Last Saturday, a pleasant surprise was delivered to me through the postman – my Secret Santa gift!
In case you haven’t been around for very long, you should know I haven’t had too much luck with Secret Santa gifts. The first year I participated, I didn’t receive anything at all, but the lovely Ana sent me a book herself anyway, for which I was incredibly grateful. Last year, I did get a couple of nice books, but I still haven’t read them, so I guess I wasn’t as enamored with them as I thought. I wondered what I’d get, but I hadn’t really thought much about it.
This year? I was completely blown away by my Secret Santa gift.
I was thrilled to open the box and discover more and more goodies spilling out. Here are the gifts all wrapped up:
Two large, book-shaped silver packages, plus a couple of mystery items, a lovely card, and bookish swag!
And there they are unwrapped! Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber, an author I’ve not read but have had my eye on for a couple of years, Wither by Lauren DeStefano which I’ve been picking up longingly in the bookstore, plus a cute bookmark and some chocolate. The card is absolutely adorable, too.
Even better? I opened the books …
I think my mouth dropped open! What a wonderful gift. I only wish I knew who my Secret Santa was so I could thank them – but the card didn’t have a name. So thanks, Secret Santa – you honestly made that day for me (and that entire week!). I know what I’ll be doing with my free time over the Christmas holidays!
yay! So glad you had such a generous Santa this year. It’s more than deserved
Have a very Merry Christmas, Meghan!
So cool and pretty. Your Santa did you proud. Have a lovely festive season
Wow!!!! An awesome (and still secret) secret Santa. Happy holidays to you!
I think your Secret Santa is really Santa himself! Merry Christmas to you and Keith!
Oh wow! It seems like this year made p for the last two poopy ones! What great gifts! I think you are really going to enjoy Wither. It was a very interesting book, for a lot of reasons!
What a fantastic and lovely gift!
Wow, congratulations on such fantastic gifts!
Wow! That’s a very cool present.
I still haven’t gotten my secret Santa gift. The anticipation is killing me! 
Hi Meghan,
You got some fabulous books in the swap – I loved Darker Still & have heard a lot of great things about Wither
I’m dropping by to thank you for the secret santa presents you sent me (I didn’t send to you but I didn’t realise we were supposed to say who we were so I didn’t include my name when I sent my parcel either lol). You picked some fantastic books for me, I’ve already read & loved When Beauty Tamed the Beast and I’ve been wanting to start the Jim Butcher series for ages now so I’m looking forward to that one. Vixen looks awesome too, I don’t think I’ve read anything else set in the 20’s so it will be nice to try something completely different.
Thanks again & I’m glad you got some fab books in return
You did good! Enjoy!
Aw what a lovely selection of gifts, nothing better than a parcel of bookish treats