Author Archives: Amanda

About Amanda

Writing. Family. Books. Crochet. Fitness. Fashion. Fun. Not necessarily in that order. Note: agender (she/her).

House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin Craig

Posted on October 18, 2019

Four of the twelve Thaumas sisters have died, and people are beginning to think that the family is cursed. The girls are desperate for suitors and jump greedily at the chance to use a magical door that will take them … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Potential Solution!

Posted on October 16, 2019

So last week I was dithering about carpet vs rugs vs no area to run etc etc in our living room. Everything felt way up in the air with a lot of decisions to be made. A lot can happen … Continue reading →

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Lock Every Door, by Riley Sager

Posted on October 14, 2019

Broke, orphaned, recently unemployed, and between apartments. That’s Jules’ life when she answers the ad for an apartment sitter in the exclusive Bartholomew building. It’s the perfect job, she believes, until a fellow sitter goes missing. Jules follows a trail … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – And Then There Were Four

Posted on October 13, 2019

Morrigan left home this week. Let me take a moment to have that sink in. Morrigan left home. He didn’t leave for two weeks for Japan. He didn’t leave for a week on the Appalachian Trail. He isn’t coming back … Continue reading →

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Wayward Son, by Rainbow Rowell

Posted on October 11, 2019

Now that the war is over and the Chosen One no longer has a Fate attached to his future, he’s depressed. Listless. Hardly ever leaves his couch. Baz and Penny are worried about Simon Snow, and Penny comes up with … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Upstairs Bounce

Posted on October 9, 2019

Years and years and years ago, I used to do a lot of indoor running. In particular, I used to run around my giant living room while I watched TV or listened to audiobooks. I began this indoor running during … Continue reading →

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The Turn of the Key, by Ruth Ware

Posted on October 7, 2019

Rowan thinks her new nannying job in a remote part of Scotland is perfect, but she soon learns that things are too good to be true. I was wary going into this book for a few reasons: I’d heard a … Continue reading →

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