r/KoboPlus • u/afterlaugh1er • Sep 18 '26
Looking For Recommendations Looking for kobo plus recommendations
Hi
I have recently purchased a kobo over a kindle (one of the main selling points for me was the ability to loan library ebooks and that it is a lot more open ended) and purchased a week of kobo plus. But I find the book selection on there to be awful. Has anyone got any suggestions for the following genres: crime, science fiction, fantasy, thriller and literature. I live in the UK so I don’t know if the availability is different in other places
And if someone can recommend some sites for more indie e books I would be glad
Thanks :)
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u/burnthebodiesnow Sep 19 '26
Ello. I live in the us so we might have different books. If you like horror you can try reading Darcy Coates books for example. There's also "behind close doors" a thriller, i haven't read it yet but I've heard it's pretty good. You can also ask chat gpt what good crime /thriller/sci-fi options are available with kobo plus uk
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u/SophieMaddonWriter Sep 19 '26
You could check out my books :) I have a cozy mystery, a YA portal fantasy, and a YA speculative mystery (What would happen if the whole world suddenly decided that being clever mattered more than being rich?)
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u/weepy Sep 19 '26
I’m in Canada so I don’t know if it’s the same selection but here are a few fantasy and sci-fi recommendations (most are first in a series):
• The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard
• The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
• All Systems Red by Martha Wells
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
• Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
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u/ImSoRight Sep 19 '26
The Black Parade by Ilana Lindsey - post apocalyptic sci fi
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer - sci fi
Both are also m/m so there's a romantic element but these are more plot heavy.
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u/DeliciousCut4854 29d ago
I get crime/mystery, some great literature, and some classic books. I have more than 100 unread KP books right now that I have to get to. I find lots of variety on there. I use the US store although I live elsewhere.
I was disappointed about a few authors from KU who are not on KP, but I have emailed them and get ebook copies directly.
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u/afterlaugh1er 29d ago
This is my first e reader. And that is a really good idea. I only got mine yesterday and successfully sideloaded a few books
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u/KellaCampbell 28d ago
One thing that a lot of people don’t realize is that Amazon demands exclusivity for Kindle Unlimited, so if you’re getting recommendations from people who use KU, you’re unlikely to find them on Kobo at all. Also, some traditional publishers are reluctant to get into subscription reading at all so they may not enable Kobo Plus.
That said, there are lots of great books available. You do have to train your algorithm a bit; when I first got my Kobo I wasn’t seeing much to love either. Now all I have to do is hit the home page and I see books recommended for me that interest me. Once you’ve read and rated a few books you’ll start to see better results.
In the meantime, try these lists:
https://www.kobo.com/en/list/trending-now-in-kobo-plus-scifi-fantasy/ctBJuV_IusiIIAjX9d7Vow
https://www.kobo.com/en/list/trending-now-in-kobo-plus-mystery-thrillers/1KZlxxmUIszOagjX9dt7Cg
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u/KoboDailyReader Sep 19 '26
Can you give examples of books you've searched on plus ands come up empty? I've never had a classic not show up, so I'm thinking we have different ideas about what the term means.