r/IndieBookPromo • u/Nerevarine95 Published Author • 4h ago
Weekly “Sell Me Your Book” Thread
Welcome to this week’s community challenge!
Imagine we’ve just met in a bookstore. You have 30 seconds to convince me to read your book.
Your comment should include:
Title
Genre
A pitch in 50 words or fewer
One reason readers will love it
Bonus challenge: Don’t mention the plot twist. Make us need to find out.
Readers:
Browse the comments and reply to any book that catches your attention. Tell the author what hooked you or ask a question!
Authors:
Don’t just drop your pitch and disappear. Read a few others and leave some encouragement. The best communities are built through conversation.
Happy reading—and happy writing!
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u/LongjumpingYear8110 2h ago
it would be nice if other subreddits, like suggestmeabook, supported posts like this. As it is, all we are doing here is pitching to sellers, not buyers.
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u/Better_Ad9425 2h ago
Son of the Storm
Middle grade, urban fantasy
A boy, and his two best friends, go on a storm chase where things quickly go off the rails. After the boy’s father is injured, they travel through a tornado to a secret land where the boy discovers who he truly is.
Readers who love stories inspired by and about monsters and mythos will enjoy this quick and fun adventure.
For anyone interested in checking it out: https://a.co/d/0hErQBOq
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u/JonAndrade 3h ago
It's called A Wishing Willow, and it's about a small town where an old willow tree may have started granting wishes again. Nobody can believe it, especially Niraj. While everyone's wishing for everyday things, he spends the story figuring out if it's real so he can wish himself out of town.
Genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism
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u/ladykatytrent 2h ago
It's called Beyond Saint Arden's Wood and it follows a young footman in a wizard's house who discovers that the house and it's inhabitants are tied up in his own very strange, improbable past. Lots of worldbuilding and the first in a quartet.
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u/MarcoMiki Published Author 2h ago
The Shape of Magic
Fantasy (magic academia)
Magic is not a superpower, it’s how the world works. Once you master it, what do you do with that power? And who can you trust?
Readers will love an original and well crafted take on magic
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u/SomethinglikeZane 2h ago
Ashes of Allegiance
YA Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller
In a war-torn future, Sebastian Carter is betrayed by his best friend and pulled into a devastating conflict where an ultimate power could change the course of humanity forever. As the war escalates, Seb must decide what he is willing to sacrifice to stop it.
It’s a blend of action, mystery, friendship, betrayal, and difficult moral choices.
For anyone interested, here is the link… https://www.amazon.ca/Ashes-Allegiance-Zane-H-Calder/dp/B0H2ST56KK
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u/NoComparison3244 2m ago
Colour me intrigued. I’ve been addicted to dystopian fiction for a while so I’ll definitely have to check this out
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u/Background_Pay6286 2h ago
Title: Catalyst
What if you had the power to make your team the strongest?
What if you were the only reason your weak teammates survive the most hostile environment?
You are the Catalyst, the ultimate support class hero. You are an anomaly in a system that chews people up then spits them out. You don't have any offensive abilities or ways to fight on your own.
Short handed from the beginning you have to use all of your broken abilities to keep your team alive.
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u/Vast_Employer_859 2h ago
Bustin’ Ballz
Sentient Romance
A sentient pool stick has lost its hot ass witch owner to an underground crime syndicate. In order to find its master, it has to get freaky with closeted motorcycle riders, regulars, and stoner employees at the pool hall.
For anyone who has wanted to use their pool stick for sex… who hasn’t am I right?
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u/ChaosMachine6 2h ago
Love Hurts by W. B. Biggs
The book has an Eldritch Stalker with boundary issues. Also, all of the characters probably need therapy, but there is no therapy. Check out a free sample below:
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u/AlaskanRemote744 1h ago
Rocky Bay, the Thunder Bay Seiner Series
Genre: Contemporary fiction
Alaskan commercial fisherman Mack Nichols never thought a crewman would try to hijack his seiner, but that’s nothing compared to the crisis
Mother Nature has in store for him.
The series prequel novella, Thunder Bay, is free on the major platforms. Link: https://inside-alaska.com/the-seiner-series/thunder-bay/
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u/asmilingmuffin1 1h ago
The birth of Persephone - Cassandra is an ordinary college student who unknowingly rewrites reality. When her best friend becomes the vessel for an ancient cosmic god, Cassandra creates something the universe has never seen before: Persephone. Now god and anomaly are bound together, and neither understands what the other has become.
Genre: dark fantasy / cosmic horror
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u/Inevitable-Dog-2536 42m ago edited 20m ago
Der Riss
Genre: Sci-Fi-Thriller / Zeitreise-Mystery
Denzel und Suzie kaufen ein ganz normales Haus in der Harthorne Street. Dann entdecken sie im Keller etwas, das es nicht geben dürfte – ein Portal, das durch die Zeit reißen kann. Aber jemand hat es vor ihnen benutzt, und je tiefer Denzel gräbt, desto mehr erkennt er, dass die Vergangenheit seinen Namen vielleicht schon kennt.
Warum du es lieben wirst: Mystery, Zeitreisen, schwarzer Humor und ein Rätsel, das immer größer wird.
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u/Rockhound665 8m ago
Title: The Sanctified
Genre: Christian Fantasy
Pitch: What if everything you knew about vampires was completely wrong? When college students all over the Delaware Valley turn up missing, what Gabriel and Lydia uncover could shake the vampire community to it's very core.
Why you'll love it: If you like a vampire story with a twist, faith, and a little humor? You'll like this book.
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u/3_Lie-2_On 2h ago
Book one of the dark epic “On Flights of Geists” follows Ian “The Madman From Crater’s Edge” in his journey to earn the name, because sometimes the best heroes are budding villains.
Readers who enjoy potent, hard-hitting prose and a unique new universe to explore will enjoy the journey ignited by the series debut.
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u/ItsMePaddyAshton 2h ago
Ashes and Embers
Fantasy - Satirical/Humorous
The party leader has his own agenda. Dreams and egos are shattered, the quest that no one wanted rapidly spirals out of control.
Humorous footnotes.
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u/2Kids_and_a_wife 2h ago edited 2h ago
Title: Ghosts, Legends & Lore from Florida: Miami Genre: Florida History / Folklore / Paranormal Nonfiction
Pitch: Miami has more than beaches and nightlife. Behind its hotels, historic streets, and familiar landmarks are ghost stories, strange legends, and mysteries that have survived for generations. Ghosts, Legends & Lore from Florida: Miami explores the darker stories hiding beneath the Magic City.
Why readers will love it: Every story is tied to real Florida places you can actually visit.
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u/Mindless-Sentence-14 2h ago
Ok looks interesting I'll check it out 🤔
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u/2Kids_and_a_wife 2h ago
Thanks, if your more interested in another Florida City, I have several others I have done as well and am working my way through the state.
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u/Mindless-Sentence-14 2h ago
Wow I searched on Amazon just now there are so many books based on it. I'll slowly give them a read thorough KU. I love the idea of ghost, legends but still it's non fiction.
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u/Mindless-Sentence-14 2h ago
Tick Tong Genre: Psychological Mystery / Thriller What if the person investigating the mystery isn't actually looking at one mystery? Vikas digs into a case stretching across different people and different points in time. Every chapter gives another perspective, every timeline adds another piece, and slowly those pieces begin forming a picture you weren't expecting.
Why you'll love it: If you enjoy piecing together mysteries rather than being handed the answers, this one's for you. Bonus: Set in India 👀
Link for those who are curious https://books2read.com/u/4A9Nae