Well, I picked this up from the sorting office this morning, with a very obvious sign that it was my gift for the Bookmarks exchange! However, the package looked a little too big to be a simple bookmark, so I was very curious to see what was inside.

The book included in the package is by none other than Ashens, a YouTube celebrity who was successful enough to make his own movie, and at one point had his own TV show. I haven't watched his videos in years, but somehow the Secret Santa had an inkling that I'd have an interest in the channel. And guess what? Terrible Games You've Probably Never Heard Of was my favourite segment.

The bookmark was from Etsy. It was very neatly packaged, so much so that I was almost tempted to use it as it was for a bookmark! But upon opening it I was very pleasantly surprised by the presence of a leather bookmark with my name on it.

Another reason I'm overjoyed with this gift is because the book was published by Unbound: a company that essentially acts as a crowdfunding book publisher. I hadn't heard of them before receiving this book, but it gives me some hope of being published should I ever decide to complete my long-standing novel. (Of course, I'd have to find some willing supporters first.)

A huge thank you to my Secret Santa for this incredibly thoughtful gift, which happened to arrive very quickly!