Bookbuying for the college student.

  As a college student with no job all of my income comes from little odd jobs. I'll dog sit every once in a while, I'll do hair for my family (I am licensed). Needless to say money isn't something I actively have. However, books are something I have in abundance.
    I thought maybe a list of places you can get books fairly cheap might be helpful for some people, so here it is.
         The Thrift Store ; The thrift store by me (Goodwill) charges $2 per hardback and $1 per paperback, and there are always good books there. Maybe not the most recent releases, but classics, and books people bought but never read. You can find some really great books at thrift stores. I bout ten books at the thrift store earlier this month and paid $14.

       BookOutlet ; I have been hearing about bookoutlet for a while, and only recently went to the website. They have some pretty recent releases and books that people love for very inexpensive. They do a weekly update of 50 books that will be 50% off as well as Bargain prices, which means if you have over $30 of books in your cart you can add special bargain books for a crazy discount. I bought 8 books from the bookoutlet and paid $34 (with shipping).

       Amazon ; Who doesn't love Amazon? Amazon usually has really great prices on books, and they always come quickly. I have an Amazon Prime account (if you're a student you can get prime free for 6 months, link here) so if they're from Amazon they ship free in two days. There is a small link on Amazon for their bargain books as well. Also, for any Amazon purchase, make sure you use Amazon.Smile. (Prime if you have it).com and some of your purchase money will go to charity.


     Book Depository ; Book depository has good prices on books and FREE SHIPPING worldwide. If you don't have free shipping with Amazon this can be a blessing. If you do, I would suggest checking both Amazon and Book Depository as sometimes the prices are very close. Of course check BookOutlet first because chances are if they have the book you're looking for, it'll be cheapest there. The one downfall about the Book Depository is sometimes shipping takes a little while (which is understandable). I ordered a copy of Silver Linings Playbook from there a while ago, so that I could read the book before Matthew Quick came to town and it did not arrive until the day after (my luck). I did go out and buy it from the Barnes & Noble. Now I have two copies, can't complain.

     Local Library ; I realize posting this, that this post has already been up, however I had to add this resource as I've discovered it. I've never been a huge library fan (apart from when I was little). This is likely due to the fact that I live in a sort of rough area, and the library is in the middle of town. Anyway, the library, I found out, has an online database of E-Books as well as audiobooks. It's free and you rent them just like you rent the physical books. As someone who likes to own the books I read I didn't think I would do it, but I recently rented the audiobook Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King to listen to to and from college, and I'm really excited. Be sure and check if your library offers a similar service!

       Wholesale ; Stores like Costco, BJ's, Sam's Club. Wholesale stores get new releases all the time, and at the same discount as a lot of their other stuff. Often the selection isn't as broad as the other options, but they will usually have at least a couple books you'd be interested in. Why not pick up a book while you're stocking up on ramen noodles?




     If your book is unavailable any of the above listed places, obviously Barnes & Nobles is a viable option. Or any local bookstores by you. I don't have any local bookstores so I can't throw my hat in that basket. Barnes & Nobles usually sells at retail price, which sometimes isn't bad, but sometimes is outrageous. I do believe you get discounts for being a member, and coupons, but I'm not entirely sure.

    I hope that helped! Books for everyone!

  ~Rockett

Read-A-Thons?

    I've never actively participated in a read-a-thon before, but there are two that have peaked my interest! So here is where I plan my books to read for both of those read-a-thons!

    The first read-a-thon is #FrightFall which goes from September 29 - October 5. This does occur along with some of my college exams, so my TBR might not be so expansive, but we'll give it a shot.
I'm hoping to read the following books.

The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman

The Imperfectionists - Tom Rachman

Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Graphic novel (to be decided)

Sequel to graphic novel.

    And after I've strained myself on that, the following month I'll be doing #HoHoHoRat which goes from November 9 - November 13. Which may or may not also occur during exams. So again, it may seem like a small TBR, but dat exam doe. My prospective TBR for this (books should be Christmassy or take place in snowy magical place) is as follows :

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (snow duh)

White Fang - Jack London (reread)

The Garden of Eve - K.L. Going (also a reread)

Killer Frost graphic novel?

Sequel to Killer Frost Graphic Novel (are there Killer Frost graphic novels?)

   And that's that. Also, I haven't done this before, so if I've utterly screwed it up, don't be afraid to tell me!

   Thanks, many excite!!

~ Rockett

The Legend Trilogy

       I've had this blog for almost an hour now, so I'm basically a pro. Anyway, ever since i finished the Legend Trilogy I've been a bit hung up on it. And since my reviews on Goodreads are on each book respectively (Legend ; Prodigy ; Champion), I thought it would be a good idea to review them as a trilogy here, on this shiny new blog.

     First things first (I'm a realest).

The Covers

     The covers of the books are fairly minimalistic, which I quite fancy in a book cover. The spines all three together look very nice and uniform. I have a problem when books don't look like they belong together. The actual images on the books don't really mean a lot to me, maybe i missed something, I'm not sure. But i really like the covers. (4.5/5)

The Story

     This series is one of the better storylines I've read. It's a dystopian that focuses on the corruption of the government while containing the classic forbidden romance. The government aspect was very appealing. As an American, I saw similarities I certainely shouldn't have, and of course I'm always a sucker for forbidden romance. The story follows a duel point of view (and does it well). View point one is June Iparis, daughter of the Republic. She is the prodigy. She is a soldier. And the second point of view is Day, a legendary outlaw (and ruler of my heart). The trilogy follows them from the first time they met as enemies until the end of Champion where they meet again as strangers (I'm not crying).  The story was compelling, and what I liked most about it was that even though the romance is a main story line, both Day and June are individuals, and spend a good deal of the book on their own. (5/5)

The Characters 

To Day, From Me ;

And June

But seriously this book racks up major points in the character department.

    

    

      The characters in this book were flawless, and I mean that. I love a book where I can understand why everyone is doing what they're doing. This book defined it's characters and their reasons so well. As a writer I was envious. The character development is honestly the best character development I can think of. June and Day both grow as people just immensely throughout the trilogy and it's seamless. Not only them, but Anden, Thomas, and Tess. Everyone evolves and it is so impressive. I hope one day to have half the character development skills as Marie Lu.

Overall

   

     This trilogy is very well written, and even for fans that don't usually like dystopians, try it. It's more than just a dystopian, It's a mystery, an action - adventure, and a thriller. I just wish the series continued beyond Champion (Don't we all) 

(5/5)

Welcome to the Blogosphere, myself. 9/23/2014

Hi, if you're reading this I'll go ahead and assume it's the future and you wanted to see my first post, or you're a pioneer on this blog.
Lets go ahead and get it out of the way; as of right now, I have no clue what I'm doing. I decided for some reason to make a book blog. At that, a proper book blog. My tumblr wasn't cutting it. Thus begins the journey of EdgarAllanCrow.
This will (hopefully) grow into a sort of fancy version of my goodreads. I will review, categorize, and fawn over all sorts of books. And maybe one day, when i finally publish my book, I will make posts about writing as well! What a dream.

So if you're reading this let's meet me just a tad, shall we? 

My name is Rockett.

I'm a college student.

I've interviewed everywhere for a job, to no avail.

I'm a licensed cosmetologist.

I live on the east coast (represent).

I love animals.

I like video games.

If you like this blog, there is a 100% chance that I like you, so don't be shy.

With that, I will leave you. 

On to bigger and better posts, I hope.

I'll probably make another post in just a bit as well.

I have a lot of catching up to do. 

~Rockett