.