Last Five(ish) cheap Kindle books
Jul. 1st, 2013 09:10 amI've become something of a Kindle deal addict: I check the Daily Deal page almost every day, I look forward to the beginning of the month, to see what'll be on sale this month. (July is pretty terrible: the only two books I might buy are about golf and being a good Christian.) I'm still stuck on the Kindle thing though: on the one hand, I occasionally buy Kindle books after reading library versions, so I can transcribe my notes into a searchable format; on the other hand, I don't really want to own genre fiction books and I definitely don't want to be reading books on screen late at night (which is often when I read genre fiction). It's fascinating to me how library buying patterns are changing: there's more genre fiction available, but the library isn't buying as much of anything except the bestsellers, even in electronic format. I assume they'll eventually start buying more smaller press genre fiction in ebooks, but maybe that's wishful thinking.
Crimes Against Magic, Steve McHugh: Recommended by
sgtkane, this one had an interesting premise: it's Jason Bourne meets Harry Dresden. Except stupider. The character has a permanent Idiot Ball and given that I read 14 Anita Blake books, it takes a lot of stupidity for me to notice. e.g. ( spoiler )
Convent of the Pure, Sara Harvey: I can't remember why I bought this; I think
theferrett is friends with the author. If you like urban paranormal with ghosts, angels, and fairies, set in a school for the gifted, it might be your cup of tea.
Sorrow Wood, Raymond Atkins: I loved the writing so much, I started quoting it to Julian. The story is excellent, a mystery set in a tiny Southern town as an excuse to get to know some wacky folks and their history, with just a frisson of magical realism. I should read more Southern writers, although I can't understand why I stil haven't bought the author's other cheap-on-Kindle book.
Midnight in St. Petersburg, Barbara Webb: I think this was another Friend of Ferrett book, very typical urban paranormal meets A-Team. I enjoyed the vignettes of St. Petersburg, a city I'm unlikely to visit, and for the genre, it's not terrible. The POV character is a poor, naive sensitive sent with a Templar, a half-Fey, and a vampire to investigate some murders. I'd have this on hold if it were available at any of my libraries.
Her Knight in Black Leather, JM Stewart: A short romance novel that still manages to spend many, many paragraphs talking about how the hero was so thoughtful and understood her. Shit, I think this means I'd like Twilight. Also, they don't have sex on/near his motorcycle, wtf.
Dead Spots, Melissa F. Olson: Urban paranormal about a magic-voider who cleans up crime scenes for LA's witches, vampires, and werewolves. Very good and I would buy the next in the series, but some of the antagonists get so vicious at the end, I'm not sure I want to find out what happens next to our poor heroine.
Crimes Against Magic, Steve McHugh: Recommended by
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Convent of the Pure, Sara Harvey: I can't remember why I bought this; I think
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Sorrow Wood, Raymond Atkins: I loved the writing so much, I started quoting it to Julian. The story is excellent, a mystery set in a tiny Southern town as an excuse to get to know some wacky folks and their history, with just a frisson of magical realism. I should read more Southern writers, although I can't understand why I stil haven't bought the author's other cheap-on-Kindle book.
Midnight in St. Petersburg, Barbara Webb: I think this was another Friend of Ferrett book, very typical urban paranormal meets A-Team. I enjoyed the vignettes of St. Petersburg, a city I'm unlikely to visit, and for the genre, it's not terrible. The POV character is a poor, naive sensitive sent with a Templar, a half-Fey, and a vampire to investigate some murders. I'd have this on hold if it were available at any of my libraries.
Her Knight in Black Leather, JM Stewart: A short romance novel that still manages to spend many, many paragraphs talking about how the hero was so thoughtful and understood her. Shit, I think this means I'd like Twilight. Also, they don't have sex on/near his motorcycle, wtf.
Dead Spots, Melissa F. Olson: Urban paranormal about a magic-voider who cleans up crime scenes for LA's witches, vampires, and werewolves. Very good and I would buy the next in the series, but some of the antagonists get so vicious at the end, I'm not sure I want to find out what happens next to our poor heroine.