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About me
My name is Amanda, I’m a newlywed living in the heart of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, born and raised. Out of high school, I spent a few years living in New York City and working as a make-up artist for one of the most prestigious brands in the world. Feeling burnt out from the daily hustle in the city,

I moved back home, met my husband and decided to go back to college for a degree in travel and tourism.

Reading can transport you into an entirely different world, which is helpful sometimes in our crazy busy lives. I’m a book addict. It is an addiction I don’t try (and refuse to try) to cure. The amount of books I own is enough to start up a small library and it grows almost every day. It doesn’t help that I read extraordinarily quick and can polish off a book like a glass of cool water. I will read just about any genre, from YA to American History, memoirs, science fiction. You name it, I most likely read it. I have a never-ending “To Read” list you can find on my “Goodreads” page.

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http://www.hippiesbeautyandbooksohmy.com/

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  • Amanda Welling reviewed Facing Demons.
    • Facing Demons
    • My Review: Awhile back I requested this book to review since I read the book synopsis and I really liked the overall premise of the...
    wall 176 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Everneath.
    • Everneath
    • First Impressions: I found out early this fall that Brodi Ashton would be coming out with her very first novel and that it would have...
    wall 176 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Incarnate.
      First Impressions: When I first came upon this book from Goodreads, I immediately was drawn to the cover. Talk about having some major cover love!...
    wall 176 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Every Other Day.
    • Every Other Day
    • First Impressions: Way back in the day, I was a huge Buffy fan and was entirely distraught when Buffy the TV show ended. When I...
    wall 176 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Beautiful Chaos.
    • Beautiful Chaos
    • First Impressions: I’ve been obsessed with this series ever since Beautiful Creatures and the massive Beautiful Darkness. After finishing Beautiful Darkness, I was basically freaking...
    wall 176 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed How to Save a Life .
    • How to Save a Life
    • First Impressions: From time to time, I like to take on a book that has a heart-wrenching story line like this one. It reminds me...
    wall 185 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Something Witchy This Way Comes.
    • Something Witchy This Way Comes
    • First Impressions: Every once in a while, I like to take on a book that seems to be a bit of an underdog. Usually it’s...
    wall 189 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Putting Makeup on Dead People.
    • Putting Makeup on Dead People
    • First Impressions: I’ve been reading a lot of paranormal young adult books lately, which deals with all matters of undead creatures, vampires and zombies, for...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
    • Daughter of Smoke and Bone
    • First Impressions: Alright, well I had heard a zillion amazing things being said about Daughter of Smoke and Bone, so it went high up on...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed The Scorpio Races.
    • The Scorpio Races
    • My Review: Where do I start? I like to speak open and honestly with my opinions and my reviews. Books are not the only thing...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Misfit.
    • Misfit
    • First 50 Pages: The first 50 pages of Misfit grabbed my attention pretty quickly. There are not many books that can do that. Usually, I...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Glow (Sky Chasers #1).
    • Glow (Sky Chasers #1)
    • First Impressions: Anything that claims to be up to par with The Hunger Games is an automatic must read for me. Plain and simple. Even...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Falling For Hamlet.
    • Falling For Hamlet
    • First Impressions: I have a small confession to make. I’m a huge Shakespeare nut and proud of it. So many people don’t understand or dislike...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Sweetly.
      First Impressions: I’ve always loved the old fables ever since I was a kid, even though most of them aren’t really meant for children in...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed The Wedding Planner's Daughter: From Willa, With Love (#5).
    • The Wedding Planner's Daughter: From Willa, With Love (#5)
    • First Impressions: I actually didn’t realize that From Willa, With Love is the 5th installment in Paratore’s Wedding Planner’s Daughter series. Regardless, I had requested...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Swoon.
      First Impressions: So, as you all know, I am a sucker for books with awesome covers. When I first seen the cover of Swoon, I...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Between.
    • Between
    • First Impressions: I previously read Jessica Warman’s novel, Breathless, and was impressed with this young debut author’s style of writing, so I knew I wanted...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Pearl.
    • Pearl
    • First Impressions: I remember reading Lessons from a Dead Girl when that book was first published and I really enjoyed it. So, when I found...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Crush Control.
    • Crush Control
    • First Impressions: I was hearing all sorts of good things about Crush Control from other reviewers and decided I needed to get my hands on...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed The Carrier of the Mark.
      First Impressions: I was initially interested in this book from the first time I seen the awesome cover art on Goodreads. Yep, I’m a total...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Love Story.
    • Love Story
    • First Impressions: I’ve read other books written by Jennifer Echols before and I loved them! So, naturally I wanted to check out her latest contemporary...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Spellbound.
    • Spellbound
    • I had no idea what I was getting myself into again. See, my issue is that I usually accept a book from my wife blindly....
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed You Are My Only.
    • You Are My Only
    • First Impressions: I want to begin this review by saying that Beth Kephart’s books never cease to amaze me. She has a gift, and I...
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  • Amanda Welling reviewed Envy (Empty Coffin #1).
    • Envy (Empty Coffin #1)
    • First Impressions: I’ve read other books written by Gregg Olsen so I was excited to find out that he was coming out with Envy, his...
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  • Amanda Welling reviewed The Girl of Fire and Thorns.
    • The Girl of Fire and Thorns
    • First 50 Pages: Initially, The Girl of Fire and Thorns was boring. I found the book interesting. The plot line grabbed me. The characters were...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Half-Blood.
    • Half-Blood
    • First Impressions: When I read the book synopsis, I knew I just HAD to get this book into my hands. Not only is the cover...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Between the Sea and Sky.
    • Between the Sea and Sky
    • First Impressions: I had major cover love with this one! Who could not just absolutely fall in love with the cover of this book? It...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed Little Women And Me.
    • Little Women And Me
    • First Impressions: When I was a kid, one of the first books I fell head over heels in love with was Little Women. I must...
    wall 191 days ago
  • Amanda Welling reviewed The Morganville Vampires: Last Breath (#11).
    • The Morganville Vampires: Last Breath (#11)
    • One of the things I love the most about this series is that in every book there is a ton of action and suspense. New...
    wall 191 days ago

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