85 ratings | 17 reviews | avg rating:4.68

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 James’s Followers (211)

Amanda’s Bookshelves

to-read (21)
currently-reading (0)
read (85)
no-such-thing-as-immortality (0)

Amanda’s Friends (395)

Gill James

614 books | 648 friends

Liz Fenwick

633 books | 467 friends

Annette Thomson

867 books | 382 friends

Laurel

2,683 books | 140 friends

Kathryn

1,317 books | 465 friends

Dan Malakin

607 books | 755 friends

Susanne Baker

1,167 books | 238 friends

Francesca

830 books | 3,741 friends

More friends…

Amanda James

Goodreads Author

Born

The United Kingdom

Twitter

akjames61

Genre

Romance

Member Since

April 2011

edit data

Amanda James (aka Mandy) was born in Sheffield and now lives in Cornwall with her husband and a cat. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, singing, and spending lots of time with her grandchildren. She also admits to spending far too much time chatting on Twitter and Facebook! Amanda feels most at home walking on the beach and making plots up in her head. A fair amount of these have made it onto paper, and been turned into books.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Amanda James questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Amanda James’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 24,584 ratings · 2,047 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Midnight Bookshop 4.09 avg rating — 9,860 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	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
	The Garden of Memories 4.19 avg rating — 3,573 ratings — 4 editions	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 Secret Gift 4.21 avg rating — 1,626 ratings — 2 editions	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 Stitch in Time (Time Travellers #1) 3.87 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	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
	The Garden by the Sea 4.27 avg rating — 1,018 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	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
	The Cornish Connection 4.37 avg rating — 767 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Another Mother 3.98 avg rating — 816 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	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
	The Forgotten Beach 4.39 avg rating — 677 ratings — 4 editions	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
	Nancy Cornish PI 4.46 avg rating — 576 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Behind the Lie 3.90 avg rating — 626 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	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

More books by Amanda James…

0 posts
Amanda James's Blog

Amanda James hasn't written any blog posts yet.

Series by Amanda James

Cornish Escapes (3 books)
by

Amanda James (Goodreads Author)

4.27 avg rating — 3,320 ratings

Time Travellers (2 books)
by

Amanda James (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 2,048 ratings

Nancy Cornish (2 books)
by

Amanda James (Goodreads Author)

4.41 avg rating — 1,343 ratings

rss
Amanda’s Recent Updates

Amanda has read Silent Night by Anita Waller (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
Dec 06, 2025 02:04AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Silent Night by Anita Waller. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Silent Night by Anita Waller <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda and 2 other people liked Tom's review of The Midnight Bookshop: "Lovely, a wonderful read, just what I needed! For me by far the best read of 2025. There's a lot to be said for the right book at the right time! Let this story find you... Enjoy!"
Sep 03, 2025 10:46AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda and 2 other people liked Tiffany's review of The Midnight Bookshop: "4.75, rounded up. I really enjoyed this fun story about a magical bookshop and the extraordinary power of books (and friendship) to change our lives. The plot was definitely the main focus here and the characters could have been a little more develop" Read more of this review »
Sep 03, 2025 10:46AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda and 1 other person liked Bridget Durk's review of The Midnight Bookshop: "Absolutely Magical This book is Fabulous. It is also magical (just like The Midnight Bookshop). The characters are well-developed and the story is fantastic. So get comfy and start reading. Once you start you won't be able to stop. Enjoy" Read more of this review »
Sep 03, 2025 10:46AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda rated a book it was amazing Living the Good Life by Celia Anderson	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
Aug 10, 2025 09:29PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Living the Good Life by Celia Anderson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Living the Good Life by Celia Anderson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Amanda James is accepting questions on their profile page.
Jun 27, 2025 01:07AM · Be the first to ask Amanda James a question
Amanda made a comment on Rachel Stansel’s review of The Midnight Bookshop " Thank you Rachel! "
Apr 19, 2025 03:57AM · see review
Amanda made a comment on Nicole Smith’s review of The Midnight Bookshop " Thank you Nicole! "
Apr 19, 2025 03:56AM · see review
Amanda made a comment on Wendy’s review of The Midnight Bookshop " Thank you Wendy! "
Apr 19, 2025 03:56AM · see review
Amanda made a comment on Helen’s review of The Midnight Bookshop " Thank you Helen! "
Apr 19, 2025 03:55AM · see review

More of Amanda's books…

Quotes by Amanda James (?)

“I mean, can you tell me why we don't have a section in bookshops called men's fiction?”
― Amanda James, The Calico Cat

1 likes

“Being different was good, I liked it and I wouldn't change myself for anyone. Not ever.”
― Amanda James, The Calico Cat

tags: being-different

1 likes

“Most people actively try to bury their differences and become like everyone else for fear of ridicule. They want to belong. They want to 'fit in'. They don't like to be singled out, have their differences scrutinised, put on microscope slides or in Petri dishes and poked by society. I on the other hand, rejoice in it. I don't want to belong if it means having to wrestle your individuality into a small space, paint it grey and make it... normal.”
― Amanda James, The Calico Cat

tags: being-different

1 likes

See all Amanda James's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The Life of a Boo...: June 2015 Monthly Reading Challenge	74	441	Jul 01, 2015 07:51PM
Nothing But Readi...: Dr. Cottage's Cottage	677	304	Jul 14, 2015 09:24AM
Nothing But Readi...: Sir Reva's Quest	373	440	Sep 16, 2016 06:16PM
Hooked on Books : Fall - September 22nd, 2018 - December 20th, 2018	42	79	Jan 05, 2019 10:00AM
The Seasonal Read...: 30.6 - Aprilleigh's Task: Calling All Ailurophiles	48	150	Jun 28, 2021 09:42AM
The Seasonal Read...: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD	3383	280	Aug 31, 2021 09:00PM
The Lost Challenges: The Extreme Jelly Bean Challenge 2.0	96	222	Oct 18, 2024 08:48AM