Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Books of Amber Reviews, Recommendations & Opinions ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://booksofamber.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda](https://booksofamber.com/the-last-to-vanish-by-megan-miranda/) - I haven’t read a Megan Miranda book in years; not since her first foray into YA thrillers. I really wasn’t afan back then, but ever since I have heard great things about her writing. The synopsis of The Last toVanish caught my eye because I read that it was about hikers who go missing. As - [Trial by Fire by Scott James](https://booksofamber.com/trial-by-fire-by-scott-james/) - A few years ago I watched the recording of the Station House Fire in Rhode Island. It is still to this dayone of the most devastating things I have ever seen. In the recording, you can see the nightclub go up inflames within 90 seconds, and all the people who are trapped inside. I wouldn’t - [Dream On by Angie Hockman](https://booksofamber.com/dream-on-by-angie-hockman/) - Angie Hockman brought a brand new twist to my one of my favourite tropes – memory loss stories! Ialways find that this trope has the potential to bring about a lot of mystery and intrigue, and Dream Onhad this in spades. Of course, ultimately, Dream On is a romance book. However to me it felt - [A Language of Dragons by S F Williamson](https://booksofamber.com/a-language-of-dragons-by-s-f-williamson/) - A Language of Dragons promised to include everything that I love in a story - an exploration of linguistics, alternate history, enemies to lovers romance, and dragons. What it actually ended up delivering was about half of those things, if we're also going to include the mediocre parts as well. To say that I'm disappointed - [We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer](https://booksofamber.com/we-used-to-live-here-by-marcus-kliewer/) - I reread We Used to Live Here recently and I realised that I didn’t previously take the time to write a review, so I’m correcting that now because I need to gush about how fun this book is. Right from the start, We Used to Live Here is creepy and eerie. I was immediately on - [Burn Down Master's House by Clay Cane](https://booksofamber.com/burn-down-masters-house-by-clay-cane/) - Burn Down Master’s House weaves together four interconnected stories that, to me, echo a generational saga. Each story stands on its own, but they come together to tell a beautiful story of resistance and survival. As we all know, I love a generational saga, and I was so pleased to find that this story followed - [The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson](https://booksofamber.com/the-raven-scholar-by-antonia-hodgson/) - I had heard nothing but good things about The Raven Scholar before going into it, but when a book gets that much hype there’s always something in the back of my mind that questions it. Are all of these people ACTUALLY enjoying the book that much? Is it ACTUALLY that good? Reader, The Raven Scholar - [Most Anticipated New Books of 2026](https://booksofamber.com/most-anticipated-new-books-of-2026/) - Every year I put together a massive list of new book releases that I want to read. In 2026, I whittled down the list a little bit and instead of having 30+ books on the list, I have a very humble 20 titles. These are my most anticipated releases of the year! January & February - [Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven](https://booksofamber.com/meet-the-newmans-by-jennifer-niven/) - I was incredibly excited for Meet the Newmans due to my love for Rich People Drama and my new found appreciation of reality TV. Unfortunately, this book was not as dramatic as I was hoping, and at the same time it wasn't in-depth enough to balance that out. I felt Meet the Newmans was very - [The City of Brass by Shannon Chakraborty](https://booksofamber.com/the-city-of-brass-by-shannon-chakraborty/) - I’ve reread The City of Brass four times now, and every time I appreciate it more and more. It truly is the perfect book (and series) for me. I adore everything about it. Chakraborty’s writing is absolutely stunning, and when I first read this I found it hard to believe it was a debut. After - [The Shark House by Sara Ackerman](https://booksofamber.com/the-shark-house-by-sara-ackerman/) - The Shark House was a seemingly random find that I discovered when I was searching through new 2026 book releases to add to my list, but once I had read the synopsis which mentions sharks and a marine biologist based in Hawaii, I just had to get my hands on it. The setting and atmosphere - [The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez](https://booksofamber.com/the-great-divide-by-cristina-henriquez/) - The Great Divide wasn’t exactly the sweeping saga about the lives lost in the construction of the Canal that I expected, but it was still a very enjoyable story about multiple people from different backgrounds traveling to Panama to benefit from the amount of work there. I thought the beginning of the book was a - [2026 Reading & Content Goals](https://booksofamber.com/2026-reading-content-goals/) - Reading Goals 1. Prioritise reading Prioritising reading is going to be my main goal for 2026. I do have quite a few hobbies, and I don’t mean that I want to avoid doing those. I really enjoy making Booktube content, gaming, exercising, and travelling, among other things. When I say that I want to prioritise - [The Will of the Many by James Islington](https://booksofamber.com/the-will-of-the-many-by-james-islington/) - I can see why this has been making so many top ten lists over the past couple of years! The Will of the Many is a fun, fast paced fantasy book which follows Vis, an orphan who joins a posh academy to figure out its secrets. It’s got all the things that fantasy readers tend - [Reading Plans | January 2026](https://booksofamber.com/reading-plans-january-2026/) - I’m very excited for all the reading plans that I have this year. I always have a great reading month in January because I am so hyped to read new things and hit all of my goals, so I’m hoping this month will be no different. I’ve got some really exciting buddy reads coming up, - [The Heir Apparent by Rebecca Armitage](https://booksofamber.com/the-heir-apparent-by-rebecca-armitage/) - Dive into a royal drama with Lexi’s story of love, duty, and identity. Perfect for fans of rich people drama and royal intrigue! - [A Fresh Start](https://booksofamber.com/a-fresh-start/) - I seem to have forgotten how to start blog posts. Hi! Hello all! I have returned. I’m not even sure if these posts are going out to anyone, but if they are, thanks for not unsubscribing from my blog during my prolonged absence/disappearance. I abandoned my blog a few years ago when the site was ## Pages - [Reading Challenges](https://booksofamber.com/reading-challenges/) - I love a good reading challenge! I've set myself quite a few to focus on in 2026 and I wanted to log them here in order to remind myself to actually focus on them, rather than forget about them until September and then I end up giving up. Non fiction1. 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