I was really excited to see a huge Amazon package waiting for me outside my door when I got home! I am new to this book exchange and I did not realize that it includes new books too! I was even more pleased to open the package and find inside three books all of which look great.

Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - a book I know of from its Man Booker prize shortlisting in 2004, and the movie of which I just saw recently and loved - I have been itching to read it so this is perfect!

Saga - a graphic novel by Brian K Vaughan (one of the Lost writers) and Fiona Staples. I've just read the first chapter and it looks amazing - all sorts of fantastical creatures like ram-horned men and fairy-winged women, and an intergalactic war between a Robot Kingdom and some kind of wizards. These things are not just gimmicks though, it seems to have really good characters and has already had me laughing out loud! I've been wanting to get more into comic books, this seems like a great place to start!

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - I hadn't heard of this, and historical fiction is not my usual thing, but it seems to have got rave reviews and sounds very innovative in writing style - which is something I always like in books - eager to give it a try!

So thank you ryehighsam - your gifts were extremely generous and well thought out, and I will be sure to post again once I have read them!!