You know I’m all about personalized gifts. Well, I found a great idea for personalized gifts, and this time I didn’t have to make it myself. It was my friend Drake’s birthday, and I always like to get her something fun and unusual. You know, because I’m Jonathan Fong. Well, this was it. A classic novel personalized with her name. When I saw the website UStarNovels, I wasn’t sure if the end product would be any good, but I thought I’d give it a try. I’m happy to report that the finished book is fantastic. You not only get to customize the name of the recipient, but you name other characters after other friends and family members. So I made myself the White Rabbit in “Drake’s Adventures in Wonderland.” I love that the cover, spine and back cover were customized.  (I picked “Alice in Wonderland” because of all the book titles, this seemed to be the one that let me customize the cover title.) The website has a lot of other classic novels available, as well as contemporary romances, so you can star in a torrid romance with whoever you want. The price is pretty good, about $30. And you can usually find a discount code at retailmenot.com.

Note: I am not being paid by U Star Novels, and I have not received any free product from them. They don’t even know I exist. I just found them through a Google search, tried it out, and loved the results, so I wanted to share the idea with everyone.

Here are some photos of the finished book.