Category: Rankings

• Ranking Heather Wells Mysteries

  An expy of Britney Spears, Heather Wells is a teen pop has-been. Her long-time boyfriend infamously cheated on her with the newest sensation, Tania Trace, her label dumped her for wanting to write her own songs, her father’s in jail for tax fraud and her mother ran off with her money and her manager. Now…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 15, 2026

  Rankings

  #rachelreads&reviews, #comedymystery, #heatherwellsmysteries, #megcabot, #mystery, #size12isnotfat, #size14isnotfateither, #size12andreadytorock, #bigboned, #thebrideworesize12

• Ranking Enola Holmes Mysteries

  Made even more popular by the Netflix adaptation, I read this series back in middle school and as implied by the title, it follows the disgraceful, very late in life, younger sister of Sherlock Holmes. Upon her mother’s abandonment, and the threat of boarding school, Enola runs off to London where she unintentionally gets up…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 25, 2026

  Rankings

  #enolaholmes, #mysteries, #mystery, #nancyspringer, #penguinrandomhouse, #penguinyoungreadersgroup, #philomelbooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #thecaseofthebizarrebouquets, #thecaseofthecrypticcrinoline, #thecaseofthegypsygoodbye, #thecaseofthelefthandedlady, #thecaseofthemissingmarquess, #thecaseoftheperculiarpinkfan

• Ranking P.C. Hawke Mysteries

  Zindel is most remembered for early 70s favorites breaking the YA mold with his quirky characters embroiled in mysteries, mundane high school adolescence and the occasional flying saucer, but I discovered him from this series. P.C. Hawke Mysteries follow the titular P.C. and his best friend, Mackenzie solving mysteries in NY in the early aughts.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 21, 2026

  Rankings

  #disneyhyperion, #hyperionpublishing, #lowergrade, #mysteries, #mystery, #p.c.hawkemysteries, #paulzindel, #rachelreads&reviews, #volvo

• Ranking Family Portrait Stories

  In this book of Spy x Family original prose stories, Anya attempts to make friends with her target Damian during an Eden Academy camping trip, Yuri spends his day off babysitting his niece, and Franky seeks Loid’s help in winning the heart of a blind opera singer. Then, when the family sits for a portrait painting, Yor…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 10, 2026

  Book/Author Highlight, Rankings

  #ayayajima, #familyportrait, #prosestories, #rachelreads&reviews, #spyxfamily, #tatsuyaendo

• Ranking Cinderella Cleaners

  13 year old Diana didn’t expect her new after-school job at her family’s dry cleaners to end up providing so much adventure. After all, it was forced on her by her harsh step-mom, and she can no longer participate in her beloved drama club. But slipping into the garments of the customers, Diana goes from…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 24, 2025

  Rankings

  #achangeofdress, #cinderellacleaners, #contemporaryfiction, #maskappeal, #mayagold, #middlegrade, #prepcool, #rachelreads&reviews, #rockandrole, #schemespirit, #scholastic, #swanfake

• Ranking Go for the Gold Gymnasts

  Written by Olympic medalist, Dominique Moceanu and author, Alicia Thompson, this quartet dives into the grit and determination of competitive gymnastics combined with the coming of age and friendship of the Texas Twisters teammates.

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 19, 2025

  Rankings

  #aliciathompson, #comingofage, #disneyhyperion, #dominiquemoceanu, #goforthegoldgymnasts, #gymnastics, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #sports

• Ranking Lights, Camera, Cassidy

  With a tagline of “Making a Scene on Reality TV,” you know this little quartet is going to have some cool adventures. But it’s not the reality tv, you’re thinking of. Cassidy’s parents are hosts of a popular travel show, and she’s been travelling the world since she was a five year old. A little…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 13, 2025

  Rankings

  #lightscameracassidy, #lindagerber, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #travelling

• Ranking Medicine Men

  I was determined this year to find one indigenous historical romance written by an indigenous author from this century, and I found one. One! It’s a shame that it was less than stellar. It may be due to self-publishing so Kay didn’t have multiple eyes looking through the final product, and she’s relying on tropes…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 31, 2025

  Rankings

  #blackfeet, #blackfoot, #historicalromance, #indigenousfiction, #karenkay, #pikuni, #pj&kpublishing, #rachelreads&reviews, #shebelongsinmyworld, #shebringsbeautytome, #shecapturesmyheart, #shepaintsmysoul, #shestealsmybreath, #wildwest

• Ranking The Wedgeford Trials

  Courtney Milan does it again! I wrote in my ranking for Milan’s Turner trilogy that Milan is a rare romance author who nixes the miscommunication trope that plague so many couples. Rather she subverts the status quo and has the couple communicate like mature adults while maintaining the suspense of internal/external forces threatening their coupledom.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 29, 2025

  Rankings

  #asianmcs, #avonromance, #courtneymilan, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #rachelreads&reviews, #thedukewhodidn’t, #theearlwhoisn’t, #themarquiswhomusn’t, #thewedgefordtrials

• Ranking Lively St. Lemons

  Lively St. Lemons is a small village with intense political rivalries between the Whigs and Tories. But that’s a side note to the intricacies of the population therein. 1. Sweet Disorder: Phoebe Sparks is such a unique heroine in the historical romance genre. She’s plus-sized, hot-tempered, has intense maternal desire, and a dirty mind. She…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 25, 2025

  Rankings

  #atasteofhoney, #falsepretenses, #historicalromance, #listentothemoon, #livelyst.lemons, #rachelreads&reviews, #roselerner, #sweetdisorder