Hello, friends! 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! About The Book 📚 Title: Persephone's CurseAuthor: Katrina LenoPublication Date: December 2, 2025Publisher: Wednesday BooksGenre: Young Adult, Fantasy … Continue reading Sisterhood and Magic: A Review of Persephone’s Curse
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Book Review: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
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! About The Book 📚 Title: Hemlock & SilverSeries: standaloneAuthor: T. KingfisherCover Art: I've been trying to find … Continue reading Book Review: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
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
Exciting New Book Releases for Summer 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! Let's talk about some new book releases I'm excited for! I loved The Seven Husbands of Evelyn … Continue reading Exciting New Book Releases for Summer 2025
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
Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel
Goddess of the River is "a powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from Vaishnavi Patel, author of the instant New York Times bestseller Kaikeyi."Welcome, or Welcome back! My name is Amanda and this is where I share spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish things. Thanks … Continue reading Goddess of the River by Vaishnavi Patel
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Amanda shares spoiler-free book reviews and other bookish content on her blog "Smitten For Fiction". She recommends exploring the authentic dark and complicated fairytales by Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. She praises T. Kingfisher's novel "Thornhedge" as a dark, emotional, and unique retelling of Sleeping Beauty, highlighting the themes of self-doubt, unlikely friendships, and self-acceptance.
Rouge by Mona Awad
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 review is for a Netgalley arc of Rouge by Mona Awad. I requested a copy of this book after giving All's Well and Bunny 5 stars. … Continue reading Rouge by Mona Awad
🐇Bunny by Mona Awad 🧌 🌷 👻
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.After loving All's Well, I finally jumped on the bandwagon and read a library copy of Bunny in May. After finishing both of these books I immediately … Continue reading 🐇Bunny by Mona Awad 🧌 🌷 👻
Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel #Fantasy #Debut #Mythology #Retelling #Adult
Welcome to Smitten For Fiction! My name is Amanda and this blog is all about books. I mainly share spoiler-free book reviews and sometimes other bookish things. Not every book is my cup of tea - and that's ok. Even if I didn't like it, I try to find readers that would. Thanks for visiting. … Continue reading Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel #Fantasy #Debut #Mythology #Retelling #Adult
