last year, i had the BESTEST TIME participating in the broke and the bookish‘s secret santa exchange; it was so. much. fun. (i had a blog post about it here and here.) i obviously had to participate again this year. the best part of the holiday season is getting gifts for others. the entire process – the curating, the buying, the wrapping, the packaging – always brings a smile to my face. there’s also the whole other-people-getting-gifts-for-me, which also makes me super smiley. aaaaaaand that’s what i’ll be sharing today because my gift has arrived!
a few days ago, i got a lovely package in the mail, began squealing, brought it upstairs, and tore open the thing because I WAS SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT I GOT FROM MY SECRET SANTA. when i found out who it was, i got even more excited because tamara and i are buddies! she actually knooows me. (well, not actually actually since i’ve never physically met her, but, it’s an internet thing.)
thank you, tamara from tamaraniac, for sending me all this lovely stuff!! a million hugs to you ♡♡♡
books included:
- THE MURDER COMPLEX, by lindsay cummings (signed!)
- HEIST SOCIETY, by ally carter
- ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE, by benjamin alire saenz
- SOUNDLESS, by richelle mead (ARC)
- VELVET UNDERCOVER, by teri brown (ARC)
- KISSING TED CALLAHAN (AND OTHER GUYS), by amy spalding (ARC)
other fun stuff:
- monogram mug from anthropologie which i’ve been dyinngggg to get (not pictured, but you’d definitely see it on my instagram soon)
- a “KEEP YA WEIRD” pin
- a peppermint scented candle
- mockingjay pin!!
- cute erasers
- a signed maggie stiefvater thing that has art realated to THE RAVEN BOYS – i will stick on my wall or something and treasure it forever
- loads of bookmarks and other cool stuff!
feeling:
i’m not going to reveal who i’ve been assigned to gift just yet. in the meantime, you can stalk the twitter tag and join in on the fun if you hadn’t had the chance to participate this year! (warning: it’ll probably make you feel heart-eyed and a bit jealous but that just means YOU GOTTA JOIN IN NEXT YEAR.) this is one of my favorite blogging things EVER because christmas and gifts and books and BOOK PEOPLE.
AHH. This is such a great idea! I wish I had seen this early enough to sign up – it sounds like it was a blast. And so many great books you got too – Heist Society and Ari & Dante are both amazing. And the swag is adorable! Thanks for sharing and, as always, fabulous post! ♥
Ohh wowsers! What awesome friend Tamara is, isn’t it lovely to feel spoilt every once in a while. And she got oyu Aristotle and Dante, that book is an incredible read. Just really lovely and poignant. I can’t wait to see what you think of it <3 Thanks for sharing Alex <3
This is so great! It sounds like it would be so much fun to give (and recieve) these gifts.
You must tell me what you think of Heist Society when you get around to reading it, I loved Ally Carter’s Gallagher Girls and All Fall Down was one that I enjoyed too but I haven’t heard much about Heist Society!
Weird, I’ve actually meet your Secret Santa in person at a couple of book events. I can tell by a bookmark and her profile picture. Small world. BTW This look so good! Enjoy your gifts, I hope they are as awesome as they seem.