I received four awesome books from my gifter! I love the feel/look/smell of crisp, clean, new books, and the excitement of new titles. I gave kind of a rambling, scattershot request for books (sorry!), so I was excited to see what someone would pick out for me. So, here we go!

Green Rider, Kristen Britain. This is exciting because it looks like a positively-reviewed series that I have never heard of. It's always exciting to have a new author/series to look forward to, and the summary looks great. The Turn of the Screw, Henry James. I mentioned I wanted to try some horror with less gore, and this book definitely fits. I remember reading it for a high school English class and loving it, so it'll be nice to have another crack at it. Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman. I had also hoped for some poetry recommendations. My gifter said he/she doesn't read much poetry, but that this stuck with him/her. I've always been meaning to read this, and it's certainly a classic, so... yay! Darkbeast, Morgan Keyes. This author is also completely new to me, but I can definitely appreciate a good YA fantasy book and the plot description is also intriguing.

I normally get my fantasy books from recommendations by my fiance, so I'm pumped that I might be able to pass Green Rider or Darkbeast on to him as well. Thanks, doozer_12, for the fun variety and I will start diving in soon! My first book exchange and I'm definitely a fan.

P.S. I'm a huge fan of fraggle rock and love the username. Work your cares away!