Reviews by amanda reads

Affliction
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Aug 01 2022 – 08:20 AM

A New View

I find reviewing memoirs very difficult so I try not to do it very often. It is hard for me to...

Finding Freedom
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Aug 01 2022 – 07:24 AM

Lovely!

I find reviewing memoirs very difficult so I try not to do it very often. It is hard for me to...

Never After
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Jan 24 2022 – 07:18 AM

So fun!

Never After by Melissa de la Cruz is the start of a new middle grade series and I cannot wait to...

Beasts of Prey
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Oct 02 2021 – 08:35 AM

Yes!

Beasts of Prey introduces us to Koffi and Ekon, two fantastically crafted characters who are...

So Many Beginnings
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Sep 06 2021 – 07:11 AM

Yes!

I can't say enough about how much I love So Many Beginnings by Bethany C. Morrow. I was initially...

Firekeeper's Daughter
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Apr 20 2021 – 10:43 AM

Yes!

I cannot say enough about how much I LOVE "Firekeeper's Daughter." Not only was the book filled...

All That Was
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Nov 07 2020 – 11:10 AM

Bummer...

I really wanted to love this book - and after reading the preview on Bookish First, I really...

Skyhunter
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Sep 29 2020 – 09:18 AM

Yes!

When I saw that Marie Lu's new book Skyhunter was coming up on BookishFirst, I checked my points...

Corrupted Humours
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Sep 01 2020 – 11:37 AM

Not for me :(

The first few pages of Corrupted Humours, which I previewed on Bookish First, were very...

Ikenga
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Aug 18 2020 – 01:50 PM

A Good Middle Grade Read

This is the first book that I have read by Nnedi Okorafor. I love this quote that she made on...

The Kinder Poison
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Jul 05 2020 – 10:45 AM

Yes!

If you tell me in the description that a book is perfect for fans of Holly Black, I am...

The Shadows
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Jun 30 2020 – 11:12 AM

WOW!

The Shadows is a fantastic thriller that I could not put down! The back-and-forth timelines...

Jo & Laurie
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Jun 02 2020 – 11:22 AM

Give it a chance!

It wasn't bad! It was fun to revisit with characters that feel like old friends. A reimagined...

The Extraordinaries
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May 21 2020 – 11:37 AM

So fun!!

Just reading the description of this book, I knew this was going to be something that I would...

Body Language
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Apr 13 2020 – 08:23 AM

Lovely!

Short story collections have never really been on my TBR before. In fact, to my memory, this is...

Members Only
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Apr 13 2020 – 08:13 AM

Mixed emotions...

I have very mixed emotions on Members Only, hence the neutral three-star rating. Books that look...

Good Boy
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Mar 27 2020 – 10:44 AM

A Lovely Memoir

I'm a new dog owner, so all of a sudden movies like A Dog's Purpose and books like Good Boy look...

Wake Up, Wanda Wiley
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Feb 11 2020 – 04:09 PM

Very Unique

Sometimes you pick up a book, read the description and you think, "How is the author going to...

The Kingdom of Back
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Dec 30 2019 – 06:46 PM

Wow!

Marie Lu is one author who I will automatically read no matter what she puts out there. The...

Sparrow
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Dec 23 2019 – 05:02 AM

I wanted to love it...

I really wanted to love this book and after reading the first chapter, I did! But from there, the...