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Old 02-01-2018, 06:59 AM   #1
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Free Or Cheap Compelling Books With Happy Ends

I haven't read much lately, I've been too busy writing. I would love recommendations for something free or low priced which grabs the reader's attention immediately, and is well-written and easy to read. Happy endings please, I hate books with sad endings.

As for genres, not fantasy, or sci-fi, nor YA. I'm open to any other genre, including romance and light thriller. Basically, if you've read a good, cheap ebook lately, please let me know about it.

Kindle format please.

Thanks lots in advance.
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I recalled this old thread about lighthearted books - prices weren't mentioned but maybe it would still give you some ideas:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=231548
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Old 02-01-2018, 11:31 AM   #3
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Be sure and check out our Patricia Clark Memorial Library where we have a ton of free, out of copywright books
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Old 02-02-2018, 02:27 PM   #4
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Thanks. I check the library often, but need something more modern. Although I love classics, I'm just not in the mood for them right now.

As for the linked thread; I'm looking for compelling rather than lighthearted, apart from the happy ending. Something you just can't put down from page one.

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Old 02-02-2018, 03:34 PM   #5
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The book Bruno and Sylvia by Lewis Carroll has a happy ending because when you get to the end, you are happy to no longer be reading it.
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The MR book club read Bucky F&%@ing Dent by David Duchovney and it had a really good ending.

I don't know if it's cheap, but I got it from Overdrive.
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Thanks. I check the library often, but need something more modern. Although I love classics, I'm just not in the mood for them right now.

As for the linked thread; I'm looking for compelling rather than lighthearted, apart from the happy ending. Something you just can't put down from page one.
How do you define "happy ending"? Genre romances end with happily every after; traditional mysteries end with the crime solved and the criminal caught--are those endings happy enough to fit what you're looking for?
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By happy ending I mean several things: the plot is nicely tied up, like in an Agatha Christie whodunnit; or the right couple get together; or the baddie gets his comeuppance. It depends upon the genre.

What I don't like in endings are cliffhangers or, for example, thrillers in which they don't manage to save the day, the hero gets killed, the nuclear bomb explodes, or they don't manage to prevent whatever disaster from happening.

So a happy ending is a satisfying one. I don't want to wade through 300 plus pages then feel like throwing my kindle at the wall! (A fate which often befell paperbacks.)
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What I don't like in endings are cliffhangers or, for example, thrillers in which they don't manage to save the day, the hero gets killed, the nuclear bomb explodes, or they don't manage to prevent whatever disaster from happening.
Would you mind a book with a cliffhanger but the series is completed and eventually there is a happy ending?
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I thought it would be relatively easy to come up with some titles, but I must read too many depressing books. Everything seems to have some final twist that serves to disrupt the otherwise happy ending. Or else the books wallow in gloom--I just finished a suspense thriller with three main characters; although the villain is punished, two of the three die (unnecessarily) and the third suffers a tragedy (also unnecessarily).

I've drawn a blank.
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JS: I don't really like series, I can never be bothered to read the subsequent books.

Catlady: Thanks for trying. I'd hate the example you gave and only be held back by the cost from throwing my kindle at the wall!

There must be some compelling reads with satisfying endings written in English which don't cost a fortune.

Help!
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JS: I don't really like series, I can never be bothered to read the subsequent books.
I will recommend The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. I know this is the first book of a series, but I'm going to recommend it anyway. You don't have to read the other books to really enjoy this one. It's that good and it does have an ending. On GoodReads it has 29,390 rating and an average star rating of 4.18. That's quite good. But if you do want to read more, the second book is out and the thrid book is due in July 2018.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...l-angry-planet

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When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possibly want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and some distance from her past.

And nothing could be further from what she's known than the crew of the Wayfarer.

From Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the chatty engineers who keep the ship running, to the noble captain Ashby, life aboard is chaotic and crazy—exactly what Rosemary wants. That is until the crew is offered the job of a lifetime tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet. Sure, they'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years, but risking her life wasn't part of the job description.

The journey through the galaxy is full of excitement, adventure, and mishaps for the Wayfarer team. And along the way, Rosemary comes to realize that a crew is a family, and that family isn't necessarily the worst thing in the universe…as long as you actually like them.
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I will recommend The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. I know this is the first book of a series, but I'm going to recommend it anyway. You don't have to read the other books to really enjoy this one. It's that good and it does have an ending. On GoodReads it has 29,390 rating and an average star rating of 4.18. That's quite good. But if you do want to read more, the second book is out and the thrid book is due in July 2018.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...l-angry-planet
Am I wrong or can you download it for free at goodreads?
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Terisa: you can download it for free, but only in epub.

JSWolf: I mentioned in my original post that sci fi is a genre I don't particularly like.
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Never mind, I missed that you said no sci-fi.

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