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	Hyperemesis Gravidarum - The Definitive Guide by Caitlin Dean, Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014	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 Inadequacy of Words 4.78 avg rating — 18 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
	Not/Coming Out: A Charity Anthology by Kenzie Millar (editor), Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) (editor), Dewi Hargreaves (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 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 Major Arcana: An anthology of short stories inspired by the tarot major arcana by Katherine Shaw (Goodreads Author), A.R.K. Horton (Goodreads Author), Emily Ansell (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 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
	Hyperemesis Gravidarum: The Definitive Guide by Caitlin Dean, Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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 Coming Out: A Charity Anthology by Kenzie Millar, Amanda Shortman (Goodreads Author) (editor), Dewi Hargreaves (Goodreads Author) (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)

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Amanda Shortman rated a book it was amazing Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) 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
I first listened to Carry On in 2021, having first come across the characters of Simon and Baz in Fangirl by the same author. It quickly became one of my favourite reads, so much so that I not only listen to this trilogy several times a year but I al ...more
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Amanda Shortman rated a book it was amazing Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) by Heather Fawcett (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 absolutely adored this book, and cannot wait to read more from Emily Wilde in the sequel. Emily is a socially awkward and somewhat foolhardy scholar who has travelled to Ljosland in her efforts to complete her Encyclopedia of Faeries. She is quickly ...more
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Amanda Shortman rated a book it was amazing A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (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
Updated Review after re-reading (4.5 stars rounded up to 5) Okay, I was wrong about this book. I decided to go back and re-read it, because I felt like I must have missed something. I'm so glad I did. This time round I got pulled into the story much qu ...more
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Amanda Shortman rated a book it was amazing Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) by Tamora Pierce (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 Shortman rated a book it was amazing Act Your Age, Eve Brown (The Brown Sisters, #3) by Talia Hibbert (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 think this has to be my favourite of The Brown Sisters series, and that's saying something as I have loved them all. But there was just something about Eve and Jacob that won my heart that bit more than the others. Possibly because they're both aut ...more
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Amanda Shortman rated a book it was amazing Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) by Talia Hibbert (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
Just like the first book in The Brown Sisters series, this was a delightful romance that felt really down-to-earth and relatable, even with the "fake-dating" and going viral experience that most of us will never experience in real life. The character ...more
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