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Really good but also really cheap Kindle reads

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Feenie · 06/04/2020 20:34

Getting through a book a day easily atm and realised it is costing me a fortune Blush

I'll start - really enjoyed Little Friends today - 99p

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QKCTJFR/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

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Lurleene · 08/04/2020 22:19

The new Heidi Perks novel Three Perfect Liars is 99p at the moment. Sorry I can't do a link for some reason.
I haven't read it yet but enjoyed her previous two novels so would recommend it. I think one was a Richard and Judy pick.

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 08/04/2020 22:02

I enjoyed this series of novels, the first one is free and occasionally the second one is free too. [[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gauguin-Connection-Book-Genevieve-Lenard-ebook/dp/B008X3NCRE/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=genevieve+lenard&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1586379680&sr=8-3]]

FthisS · 08/04/2020 21:53

Sorry if this is well known, but you can return kindle books for a refund. I only found this out a few months back.

PleasantVille · 08/04/2020 19:53

Maybe I've got lockdown brain but I'm still not understanding which ones you, mean. f you buy a book you can always keep it, if you borrow it via Prime reading it's the same as a library book.

Which are the ones do you mean when you say Tried Amazon Prime in January but I like to own the books when I've bought them

moobar · 08/04/2020 19:52

I enjoyed one moment Linda green, was 99p now 1.99.

Also just got found 99p Erin kinsley.

Have also downloaded little people as suggested OP.

I'm also on about one a day.

I HATED normal people sally Rooney and actually returned it, even though it was less than a pound. It is written without any speech quotes and I couldn't process it.

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Feenie · 08/04/2020 19:11

No, kindle books! You keep the ones you buy, but the ones you read with your Prime Subscription disappear when Prime does.

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PleasantVille · 08/04/2020 17:19

You like to owne the physical books? That makes sense, I was worried that books I've paid for on my Kindle but have yet read weren't mine and might be taken away if I don't renew my Prime subscription.

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Feenie · 08/04/2020 17:17

Should have said I like to own the books when I've read them, sorry.

Will put that on my wishlist, thanks ravenmum.

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ravenmum · 08/04/2020 16:16

In Five Years seems very readable so far
www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Years-Rebecca-Serle/dp/1529405815?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

PleasantVille · 08/04/2020 16:08

Tried Amazon Prime in January but I like to own the books when I've bought them, since I share my family account with my parents

I have Amazon Prime and as far as I understand it I do own any book that I've bought, why would being a prime member make any difference to whether you own the book? Aside from Prime Reads and the monthly free book the cost is the same as for anyone else.

Is it something specific to a family account?

picklemewalnuts · 08/04/2020 08:22

I enjoyed the 'little friends' book you recommended.

Also 'watching, the making of Riley Paige' by Blake Pierce.

The 'Laura Nelson Collection' Patricia Gussin was good too, though I found it hard to get started. Somewhere between a family saga and a detective novel opens in Detroit, 1967.

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Feenie · 07/04/2020 23:01

Any good?

Read Life, Death and Vanilla Slices today, by Jenny Eclair - £2.99, excellent. She's a bit annoying on TV but this is the second of her novels I've read and really enjoyed - she's a great writer.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0089YH5RA/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

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RubbishQueen · 07/04/2020 20:14

I read 'The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay' the first one was free on the kindle. The next 2 in the series I could borrow for free. Not sure how it why, perhaps because I have prime...?

TabbyStar · 07/04/2020 20:08

Problem with the library is not being able to download to Kindle, I don't want to be looking at an iPad screen, especially before bed, don't know if there is any way around this.

JoeGargery · 07/04/2020 12:52

Banging on about the library- but the cost doesn’t matter if you have this so it will alter recommendations.

Am enjoying Gillian Flynn’s dark objects if that helps

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Feenie · 07/04/2020 09:26

Yes, but still would rather actual book recommendations please Smile

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Louise91417 · 07/04/2020 08:56

If you are a member of a library you can download the libby app...books are free..i swear by it..Wink

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Feenie · 07/04/2020 08:53

Tried Amazon Prime in January but I like to own the books when I've bought them, since I share my family account with my parents.

I have Bookbub and ereaderiq, both handy.

I Thought I Knew You is good, ClosedAura.

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RustyBear · 06/04/2020 22:08

As well as BookBub, there's also ereaderiq which has plenty of free or cheap books - you can set your preferences & get emails about new offers

uk.ereaderiq.com/freebies/

ClosedAuraOpenMind · 06/04/2020 22:01

I downloaded I Thought I Knew You for 99p today and it looks reasonable - it's about 2best friends, torn apart when the son of one is accused of raping the daughter of the other
not read it yet, but it has decent reviews, so thought it worth a mention

Gotthetshirt23 · 06/04/2020 21:56

Intimate Strangers - currently free , first in a series

picklemewalnuts · 06/04/2020 21:53

The Atlantis Grail books by Vera Nazarin.

GBroGal · 06/04/2020 21:29

Project Gutenberg - you can select the Kindle option on a lot of the titles and they are all free

Binglebong · 06/04/2020 21:28

Load of freebies - some good classics in there. www.amazon.co.uk/b?node=21173577031&pf_rd_p=7ac4a7a0-9ab0-4b52-8f32-b5ed83616683&pf_rd_r=F01JFH34D45SFWF21BCJ&pd_rd_wg=dYPeD&pd_rd_w=Vvk9T&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&pd_rd_r=F01JFH34D45SFWF21BCJ it's meant to be free but double check!

I second bookbub.