I gave my match/gifter a link that led to my wishlist on my Goodreads account. I was informed that we had very similar tastes in books so I was excited for what I would receive. After they were ordered, I was informed that I would be receiving five.

The first book I received was Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." I have never read any his work but have seen the film adaptation for this book. I am excited to read this book and hope that it will open me up to reading more of his work.

The second package I received contained four books by Orson Scott Card: "Ender's Shadow," "Shadow of the Hegemon," "Shadow Puppets," and "Shadow of the Giant." I had started reading "Ender's Game" the day these arrived so the receipt was well-timed and very appropriate. Though after shying away from book series' after recently finishing what has been release of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, I look forward to reading these books, though I will probably read other unrelated books between each book in this series.

I thought that was all. Five books. Wrong. I informed my match that everything was received and I was surprised when my match remarked on a book that I didn't receive. I wasn't receiving five books, but five packages.

The next day, the book my match mentioned, "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Soldiers: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour" by James D. Hornfischer, arrived. I had never heard of this book before. I have trying to read more history related non-fiction books (as I typically only read science) so this is a wonderful choice. My knowledge of the happenings of World War II are limited to what little I learned in high school and the plot-lines of "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific." I am excited to learn more about it.

The next book to arrive was "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" by Chuck Klosterman. I had heard this book mentioned a few times but know absolutely nothing about it aside from what I read on the back cover. I am intrigued by the description on the back.

I am patiently awaiting the fifth and final package. I will update when it arrives.

Edit: The last package arrived! It contained the first four books in the Ender series, "Ender's Game," "Speaker for the Dead," "Xenocide," and "Children of the Mind," known collectively as the "Ender Quartet." I have since finished the first book, which I liked very much, but probably won't pick up the second book for a while.

All of these books are excellent additions to my personal library and I look forward to reading each of them. I am grateful to have been matched with such a generous Santa. Thank you very much!

Cheers!