Mailbox Mondays – Christmas came early this year

After a long tiring day at work, what a pleasant surprise to see two packages waiting for me when I came home. I immediately guessed what it was – my secret Santa gifts from the Book Blogger Holiday Swap and the Book Lovers Secret Santa. I received such awesome books, I am typing out this post with a huge grin still plastered on my face.

Here’s what I received:

My Early Christmas Presents
My Early Christmas Presents

Thanks to Lyla from ROCKprincess’s Books for the lovely bookmark and the copy of The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson. And thanks also to Misha from My Love Affair with Books for sending me two!! books that I have been curious about for ages – The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer.

You guys made my month. What a lovely pile of books to look forward to!

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia of The Printed Page and will be hosted by Lady Q of Let Them Read Books for the month of December.

Join the Conversation

19 Comments

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  1. says: priyaiyer

    Lovely books. I loved Guernsey too. Hope you have fun reading it. 🙂

  2. says: Vaishnavi

    Happy Holidays! That is a lovely collection of books! I am sure you will have fun reading The Guernsey book. I did! Looking forward to your thoughts on them 🙂

  3. I received for review Out of Touch by Brandon Tietz from the author.

    Twenty-four-year-old Aidin, a wealthy socialite and self-proclaimed “club god,” lives a magazine life based on decadence and excess that includes drugs, sex, and gourmet food. It’s a life based on surfaces in a place where the surface is all that matters. His therapist later describes him as a materialistic drug addict bent on promiscuity with self-esteem and identity issues.One morning, after a night of heavy partying, Aidin awakes completely vacant of any sensation. He can’t feel temperature. He can’t feel pressure. He can’t feel anything. After a near-fatal stint in denial, he seeks the help of Dr. Paradies, a therapist whose methods are far from conventional. She provides him with a new addiction in the form of a life list–a litany of activities to accomplish. As Aidin completes his list, he discovers talents he never knew he possessed, such as the ability to quickly learn new languages, an IQ off the charts, and amazing physical stamina.With these new discoveries, he questions his doctor’s intentions. When Aidin digs for the truth, will he slip back into his addictive habits? Or is there truly a conspiracy underway, as he suspects? The answer forces him to make a life-altering decision.

  4. says: Kals

    Wow, that is an amazing haul! I loved The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I hope you enjoy reading it 🙂

    1. says: Nish

      @Kals: I think I am going to enjoy it too. But right now, I am sinking my teeth into The Hornet’s Nest 🙂 Just can’t wait to see how this trilogy is going to play out!