Oh sweet lord. It was nearly 2:00 in the afternoon and after a long morning I was ready to sit down at my desk for a late lunch and some Reddit. Noticing a package had been left by the door, I snapped it up in one arm while I clung to a bowl of milk and box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in the other. I plopped into my chair after setting the goods on my desk and scrolled through my text messages absentmindedly while scrounging around in a drawer for my pocket knife. Then I balanced the amazon box in my lap while I carefully sliced through the packing tape taking extra care not to damage anything inside. I open the flaps, toss out the packing bubbles and there..right on top, is a copy of Bride Story by Kaoru Mori. Bride Story, the manga I've been wanting to read so bad but has never quite made it home with me yet. In my excitement I stupidly jumped up and sent the box tumbling off my lap. In a desperate attempt at grabbing it I smacked my cereal bowl with my elbow which sends it sprawling over my desk. Books flying one way and milk flying the other. Thankfully the books made it through unscathed! I can't say the same for my milk though and my carpet is a wee bit soggy. After I got everything cleaned up I took another look in the box and under some more packing bubbles was a copy of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss!! Another book that has never quite managed to get on my bookshelf! Secret Santa you are the BEST! I'm so happy and excited to dig into these! I don't think you could have picked any better and I don't even mind that I had to scrub milk out of my carpet...it was totally worth it!

** Another book came today! Ilium by Dan Simmons. I've not heard of the title or the author before so I'm excited to dip into new waters with this one. Both the cover art and the excerpt make it look like an exciting read and that it involves Greek mythology is makes it even better. This came just in time too as I was looking for a new book to start tonight (Already plowed through The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear)

** I've had a super crazy week so I'm sadly late in posting this but ANOTHER BOOK came! I'm so excited. Wool by Hugh Howey. It has the first five short stories in it. So much reading material now!