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Death Defiant - bought this because the blurb was fantastic and the sample showed me that the writing was excellent.Famine - bought this because of the cover and the blurb. Really awesome idea...and it was borne out as I read.
Path of the Heretic - bought this because I'm friends with the author and I loved his first book.
Across the Blood Red River - bought this because I read Jennifer's first book during the Pay It Forward and loved it, so I read the second (it was better!) and this is the last one in the trilogy.
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Yay :D And I should probably edit to add links... oops.
Lily wrote: "Yay :D And I should probably edit to add links... oops."Don't worry. No judgment :)
Jason wrote: "Lily wrote: "Yay :D And I should probably edit to add links... oops."Don't worry. No judgment :)"
I fixed lol
Those are five that came to mind first but there are plenty others. Most are for reasons I mentioned with these books, so I'd be repeating myself anyway.Past Life Strife Because I LOVE the cover and because I met the author on GR. I had read two books I loved from her already.
Copperback Because the cover caught my eyes. The two hands reaching out for each other was intriguing. After I read the blurb, I just had to have it.
The Alien Chronicles Because of the title (and the book was cheap).
Zero Day I bought this one because the cover caught my attention. (I love the color red.:P) The blurb finished the job for me. (I didn't stop at the first book, I have bought and read the whole series after that.)
MURDERgODS I met the author on GR and was curious about his work.
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Elixir Because I saw a thread where he was promoting this and got to read what it was about. Also I kept seeing the cover and it appealed to me.
The Undertaker's Cabinet- Big fan of David Haynes. I've read two of his books in his Macabre series and love his style and work. I picked this up the week it became published.
Rico Slade Will Fucking Kill You okay so I got this for free but the reason I got it is because, I hear it's hilarious, the title is ridiculous and Arnold is on the cover what more could you possibly want from a book?
I'll start with the general statement that I'm picky about spending my ccash so I try to make it count. Usually through some keywords. Weird Western got me Quentin and Justin (and i promise i'll snag Bloody Mess at some point this year), pretty much everyone in our little group posse.So why would I buy something like The Whirlwind in the Thorn Tree, may ask? Well, for one, it's a great start to an amazing series. Dark Tower influence basically guaranteed it.
And what about Tales of a High Planes Drifter? This book turned out better tthan i tthought and then Ed and I fell into a friendship over his books. I fully plan to read them all.
At this point, I'm pretty like to give something a look, and if seems to call my name, I'll throw mmy money at it and wworst case, I've helped a fellow weirdo out. And a lot of my reading material is coming from new friends and fellow weirdos anymore.
I guess I buy for tthe community as much as a good story.
I don't have 5 books yet...the dark colony cos of the blurb and cover art (I'm a sucker for old school cover art)
rockula cos of the cover art and blurb (more old school art. waiting for it to come in woot)
gangpire due to the blurb
outlaw voodoo due to the cover (more what's this than anything)
when I get on a outer will add links...
Was written by a friend of mine (a F2F friend). I was excited to support her. Of all of her books that I've read, this one's my favorite.
I read B's comment in our Publisher's Weekly thread and subesquently checked out PW's review of her collection and decided I had to check it out. I'm happy I did!
Ha ha, it had no reviews and it intrigued me. Such a beautiful story. Sad to think it may have been a one shot deal from the author. 
It sounded like a great premise and had strong reviews. Alas, it was a bit too YA for my taste. I was expecting something a bit more Lia Block "YA" I guess. My mistake.
K.P. wrote: "I don't have 5 books yet...the dark colony cos of the blurb and cover art (I'm a sucker for old school cover art)
rockula cos of the cover art and blurb (more old school art. waiting for it to co..."
KP, not your books. Indie books from other authors.
Wow I'm all over this thread, thanks everyone!So far most of the indie books I've bought have either been because I caught them on sale and either the blurb or cover caught my eye, or it was people I know. Oak Anderson and Stuart Keene have been listed so I'll just list a few others which are authors I personally know.
The Hopewell Conspiracy: A Darkstar Steam Novel
That was my first Steampunk novel, and a Weird Western too.
A Bloody Bloody Mess In the Wild Wild West
Another Weird Western from the group's own Justin B.
Seven Deadly Sins: Romance Horror Anthology From The Fringe
How'd that last one get there? :D
I'm going to slowly add more books from more indie authors as I work my way through.
I'm pretty interested in reading Seven Deadly Sins. I think horror romance may fit my brain a little better.
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lily the books I mentioned aren't mine. and the I don't have 5 books yet was directed to how many indie titles I have purchased. jeez simmer down now
K.P. wrote: "lily the books I mentioned aren't mine. and the I don't have 5 books yet was directed to how many indie titles I have purchased. jeez simmer down now"A, I got mixed. Too many members... obviously I need a vacation.
*fixes lily a tom Collins in a tall glass.* take a vacation. or eat a snickers. you're not yourself without a snickers
An Idiot in LoveThe author, David Jester, is one of my favourite indie writers, or at least he was, because he was so good he has finally got a publishing contract. There is something about his writing style that just connects with me as a reader, it's very readable but with an edginess to it. I recommend him a lot. I bought the paperback after reading the ebook as now he is signed to a publisher, they are withdrawing it from amazon to re-publish. I'm hoping he makes it big and I've got a valuable first-edition on my shelf :)
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- Dollhouse by Anya AllanThis was actually the first indie book I read after I got my kindle and - honestly - probably sold me on the fact self-publishing wasn't a joke or consolation prize. I think I actually typed in "dollhouse" into a search and it came up (Never underestimate a title, right?). It was a creepy, mysterious story that was right up my alley and not something I was seeing on bookshelves.
- Till Death and Beyond - Lyn C. JohansonI met Lyn just as a GR friend, we got to talking for a bit and she was gracious and down to earth so I figured I would check out her novel and try to help by putting up a couple reviews. I'm not a huge adult romance reader but the magic kept things interesting for me.
- Strega by Karen Monahan FernandesAnother book where I got to chatting with a nice author and decided to check her book out. She told me she spent about 3 years researching and writing this series and I was impressed with her prose. The first book set up some interesting things so I'm almost certain to check her out again...hopefully not in another 3 years.
Writing on the Wall by Tracey WardI was browsing for a good zombie survival book and this novel was one the first few pages of Amazon's lists in that genre. Tracey had another book series about zombies at the time as well as a scifi-romance, so that's likely what helped get her get into that top 100 at the time. She tells a quick, frightful and funny story which hooked me into other things she wrote so I'm not surprised others felt the same.
- Ethereal by Addison MooreI grabbed this largely because it had an ungodly amount of reviews and about 10 other books in the series, which meant if was impressed by Ms. Moore's writing I had plenty more to read by her...I think I about another 4 books in the series so, yeah, good enough!
I guess the pattern in my indie book buying - at least at the start - was if you were a decent, personable human being instead of a soliciting author I was happy to check out a book so long as it sounded interesting. Otherwise, the book needed to be in the top 100 on Amazon and in a genre I enjoy.
Now, because I'm in groups and such, I'm savvy on different ways to nose around for indie books or pay attention to what others mention but it's still the same principle - don't be a sales person, write something I actually like to read.
I bought most of the indie books I own because of the following: author is fellow member of Sisters in Crime (mystery writers' professional group) and the subject matter was interesting. SinC does so much in the way of support and education for its members, I feel confident of getting a polished book. I bought one because it won a B.R.A.G. medallion on top of the other criteria. I also buy books by authors I've read before and can count on for quality, who I may have discovered through the reviewing process for the now-defunct group The Source. And the final criteria: can I get a Nook book? I may be a dying breed, but I don't have a Kindle and don't want to bother with installing a Kindle app. I support authors who make it easy for me to buy in the format I want.
Wearing the Cape: A Superhero Story was recommended to me. And then I read all its subsequent books because I liked the first one.
I read Strega, its excellent. Am waiting for the next book. Till death and beyond - not so much, didnt like the writing.
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