What are Your Latest Discoveries in your Subscription Services?

A white pair of headphones on top of a stacked red and then brown book against a slate grey background with the words Outstanding Subscription Finds in white lettering below It’s time! Please, please: tell me what you’ve discovered in your reading subscriptions!

If you’ve got any of the subscription services like Scribd, Kindle Unlimited, or the super-sexy Canadians Only Kobo Plus, I want to know what your latest discovery is.

And this doesn’t mean only the paid subscriptions. Library folks may also be using Hoopla Digital to access ebooks and audiobooks, and services like Kanopy to watch scripted series and documentaries.

So, what are you watching, reading, or browsing?

My latest discovery is The House Witch, which promises fantasy and romance with a mystery, with a lead character who is a powerful kitchen witch. In the opening chapters (I’m not far into the book) he cooks a lot of food, and hits some crappy people with a frying pan, so I’m still on board with this story!

I’m also looking for mysteries inside the subscriptions I have, especially historical ones, so if you’ve enjoyed a series, please share it!

What books, audiobooks, or other romance reading have you discovered recently in your subscription that you’d recommend to others? If you can also tell us what genre the book is, that would help a lot for those who like to CTRL-F their rec threads.

So, please share! What recent treasures have you discovered? 

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  1. DiscoDollyDeb says:

    Kindle Unlimited is such a standard part of my reading experience, I tend to forget that not everyone has it. Many of the books are read are on KU, so my subscription generally pays for itself within the first week of the month. A recent KU gem was Winter Renshaw’s LOVE AND KEROSENE, which features the “man falling for his late-brother’s fiancée” and “couple renovate a house” tropes. It’s a rather melancholy, downbeat story: the late fiancé/brother was not a good person, and both MCs are dealing with the fallout from his behavior. For a book with “kerosene” in the title, the story is very much a slow-burn (lol) and, essentially closed-door (or, at most, door very slightly ajar), but I thought it was well-written and enjoyed it a lot. I plan to write about it in more detail in the next WAYR.

  2. kkw says:

    Hoopla has a bunch of the Manning Coles spy novels that KJ Charles recently recommended. Haven’t gotten to them yet myself. Old wwi-ii novels written by former spy, which I think makes them thrillers more than mysteries as a genre.

  3. KatiM says:

    I found several Jody Hedlund medieval romances in my Hoopla audio. All are about 7 hours and I assume closed door since I think she’s a Christian romance author. The one I listened to had the only one horse trope and a lot of longing romantic looks. It was fun.

  4. Bennett says:

    Kindle Unlimited has two of Madeleine Brent’s classic romantic suspense books (“Tregaron’s Daughter” and “Stranger at Wildings”). I’m very happy to see e-versions of some older books like this.

  5. Jcp says:

    I also have Kindle Unlimited which I love as well. Did you know you can save money on Kindle Unlimited by buying yourself or others a 6, 12, or 24 month gift subscription. Just google it so you land on the correct web page before purchasing. If you do decide to buy yourself a Kindle Unlimited gift subscription, you will have to contact Amazon on the day you schedule it to start, so the correct amount will be deducted from your payment method all at once. There is no hassle from Amazon but their computer system does not automatically recognize that humans buy themselves gift subscriptions. You can not pay for it using an Amazon gift card and it’s non refundable. Last year, I bought myself a 24 month gift subscription for $151.71 US which works out to $6.32 a month versus the regular monthly price of $9.99 plus tax in the US. Along with the free website http://www.Ereaderiq.com (in the US and Uk) which allows you to trackKindle titles (you set the price) or author, I save so much money finding free or when Kindle book price drops occur so that I can grab titles on my watch list list at my desired price on Amazon. Between KU, Ereaderiq and the library along with the help of SBTB I always have plenty to read for free or at a low cost.

  6. Kris says:

    Hoopla has become my new best friend. I’ve borrowed 5 books right away that I would have been waiting weeks to months for on Libby. Highly recommend it.

  7. DonnaMarie says:

    I did not fully utilize my first KU subscription, more fool I. My baby bro gave me another subscription last Christmas and with my new Kindle with its backlighting perfect for reading in bed, I have been in book hog heaven. I previously mention glomming onto all things J. Seaman (billionaire bachelor brother doctors and a considerable back list). Currently I am deep diving into Erin Nichols’ Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild series. I am uncharacteristically reading out of order and haven’t read even one of the previous series that this is an offshoot of. I am enjoying them otterly. And I mean otterly, because OTTERS. Also blessedly written in third person.

  8. Sue says:

    I’m about to spring for a subscription to Dropout.tv. I’ve really been enjoying listening to some of their free D&D audio content and want more!

  9. Ulrike says:

    I cancelled Netflix, but I kept DropoutTV. I was/am watching it regularly, and with Netflix it was always, “I want to watch that when I have some time.”

    The thing I discovered recently was that I haven’t watched all the seasons of Foyle’s War. I can check out the DVDs from one library OR I can watch episodes via Hoopla from another library.

    Also, if you have Amazon Prime, there are some free Kindle books (like a miniature version of Kindle Unlimited) and some of *those* also come with free-to-borrow Audible editions! I do have an Audible subscription, but I don’t think that’s required to use this feature. I currently have the Steven Crossley narration of Agatha Christie’s The Secret of Chimneys on loan. I see Jenny Lawson’s I Choose Darkness also listed as “Read & Listen for Free.” I enjoyed If the Fates Allow by Rainbow Rowell last Christmas, and it’s still listed.

    I also used my library’s digital subscription to Consumer Reports when I was replacing my dishwasher 10 days ago.

  10. Ulrike says:

    Kindle Prime Reading: go to https://www.amazon.com/s?i=prime-reading to search by genre or go to https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/hz/bookshelf/prime/ if you want to be able to select Audible books.

    In addition to If the Fates Allow, which I mentioned above, I see Kindle-only listings for Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall, which I haven’t read, but which Carrie S gave a B+. Heiress for Hire by Madeline Hunter earned a B- from Catherine Heloise. Amanda made a cocktail for Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries.

    Last night, I snagged Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey since that’s the next Knöves Storytelling project (they did Murray Mysteries based on Dracula in 2021-2022), and I see most of the other Austen novels listed with free Audible narration, as well.

    If you’re paying for Prime, don’t miss out on the included Kindle books!

  11. Lynn S says:

    I can recommend 2 books I enjoyed on KU this fall. For Halloween (or anytime really) I liked Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross. It’s a whole series so more to look forward to. I also loved Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills. That one has an audiobook included.

  12. Christie Lamphier says:

    I read A LOT of books on Kindle Unlimited, but my favorite to rec is the urban fantasy series Terrestrial Affairs by Chelsea Gaither. It seriously does not get enough love. Astrid works for Terrestrial Affairs, which is like a social services agency for the paranormal. They make sure new shifters get therapy, help blood addicted vampires get into rehab, assist parents when their kids end up possessed…Unfortunately, there are also always things that want to take over the world and as a new FBI liaison, Astrid ends up helping that not to happen. The characters are fully realized and diverse, Astrid is capable and competent, and the writing is just excellent with great descriptions. If you want to check it out, make sure to start with book 0, Stone’s Throw!

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