When I first found out about reddit gifts I didn’t know what to think; I was nervous and excited all at once. When I received notification that my gift had shipped the anticipation began to build! I’ll start by saying that the shipping was extremely fast. I live in Maryland and my gift was sent from California; it got here in less than a week. I wasn’t sure if my Secret Santa would go by my preferences in author/genre or if they would pick something random to send. My Secret Santa definitely went by the genre I’m into! I received two books and a postcard in my package. The first book is The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft; I’ve never read any of his work but I’ve always been interested in checking it out so I’m really excited about that. The second book is The Dog Stars by Peter Heller; I’ve (sadly) never heard of this author but based on the description on the back of the book it’s something I’m going to enjoy!! The postcard gives everything a nice personal touch that’s definitely going to influence future gift exchanges from me. Overall I’m extremely happy with how my first exchange has turned out and I can’t wait to dive into these new books!