Peter was sure I’d enjoy Kindle Unlimited
Keep in mind that all of these books are free to read with Kindle Unlimited
I downloaded a few of the popular titles to test the waters, but the first two were complete duds. Either the writing was terrible or there were so many grammar mistakes that I was tempted to drop-kick my Kindle across the parking lot. (Yeah, they were that bad.)
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The first series I successfully “clicked” with was Witching Savannah by J.D. Horn. Growing up in the Deep South, I could easily relate to the places and people, and who doesn’t love a good urban fantasy plot? I hear Mother Jilo’s voice in my head when I read her dialogue; growing up around similar speech patterns helps a bit, I suppose! It was thoroughly enchanting, and I can’t wait for the last book in the series to be released later this year.
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Next up was the Wayward Pines trilogy by Blake Crouch. Wow…this series was a doozy. Fair warning: The first book will make you feel as though you’re going insane right along with the main character. It’s actually pretty incredible. If you can get past the author’s habit of making clauses believe they’re full sentences, you will thoroughly enjoy the series.
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The Magic 2.0 series by Scott Meyer had been beckoning me from the Kindle store for a while, and it looked too intriguing to pass up. The two books in the series tell the spectacular tale of Martin, an experienced hacker turned newbie wizard in an incredible series of events. Just remember: “The first rule of using magic staffs and wands is that you never make the obvious joke.”
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Then we have the Wool Omnibus (Silo Saga) by Hugh Howey. This edition has all 5 Wool stories in it, including the first short story and its final four segments, which tell the tale of Silo 18. It takes a little while to fully grasp the reality you’re reading about, but once you’re in, you’re going for quite a ride. I think I’ll dig into the Shift Omnibus (three stories) and Dust, the final book in the series, as soon as I finish my current series!
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And finally, the series I’m currently on is A Modern Witch by Debora Geary. These are just FUN. Ms. Geary very obviously knows her witch & pagan material, and it’s an absolute delight. Writers who get it wrong often get it WAY wrong, but these books are right on the money. They make me wish I had real magic too — or at least had friends and family as colorful as her characters. These are books that make me want to crawl inside and live there. 🙂 I won’t post links to all of the books, since there are a TON of them, so here’s a link that will get you started:
A Modern Witch
Make sure you start with the first book, A Modern Witch, and not with the first book in her follow-up series, Witch Central. I accidentally did and am finding the early books more enjoyable, since I’m being introduced to the characters properly. I kinda jumped in at the late-middle of the series, and was like, “Huh? Who is that again?” quite a bit.
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Whew!! I’m going to add an Amazon widget to my sidebar to help keep track of all these awesome finds. I hope you guys find something you enjoy in this huge pile of books…let me know when/if you’ve read them, and what you think!