Dreck

On most days, I check the “Deals” section of the Amazon Kindle Store for titles I want to read and can get cheap. As I go through the list of titles, I encounter mostly dreck. I thought I would present a list of the most revolting titles from today’s deals. As they were obviously written with little attention to care, I thought it would be best not to italicize or boldface the titles. They barely even deserve upper case letters.

• That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly [the] Lemming
• The Perfect Marriage: A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense [Gripping where?]
• The Healer’s Way (Book 1): A Portal Progression Fantasy Series [Huh?]
• Future Proof: The Time Travel Novel That Everyone’s Talking About. [I sincerely doubt that]
• Stranded: The Bestselling Psychological Thriller with a Jaw-Dropping Twist, Perfect for Summer [of 1953?]
• Heat of the Moment: A Billionaire Romance [Must be self love]
• The Patriot: A Second Chance, Fake Relationship Romance [What?]
• Forge Master: A LitRPG Adventure [When I found out that LitRPG meant literary role playing game, I yawned and thought “greasy kid stuff”]
• The Hero She Needs by Anna [the] Hack[ett]
• Come Back for Me: A Small Town Second Chance Romance [Jeez, that must be a whole genre]
• Fury: A Fake Dating Workplace Romance [So, is fake dating a thing now?]
• The Silent Wife: A Gripping Emotional Page Turner with a Twist That Will Take Your Breath Away [I’m choking already]
• Wielder of Shadows: An Enemies to Lovers Fantasy Romance
• This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Young Doctor [Ouch!]
• The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life [About the same way an unhealthy fear of everything would]

I know that most of these titles are destined for women readers; and I know that there is a male equivalent which is just as off-putting. It’s just that Amazon doesn’t feature them in their store deals page.