It's Amazon.com.
And Amazon.ca, for that matter, considering I'm Canadian and that I can qualify for super free shipping.
See, Ben owes me money for rent, so he offered to buy me a bunch of books to help put a dent in his debt. I agreed, naturally. So the books I've purchased from Amazon so far and will arrive very soon are...
Dreamquake, Book 2 of the Dreamhunter Duet. The first one is called Dreamhunter, and it's by this New Zealand author named Elizabeth Knox. It's about a place where dreams are the main form of entertainment, caught by special people who can go to The Place, where the dreams reside. But are they REALLY dreams? What about those terrifying nightmares that are sometimes caught? Dun dun DUN!
Graceling. I don't really know much about this book other than it has a pretty cover.
Inkheart. Recently made into a movie, it's about a guy who can read book characters into life. Pretty cool.
The Shack. I've seen this book around. Apparently it was originally self-published because the mainstream publishers found it to be too Christian, and the Christian publishers found it to be too controversial. So I figure it's worth a read.
Princess Ben. So, we were heading for the Amazon checkout when it gives you a list of recommended books. I saw the title for this one and burst out laughing.
"Hey, Ben, look at this!"
"Princess Ben?" His scrunched his face up in disgust. "No, you're not getting that book."
"Oh yes I am!"
And I did. I can't wait to read it. Although in all fairness, I do believe that Ben is short for Benevolence. It's just too hilarious to pass up the opportunity.
Speaking of books, I went to the library while I was home and got this book because to submit to the publisher you need to have read at least 3 of their books. One happened to be in Sheet Harbour, so I decided it might be worth a read.
It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great. The story was interesting, and researched, but IT IS NOT ABOUT TIME TRAVEL. This book suffers from a split focus. The back of the book tells you that it's about Annie, a girl who finds a heretic's tomb and is transported back in time to the middle ages. Except the entire first half (the book was 160 pages, so up until page 75) it's about Lady Isabella, the heretic herself. It's like the author only decided half way through the book that it was going to be about time traveling, and invented the character. It felt rushed and was poorly organized.
It really made me think...I could do better than this. Do I really want to submit to a publisher where the editing was clearly not thought through?
Maybe I shouldn't judge by one book. The author has many other books published by the same publisher so maybe I'll check them out before passing too much judgment.
On a lighter note, from my own bookshelf, I'm currently reading Murkmere. Isn't the cover art beautiful? It's really good. I love how the religion is based around the worship and interpretation of birds. By interpretation, I mean that birds are omens of things to come. It has a companion book that I'm tempted to buy as well.
Oh dear, someone please take me away from the internets.
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