Amanda

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 27, 2025

Genre Preferences

Historical, Young Adult, Adult, Novels, Novellas, 32 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Own Blog, Goodreads, Twitter, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

Paperback, Hardcover, PDF, and ePub

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Devouring Books

Last Post: Jan 12, 2024

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

3,382 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

Amanda

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 27, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Historical, Young Adult, Adult, Novels, Novellas, 32 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Own Blog, Goodreads, Twitter, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

Paperback, Hardcover, PDF, and ePub

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Devouring Books

Last Post: Jan 12, 2024

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

3,382 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

539

Books Rated

433

Reviews Written

Dec 18

Last Goodreads Review

3.9

Avg. Rating

3,435

Readers Helped

Top 1% in readers helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in books from large presses

Trends

Overview

Amanda has rated / reviewed 539 books and over 194k pages with an average rating of 3.9.

Amanda wrote a review for 433 of these books. 3435 people have found Amanda's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

Amanda is in the top 1% of reviewers on BookSirens, based on review volume.

Strict vs. Lenient

Amanda vs. Goodreads

Amanda tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers. However, Amanda can also be strict because Amanda has given 10 one star ratings to date.

Following chart plots the difference between Amanda's rating and the book's average rating. Green means Amanda's rating was higher, red means Amanda's rating was lower.

According to Amanda:

The Furies by Katie Lowe is highly underrated
The Sullivan Sisters by Kathryn Ormsbee is highly overrated
Shoot the Moon by Kate Watson is a hidden gem

Amanda's most popular review is for the book, My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing.

Amanda vs. BookSirens

Interestingly, Amanda's review ratings have a lower average and a smaller spread compared with other book reviewers on BookSirens.

Publishers

Publishers Read

Amanda reviews books from top 5 presses, small presses, self publishers, and large presses. In fact, Amanda is in the top 5% of reviewers who review books from large presses, based on review volume.

Amanda tends to rate books from top 5 presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.0.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Amanda has posted 84 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Amanda a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Amanda tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is < 1 wk after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

Amanda tends to review books published in the 2010s and 2020s.

Checkout this heatmap based on the publication year of the books Amanda has reviewed.

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Amanda has reviewed books 34 pages to 5k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Amanda's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

The book's popularity does not seem to impact Amanda's ratings.

This profile was built using Amanda's Goodreads data with Amanda's permission.