Hello, fellow bookworms! Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda, and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks for visiting. Join the conversation and share your thoughts. Let's get Smitten for Fiction! I've been participating in the Sunrise on the Readathon this month, and our final week has a … Continue reading My Favourite Underrated Books #SunriseOnTheReadathon
Coming Of Age
Reading Wrap-Up May & June 2025
Hello, fellow bookworms! Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda, and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks for visiting. Join the conversation and share your thoughts. Let's get Smitten for Fiction! I haven't done a wrap-up since January, and I've fallen a little behind on my reviews. I … Continue reading Reading Wrap-Up May & June 2025
Sunrise on the Reaping…Deep Dive (some spoilers)
Hello, fellow bookworms! Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda, and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks for visiting. Let's get Smitten for Fiction. This is a review of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Join the conversation and share your thoughts! About The Book 📚 Title: … Continue reading Sunrise on the Reaping…Deep Dive (some spoilers)
Different Seasons: A Spoiler-Free Review of King’s Novellas
Hello, fellow bookworms! Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda, and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks for visiting. Let's get Smitten for Fiction. Join the conversation and share your thoughts! About The Book 📚 Title: Different SeasonsAuthor: Stephen KingPublication Date: first published 1982Publisher: my copy, 2016 by … Continue reading Different Seasons: A Spoiler-Free Review of King’s Novellas
Adrift in Currents: A Review of Seanan McGuire’s Latest Fantasy
Hello readers. Amanda here with a review for the newest book of Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series, Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear. This is one of my favourite Fantasy series. I read a digital advance copy from Netgalley.Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews … Continue reading Adrift in Currents: A Review of Seanan McGuire’s Latest Fantasy
American Rapture by CJ Leede
"From CJ Leede, the author of Maeve Fly, comes a scorching new apocalyptic novel. American Gods meets The Last of Us in this epic and sweeping story about the end of the world as we know it."Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks for visiting. Let's … Continue reading American Rapture by CJ Leede
Book Review: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
After enjoying T. Kingfisher's What Moves the Dead and Thornhedge I was excited to receive a digital advance copy of A Sorceress Comes to Call from Netgalley. "Raised by an evil sorceress, Cordelia must choose between her controlling mother and the kindness of a stranger to save innocent lives in a dark retelling of The … Continue reading Book Review: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
The Most Banned Book in America – Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
I read Gender Queer because it's the most banned book in 2023 (according to American Library Association). Although it is a graphic novel, this book is not for young children. I think this book is suitable for people around 13 years old and up. This beautiful and brave memoir will take most people about one … Continue reading The Most Banned Book in America – Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Book Review: I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle
Peter S. Beagle is one of my favourite authors and at eighty-five years old has published a new fantasy novel called I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons. I enjoyed his two short story collections published last year, Lila the Werewolf and Other Stories, and Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories. If you've been following my blog … Continue reading Book Review: I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons by Peter S Beagle
Book Review: The Blue Maiden by Anna Noyes
The cover for The Blue Maiden inspired me to request an arc from Netgalley. Mushrooms, leaves, a feather, a beetle, and bones...intriguing. How are these connected? Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks for visiting. Let's get Smitten For Fiction.“This … Continue reading Book Review: The Blue Maiden by Anna Noyes
