383 ratings | 105 reviews | avg rating:3.80

Amanda’s Year In Books

Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books

Amanda Nelson’s Followers (6)

Amanda’s Bookshelves

to-read (106)
currently-reading (2)
read (413)
did-not-finish (9)
audible (5)
book-club-books (14)
favorites (14)
incomplete-series (21)
ku-reads (39)
where (11)

Amanda’s Friends (9)

Amelia Fehlen

923 books | 17 friends

Jaime Gray

532 books | 17 friends

Ryan S. Helgesen

371 books | 8 friends

Nikky Fujimoto

473 books | 11 friends

Elyse Anderson

127 books | 1 friend

Eric Prince

63 books | 2 friends

Kirstyn Gaskins

214 books | 4 friends

Sarah Garoutte

625 books | 17 friends

More friends…

Amanda Nelson

Goodreads Author

Website

https://amandanelsonbooks.com

Genre

Fantasy, Romance

Member Since

February 2024

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/amanda_nelson

edit data

67 posts
Amanda Nelson's Blog

The Levanthria Series

Hey friends, welcome back to Amanda’s Reading Corner!

Wasn’t sure I wanted to review this one because I wasn’t crazy about it. But it’s a smaller author, so I wanted to highlight him. There are associated novellas, but I only read one of those, not the other two. But I don’t feel like going to a lot of effort to find them, so here we are. Let’s jump in!

(As a reminder, I review with a cumulative st

Combine Editions
Amanda Nelson’s books

Average rating: 4.57 · 7 ratings · 5 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

Leatherskins

4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Amanda is Currently Reading

Amanda Nelson is currently reading

The Things We Leave Unfinished

by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, book-club-books

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Mar 23, 2026 11:58AM

Amanda Nelson is currently reading

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah

by Brant Pitre

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Mar 12, 2026 06:41PM

rss
Amanda’s Recent Updates

Amanda Nelson has read Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church by Peter Kreeft	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19 hours, 15 min ago · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Catholic Christianity by Peter Kreeft. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Catholic Christianity by Peter Kreeft <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda Nelson rated a book really liked it A Princess of Wind and Wave: a Retelling of The Little Mermaid (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #6) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A nice conclusion to the series, though I do cringe when our FMC is a little too strong willed (Aka hardheaded) like this.
Mar 29, 2026 06:47PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda Nelson wants to read The Secret Princess (Return to the Four Kingdoms, #1) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 29, 2026 09:59AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Secret Princess by Melanie Cellier. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Secret Princess by Melanie Cellier <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda Nelson wants to read The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (The Four Kingdoms, #1) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 29, 2026 09:58AM · like
Amanda Nelson rated a book really liked it A Captive of Wing and Feather: a Retelling of Swan Lake (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #5) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wasn’t my favorite in the series, but I do love the story of swan lake. I also was screaming like 80% of the way through because I knew drama was about to go down and I didn’t want to handle it so I guess it had to have been pretty good to give me th ...more
Mar 29, 2026 09:51AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda Nelson is currently reading A Princess of Wind and Wave: a Retelling of The Little Mermaid (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #6) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 29, 2026 09:50AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Princess of Wind and Wave by Melanie Cellier <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda Nelson rated a book really liked it A Captive of Wing and Feather: a Retelling of Swan Lake (Beyond the Four Kingdoms, #5) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wasn’t my favorite in the series, but I do love the story of swan lake. I also was screaming like 80% of the way through because I knew drama was about to go down and I didn’t want to handle it so I guess it had to have been pretty good to give me th ...more
Mar 29, 2026 09:49AM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Captive of Wing and Feather by Melanie Cellier <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda Nelson rated a book really liked it A Dream of Ebony and White (Beyond the Four Kingdoms #4) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not my favorite of the books, I think it’s a little hard to stand behind a very timid FMC. But she had a lot of personal growth in the story.
Mar 28, 2026 02:07PM · like · see review
Amanda Nelson rated a book really liked it A Crown of Snow and Ice (Beyond the Four Kingdoms #3) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I’m not as familiar with the story of the Snow Queen, but I am continuing to love the authors twist on these fairytales
Mar 28, 2026 02:07PM · like · see review
Amanda Nelson rated a book really liked it A Dream of Ebony and White (Beyond the Four Kingdoms #4) by Melanie Cellier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not my favorite of the books, I think it’s a little hard to stand behind a very timid FMC. But she had a lot of personal growth in the story.
Mar 28, 2026 02:06PM · like · see review