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Amanda rated a book liked it We Met in December by Rosie Curtis	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 like multiple perspectives, so I'm glad we got both Jess and Alex's stories along the way. I didn't feel really invested the stakes, because obviously they'll get their HEA at the end. I didn't care for the supporting cast, mostly Sophie, who seeme ...more
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Amanda voted for Red, White & Royal Blue as Best Romance in the Final Round of the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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Amanda rated a book liked it Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne (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
3.5 stars, maybe? A+ diversity and A+ sex positivity, which are both things I value in a good YA. But also it had so much angst and it felt really long. I don't feel like Ruby ever completed the journey of self-discovery she was on and that was reall ...more
Nov 11, 2019 07:52PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda rated a book liked it Beard Necessities (Winston Brothers, #7) by Penny Reid (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 have loved this series in all of its ridiculous beardiness and I'm pretty sad to see it end. I've been looking forward to the final book for what seems like forever...and it was just OK. It felt super long and so over-dramatic. I'm all about sexual ...more
Nov 10, 2019 10:11AM · 2 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Beard Necessities by Penny Reid. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Beard Necessities by Penny Reid <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda made a comment on Amanda Nemec’s review of Love in Due Time (Green Valley Library, #1) " So basically someone wrote Penny Reid fanfic? "
Oct 22, 2019 10:02AM · see review
Amanda rated a book really liked it The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) by Margaret Atwood (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
Was a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale necessary? No. But as a book that has become increasingly important in a politically messed up world, I appreciate badass women doing badass things in order to topple a messed up government. It took me a ...more
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Amanda wants to read Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3) by Rainbow Rowell (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
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Amanda rated a book really liked it Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2) by Rainbow Rowell (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
Like everyone who worships Rainbow Rowell, I've been anticipating this for so long and I wasn't at all disappointed. It was so lovely to get thrown back into Simon Snow's world and to see what has happened to him and his friends since he d ...more
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Amanda rated a book really liked it Beard with Me (Winston Brothers, #6) by Penny Reid (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 didn't expect this series to have a YA novel thrown into it, yet here we are. Billy and Claire's (aka Scarlett) backstory was never going to be anything but tragic, and so nothing was terribly surprising about this very sad story. It just makes me ...more
Sep 22, 2019 07:33PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Beard with Me by Penny Reid. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Beard with Me by Penny Reid <iframe id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda rated a book it was ok Crashing the A-List by Summer Heacock (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 almost DNF-ed this one several times, but I wanted to get to the end just to see what twisty way it ended. I enjoy Summer Heacock's writing, it's smart and witty, but in the end I couldn't get past the male love interest's bad behavior, which was s ...more
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“Here was the secret of this house, the thing it took bravery to face -- that to go on loving someone means to over and over again allow the necessary pain. ”
― Leah Stewart, The Myth of You and Me

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“So Sonia was not my only or even my first best friend. She was the last. It wasn t that I hadn t made friends since just that I thought myself past the age of that particular kind of friendship. Adult friendship doesn t grant you an exclusive isn t meant to be ranked above romance and family. I couldn t imagine ever living that moment again when you say with a shy and hopeful pride You re my best friend. The other person says it back and there you have chosen each other out of everyone else in the world. ”
― Leah Stewart, The Myth of You and Me

tags: friendship

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“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

tags: life

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“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
― Neil Gaiman

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“I hope that one day you will have the experience of doing something you do not understand for someone you love.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

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