Free Kindle Books

You know, as the owner of a Kindle, I'm offered free books almost constantly.

Well, my mom is, anyways, since both our Kindles are under her name. But whenever she sees a fantasy book or maybe some other kind of book she thinks I might like, she sends me a link to see if I want that free book.

Some of those books are really great. Talon's Test and the Shield of Faith, by Nicholas Downing? Practically perfection, and I got it for free. The downside being it's the first book in a trilogy which has yet to release the other two books. The Journey, by Laura Lond? Also sheer perfection, although I wasn't quite as crazy about the rest of the series.

But some of those books aren't really anything so good. I turn down some free book offers because the description doesn't look interesting, or the reviews made me wary of it. And some of the books I do get, I'm glad they were free because they were nothing I'd ever want to actually put out money for.

Arcadia's Gift, by Jesi Lea Ryan? I guess the plotline kind of kept me hooked, but only because of the severe amount of torture/drama it contained. I didn't really like the characters, even the main character, or the way the book played out closer to the end. I really disliked some of the author's word choices, and I really hated the ending itself. And this isn't the only book that I've felt a waste of my time but thankfully free so not a waste of any money.

Anyways, I don't really know what my point is here. Maybe I'm just reflecting on my free books experiences. They really can go either way, or even somewhere in between. I've also read books that the first book was okay, but I wasn't really interested in buying the rest of the series, although no examples come immediately to mind. Your thoughts?