Jedi by Knight

This year I am joining in the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod, or the Christmas Book Flood.  In Iceland it is common to gift books on Christmas Eve and then spend the evening reading; you can read more about the concept here. Naturally, this idea appeals greatly to me!  I give and receive books as Christmas presents every year.

One of my friends arranged a Secret Santa-type system where we all entered our information, including some titles and genres we are interested in, and then we were all assigned someone to send a book, to be opened and read on Christmas Eve.  I allowed my gifter to surprise me; the person I was buying for requested a specific few books for me to pick from.

I selected Where the Crawdads Sing, because in addition to enjoying nearly-unprecedented popularity over the past year, I read it and enjoyed it a few months ago.  I always prefer to give books that I have read and liked.  While this one didn’t quite live up to the ridiculous hype, I enjoyed it enough to recommend it to others, which is basically what gifting a book is, a personal recommendation of it.

I also tucked in some chocolate to enjoy with the book, and a little card saying I hoped she would enjoy it as much as I did.

I can’t wait to see what book I received and enjoy my evening in peaceful reading…at least until I have to wrap and set up presents for my kid!  I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season with lots of family and books!

12/26/19 ETA: I received A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay!  It was one of the books I requested, a historical fantasy that was one of my most anticipated releases this year.