Category: Book Suggestions

• Golden Age Biographies

  So I already wrote a post about how I enjoy TCM books (and the channel in general) so of course, it inspired me to read biographies of some of Hollywood’s brightest stars. No reviews here since it’s been a while since I read them but here are some good biographies to begin with that give…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 4, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #audreyhepburn, #avagardner, #barbaralemming, #biography, #brando'ssmile, #crownpublishing, #crownpublishinggroup, #donaldspoto, #elizabeth, #elizabethtaylor, #enchantment, #frank:thevoice, #franksinatra, #geraldclarke, #gethappy, #goldenage, #hollywood, #jameskaplan, #jrandytaraborrelli, #judygarland, #leeserver, #macmillan, #marilynmonroe, #marlonbrando, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #susanlmizruchi, #tcm, #w.wnortonpublishing

• Thoughts on new American Girl cover

  So American Girl is releasing a new historical girl from the 1920s! Woo, I love that mainly because I love the 20s so it’ll be good for kids to have a new, admittedly more entertaining way to learn about the Harlem Renissance rather than just school books and lectures. However, I do have one cavet…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 3, 2022

  Book Suggestions, Uncategorized

  #americangirl, #beforever, #claudie, #historymysteries, #lowergrade, #mysteryofthedarktower, #rachelreads&reviews

• What’s this book?: Update

  I posted a few months ago about a book series that I simply could not get remember the name of and was driving me crazy. No one from the internet void answered but my local library helped. That lower school edutainment series was America’s National Mysteries Series by Carole Marsh. Boasting Real Kids, Real Places,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 2, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #america'snationalmysteries, #carolemarsh, #lowergrade, #rachelreads&reviews

• Thoughts on Shadowhunter Anthologies

  I’ve already discussed my thoughts on the Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy anthology so now I go onto The Magnus Bane Chronicles and Ghosts of the Shadowmarket.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 1, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #cassandraclare, #fantasy, #ghostsoftheshadowmarket, #hollyblack, #kellylink, #maureenjohnson, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarahreesbrennan, #simon&schuster, #supernatural, #themagnusbanechronicles, #theshadowhunterchronicles, #YA

• Summer YA

  Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta While I’m usually iffy with Pride and Prejudice adaptations since they’re everywhere, there’s always one that manages a new spin to it that makes me enjoy the story all over again. It helps that the protagonist, Elizabeth is a musical nerd so I immediately connect with her as she sings…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 31, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #aishasaed, #ashotatnormal, #beckyalbertalli, #bloomsbury, #bruised, #camryngarrett, #can'ttakethataway, #crystalmaldonando, #debatingdarcy, #doesmybodyoffendyou, #fulldisclosure, #gettingovermaxcooper, #harpercollins, #hopepunk, #likevanessa, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #lockerhero, #loveisiarevolution, #macmillan, #marcellakarp, #mariemarquardt, #marisareichardt, #mastersofmischief, #mayracuevas, #michellequach, #middlegrade, #middleschoolmayhem, #nofilterandotherlies, #notheretobeliked, #penguinrandomhouse, #prestonnorton, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #realisticfiction, #reneewatson, #sayantanidasgupta, #scholastic, #simon&schuster, #st.martinspublishing, #stevensalvatore, #tammicharles, #tanyaboteju, #themisadventuresofmaxcrumbly, #YA, #yesnomaybeso

• Summer Comics/Manga

  Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura This fun manga follows a group of amars/okuta (women who don’t need men/adult fangirls) as they try to save their building from being sold to greedy developers by creating their own fashion line. Tsukimi is the star of it, and as you can guess from the title, her specific obssession…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 25, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #akikohigashimura, #amazingagentluna, #azumangadaioh, #boom!studios, #cecilcastellucci, #comics, #dreaminsun, #emmieandfriends, #giantdays, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #hudaf.areyou?, #hudafahmy, #ichigotakano, #jimrugg, #johnallison, #kiyohikoazuma, #kodanshainternational, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #manga, #nunziodeflippis, #omarmohamed, #penguinrandomhouse, #plainjanes, #princessjellyfish, #rachelreads&reviews, #sevenseasentertainment, #terrilibenson, #victoriajamieson, #whenthestarsarescattered, #yenpress

• DC Ink

  Raven by Kami Garcia I believe this is the start of Garcia’s Teen Titans books for DC Ink. Well they were the start for me at least and it gets right into the action of a fatal car crash. Raven has amnesia, and her mother is dead. Luckily, she still has her aunt and cousin…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 24, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #beastboy, #beastboylovesraven, #comics, #dccomics, #dcink, #dearjusticeleague, #gabrielpicolo, #gothamhigh, #gustavoduarte, #isaacgoodhart, #kimgarcia, #kodykeplinger, #laurenmyracle, #lauriehalseanderson, #manuelpreitano, #mariekenijkamp, #melissadelacruz, #michaelmoreci, #michaelnorthrop, #nicolegoux, #poisonivy:thorns, #rachelreads&reviews, #raven, #sarahkuhn, #sarakipin, #sasmilledge, #shadowofthebatgirl, #thelostcarnival, #theoraclecode, #thomaspitilli, #underthemoon, #victorandnora:agothamlovestory, #wonderfulwomenoftheworld, #zatanna:thejewelofgravesend

• Summer Romances

  Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flux of Pride and Prejudice adaptations and wonder if there can be any new spin to the Jane Austen classic. Well Sonali not only brings a new spin but elevates the classic by further exploring the themes of classism that…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 11, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #alyssacole, #ashleyherringblake, #avonbooks, #berkley, #contemporaryromance, #daniellejackson, #delilahgreendoesn'tcare, #farrahrochon, #hachettebookgroup, #harpercollins, #howtofindaprincess, #howttocatchaqueen, #megcabot, #miasosa, #nojudgements, #nooffense, #nowords, #penguinrandomhouse, #princessintheory, #rachelreads&reviews, #reluctantroyals, #romance, #theaccidentalpinup, #thehookupplan, #theweddingcrasher

• The Dark Artifices Lookback

  Ah yes, Clare’s biggest trilogy to date and admittedly my least favorite. Maybe I’m just getting burnt out, or maybe I’m just not connecting to the characters but I won’t be revisiting this series as much as the other two.

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 1, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #ladymidnight, #lordofshadows, #queenofairanddarkness, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #thedarkartifices, #theshadowhunterchronicles

• Rupi Kaur Poems P2

  I’m back with more of my favorite poems from Rupi Kaur’s second collection, the sun and her flowers. i long/for you/but you long/for someone else/i deny the one/who wants me/cause i want someone else-the human condition (Kaur 39)  i hardened under the last loss. it took something/ human out of me. i used to be…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 27, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #andrewmcneelpublishing, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews, #rupikaur, #thesunandherflowers