Free books: I got it free and it was good!

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

Hi honey, I've got a Blake Crouch, all that publicity for him I'll have to move it up my list. I'm quiet because I'm trying to catch up on my TBR books!

[Thea]

Yeah, Patti, I actually think I'm a new fan. Do you have a recommendations?

[Patti (baconater)]

I've not read much of his stuff yet, sorry.

I've read his short story '69 and his short story in a collection called Serial.

[Lyra]

The Kindness of Strangers

travel book... America, penniless. free a few days ago and I enjoyed it. Encounters with 'small town America' some characters.

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Lyra wrote: "The Kindness of Strangers

travel book... America, penniless. free a few days ago and I enjoyed it. Encounters with 'small town America' some characters."

I've just checked and I've got that one! Thanks for the heads up.

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[Jane]

An Apple For Zoë was free, I think a couple of months ago, anyway really exciting book. Murders with a twist of Paranormal. It does end on a cliff hanger, still don't know who did what. Also the title?? Doesn't really refer to anyhting in the book. Great read though!

[Lorraine]

I've just finished SANDMANgot it free last week, and because of the good reviews put it to the top of my pile,i wasn't dissapointed,an excellent read.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I've just finished Are You Positive - would recommend that and the prequel to it, which I have already mentioned here.

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

I really liked The Meyersco Helix fast paced novel, and the plot was different to the run of the mill thrillers.

[Sally]

Okay, I admit that I do know the author of this book, but I'm recommending it because her stories are awesome regardless of that fact! The Edge of the Map by Jax Goss is a collection of very short stories and they're pretty much all excellent :) It's a you-set-the-price book on Smashwords, so you can donate a little if you feel like it, or you can read for free :)

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

[Patti (baconater)]

Ahhh. Now if we feel reticent about recommending books by authors that we know, it defeats the purpose of our group.
Our group is meant to be a sharing between readers and writers.
I, personally, don't think there such a thing as a 'just a writer'. Certainly there is a 'just a reader' though. That is what I am.

Anyway...my point is. Don't ever feel you shouldn't recommend a book you have enjoyed. Ever. For any reason.

[Sally]

READ THE BOOK MY FRIEND WROTE IT IS AWESOME READ IT!

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[Patti (baconater)]

Lmao! That's how it's done!

[Lorraine]

I was looking for French reader websites for Vernon earlier, came across that one where you can only put a link to a book if you've written it... Dont really understand ow that works... Writer is obviously allowed to promote his/her book(s) but readers can't make recommendations... Odd

[Maureen (Mews)]

This short story was a recent freebie. I read it yesterday and enjoyed it. It's a "cosy" type mystery. A wee bit too cosy for me but nevertheless, I know many in our group would like it and it was very well written.

The Misses Moffet Mend a Marriage: A Victorian San Francisco Story

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading this biography at the mo which was a freebie some time ago - it will suit those who enjoy animal stories.

Shelley The Lifeboat Labrador

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[Patti (baconater)]

I've not read that one yet, Maureen but there was another short story by the same author that as worth a read.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dandy-Detects...

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I finished While the Savage Sleeps by Andrew Kaufman yesterday, well recommended and worth the £1.97 it is now.

[Pat ()]

First book in a box set The Ultimate Thriller Box set called Couldn't put it down really enjoyed it. It's a Technothriller The next one is Desert Places by Blake Crouch. Just starting it. Will come back and say if it is as good.

[Kath]

One by our very own Goodreads Author Jamie Sinclair - Chick-Lit - or Contemporary Romance as I believe the genre is now called!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Playground-Co...

[Karina]

I've just finished reading Peter and the Vampires. It's a novel of four novellas. Adventure fantasy stories about Peter, his best friend Dill, and Peter's grandfather. There's swamp monsters, vampires, trolls, and dead men in the garden.

I would put this book at the top of my free book kindle list. It's a light, enjoyable read which will have you laughing, cringing and crying.

http://www.amazon.com/PETER-AND-VAMPI...

[Philip (sarah)]

A wee bit of a twist from me, I read The Survival of Thomas Ford but paid for it. You can get it for free today and tomorrow. John is one of 'our authors'

[Kath]

Philip (sarah) wrote: "A wee bit of a twist from me, I read The Survival of Thomas Ford but paid for it. You can get it for free today and tomorrow. John is one of 'our authors'"

I most heartily second this!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I've just finished A Physician's Plight, although a confusing read, I would recommend it.

[Kay (Golden Girl)]

Ignite wrote: "Philip (sarah) wrote: "A wee bit of a twist from me, I read The Survival of Thomas Ford but paid for it. You can get it for free today and tomorrow. John is one of 'our authors'"
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And I third this !!!

[Elle]

I'm about to post a recommendation but if anyone got this

By The Time You Read This I'll Be Bread: 100 Two Sentence Stories

READ IT!

I really enjoyed it - such a quick read and will give you a laugh at bits, and make you think at others.

[Patti (baconater)]

Cool! I've got it!

[Lindsay]

If you are in to fantasy give a try. It is a really good trilogy.
Also i got for free and it was really good.

[Patti (baconater)]

Thanks Lindsay!

[Lynne (Tigger's Mum)]

I've just finished Secrets From The Dust It was a fascinating story. I didn't read the blurb beforehand and I was drawn into the story completely. A really good read.

[Philip (sarah)]

Thanks Lynne. I think I have that one.

[[deleted user]]

Actually, this was a smashwords book that I paid half price for - but David has offered it free on smashwords. I've just searched the link and it's still free!


http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

It's a historical novella set during and just after world war II which I thoroughly enjoyed and can really recommend!

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[Patti (baconater)]

Finished this one yesterday.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yellow-Crocus...

I quite enjoyed it. Shades of Gone With the Wind and The Help.

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Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "Finished this one yesterday.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yellow-Crocus...

I quite enjoyed it. Shades of..."

Thanks Patti - I'll bump it up my TBR, although it has strong competition from "our" authors!

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[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I read The Virgin Student this week and would thoroughly recommend it.

[Steven]

I was probably one of the few in this group that had not read Carl Ashmore. So, grabbed this when it was free and really enjoying it (mine has a different cover, though):

The Time Hunters

[[deleted user]]

I've just finished reading this which was free some time ago - Eden. I enjoyed it, sci fi romance - a sort of beauty and the beast for grown-ups.

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[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I've nearly finished A Dog Named Slugger and would heartily recommend it.

[Kath]

I have two - and they are both by one of our authors - the lovely Rosen :)

I actually paid for the first one but it has been free and it is ace...

Straight Out of University gave me so many memory links from my own life that I simply has a blast reading it

The other one I did get free and was equally as good albeit completely different.

Footprints was a complete change in both genre and to a certain extent style, although it retained the same sort of language and ease of reading. It is more cerebral than SOOU and I found myself thinking ahead and trying to guess the ending and then talking myself in and out of it as the book progressed.

Both easy and quick reads and, for me anyway, a pleasant change from the usual action/adventure/crime books that I normally choose to read.

[Rosen]

Thanks Kath. Both those titles will be on promotion again in the future, (not that they're expensive at full price!)

[Catalina]

I have read a free one from Amazon a while ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Out of Time

[[deleted user]]

I second the recommendation for A Dog Named Slugger. I'm reading it at the mo and it's a lovely story. It's also quite expensive to buy at over £6! Thankfully, I did download it when it was free.

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[Kath]

Lorraine mentioned this one yesterday but I read it and also recommend it... and it's still free, so there is still time to snaffle it up :)

Tick Tick Tick by GM Clark

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TICK-ebook/dp...

[Kath]

couple of courtroom crime books by the same author - Tim Vicary:

A Game of Proof
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proof-trials-...

and this one which i am actually reading for indieBRAG - http://www.bragmedallion.com/

A Fatal Verdict
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fatal-Verdict...

[Lyra]

Lillian's Story, One Womans Journey through the 20th Century. [Kindle Edition]
Sally Patricia Gardner

Lillian's Story, One Womans Journey through the 20th Century.

liked this a lot. still free 15 may

[Patti (baconater)]

Thanks Lyra!

Here's the amazon linkie-poo

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lillians-Jour...

[Philip (sarah)]

Got Relative Strangers free yesterday and read it overnight.The story is set in Ireland and Dublin,really enjoyed it.

[Kay (Golden Girl)]

Sarah ,have now downloaded Relative Strangers
will probably enjoy as we seem to like a lot of the same books, if I don't well it is free lol!

[Patti (baconater)]

Philip (sarah) wrote: "Got Relative Strangers free yesterday and read it overnight.The story is set in Ireland and Dublin,really enjoyed it."

Thanks lovely! It's still free, too!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/RELATIVE-STRA...

[[deleted user]]

I got The Last English Village when it was free and finished reading it today. I loved it. It's quite a charming tale, a cosy mystery (but not a crime mystery) and with gentle humour. It's the author's first novel so I hope that he writes some more.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Last-Engl...

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