I totally get the urge to hunt down free reads—budgets can be tight, and books pile up fast! For 'Birthday' by that author, your best bets are legit free options like library apps (Libby, Hoopla) or sites like Project Gutenberg for classics. Sometimes authors share free chapters on their websites or through newsletters.
That said, I’d caution against sketchy sites offering full downloads—they often rip off creators, and the quality’s dodgy (missing pages, wonky formatting). If you’re patient, ebook deals pop up all the time; I snagged 'Birthday' for $1.99 last month on a Kindle sale. Worth checking the author’s social media too—they might announce freebie days!