Rachel Reads & Reviews

Fall Nonfiction

Humans of Judaism edited by Nikki Schreiber Taken from the social media hashtag, this is a collection of stories from Instagram highlighting the breadth of the Jewish diaspora, their traditions and stories and tales of survival. From sweet stories of Bashert (think kismet) where two Holocaust survivors meet again in New York after the war, and…

rachelbeerwoman

November 16, 2024

Book Suggestions

#aliwong, #anitasarkeesian, #arccartbooks, #behindtheseams, #biography, #bookindustry, #briannajonnie, #bushelandpeckbooks, #celebrity, #crazybrave, #daniellehigley, #deardiary, #deargirls, #dianevonfurstenberg, #dollyparton, #ebonyadams, #fashion, #feiwel&friends, #funnybusiness, #graphicnovel, #hachettebookgroup, #heroesofworldwartwo, #historyvswomen, #humansofjudiasm, #ifIgomissing, #interviews, #jarretkeene, #jennyjordhal, #joyharjo, #kidliterature, #leonardmarcus, #lesleyarfin, #lindywoodhead, #martabreen, #memoir, #missingandmurderedindigenousgirlsandwomen, #nealshannacappo, #nikkischrieber, #nonfiction, #popstars, #proud, #publishing, #simon&schuster, #smashthepatriarchy, #taylorswift, #taylorswiftandtheclothesshewears, #tenspeedpress, #terrynewman, #thestoriesbehindthestories, #thewomanIwantedtobe, #vicepublishing, #warpaint, #worldwartwo, $ibtihajmuhammad
Long Live Evil Review

Rae enjoys the Time of Iron series. What she initially dismissed as one of her sister’s ridiculous fixations ends up being a lifeline when she gets a fatal diagnosis and has to distract herself in the endless waiting rooms and endless tests. She is especially attracted to the series’ villain, the Emperor. Not because of…

rachelbeerwoman

November 15, 2024

Reviews

#darkfantasy, #fantasy, #longliveevil, #orbit, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarahreesebrennen, #timeofiron
Fall Comics

Titans: Starfire by Kami Garcia. Illustrated by Gabriel Picolo. After the less than steller preceding books, Garcia gets the plot momentum moving with a good dose of character development. Much like the others, Kori thinks she is a normal teenage, albeit a bit more introverted due to her Ehlers-danlos syndrome making socialization a literal pain…

rachelbeerwoman

November 14, 2024

Book Suggestions

#autobiographical, #awkward, #berrybrookmiddleschool, #brave, #candlewickpress, #cheetara, #christinasoontornvat, #comingfoage, #crush, #dccomics, #domenicocarbone, #dynamitecomics, #elliotkahn, #enemies, #gabrielpicolo, #georgekambadais, #grace'stwist, #graphicmemoir, #graphicnovel, #graphicnovels, #hudafahmy, #hudafcares?, #joannacacao, #josiecampbell, #kamigarcia, #lostsoulbeatpeace, #maggiethrash, #middlegrade, #miniseries, #myadventureswithsuperman, #pablomcollar, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #soolee, #starfire, #svetlanachmakova, #teentitans, #thesquad, #volumetwo, #yenpress
Book Hightlight: Tales From A Not-So-Bratty Little Sister

I know, I know. I admitted in my last post that I have too aged out of the series to enjoy it. But I still keep coming back because I have to know how it ends. . . I have a feeling it might be coming soon, but Russell is certainly stretching it out.

rachelbeerwoman

November 13, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#dorkdiaries, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #scholastic, #talesfromanotsobrattylittlesister
Nightwing

Since reading about Marvel’s best couple and leading calender man, I decided I’d give one of DC’s top hotties a look. As you can guess by the title I’m talking about the Flying Grayson! These five volumes by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo highlight how Nightwing is the best of the new generation of heroes.…

rachelbeerwoman

November 12, 2024

Book/Author Highlight, Reviews

#batman, #battleforbludhaven, #brunoedondo, #dccomics, #getgrayson, #leapingintothelight, #nightwing, #rachelreads&reviews, #superherocomics, #theleap, #timeofthetitans, #tomtaylor, #volumefive, #volumefour, #volumeone, #volumethree, #volumetwo
Fall Romances

Full Exposure by Thien-Kim Lam It’s been almost two years since I read the first book in the series, but it was wonderful to return to the girls of the sex positive series. Josie is a boudoir photographer but she’s been feeling burnt out. Plus it may be a steamy business, it’s not always a…

rachelbeerwoman

November 10, 2024

Book Suggestions

#accidentallyinlove, #avonromance, #beforeIletgo, #berkleyromance, #contemporaryromance, #daniellejackson, #diversereads, #fullexposure, #kennedyryan, #rachelreads&reviews, #thienkimlam
Book of the Month: Northanger Abbey

So we didn’t quite finish the gothic satire within the spooky season month but we got there!

rachelbeerwoman

November 8, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#fiction, #gothicsatire, #janeausten, #northangerabbey, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction
Author Highlight: Suzanne Nelson

I may have briefly mentioned Suzanne Nelson’s works before as her Heart and Salsa novel was the book that got me into the global coming of age series, S.A.S.S. Today I’m going to focus on her Foodie series which is just as the title implies- A collection of stand-alone novel focusing on how sweet and…

rachelbeerwoman

November 1, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#abatchmadeinheaven, #cakepopcrush, #donutgobreakingmyheart, #foodie, #foodiebooks, #foodieseries, #hotcocoahearts, #ionlypiesforyou, #macronsatmidnight, #middlegrade, #pumpkinspiceupyourlife, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #shakeitoff, #sundaemyprincewillcome, #suzannenelson, #you’rebaconmecrazy
Oct Books

The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava The job market is a difficult one. Just out of her accounting program and saddled with debts from paying her brother’s court fees, Ember Lee Cardinal knows she’s capable but no one is hiring her. Until she fudges her qualifications and chooses Caucasian instead of Chicksaw when…

rachelbeerwoman

October 31, 2024

Book Suggestions

#avonromance, #comingofage, #contemporaryromance, #danicaneva, #darkhorsecomics, #graphicnovel, #indigenousfiction, #judyblume, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #starringsallyj.freedmanasherself, #thebountyhunterandtheteabrewer, #thetruthaccordingtoember
Gotham City Sirens (2024)

It’s been years since their original series and in teh decades since fans have been clamoring for the return of Gotham’s most famous villainesses. Finally the DC gods have heard their pleas with a 4 issue mini-series. It was. . . okay. Now I’m not a regular DC comic reader so maybe there have been…

rachelbeerwoman

October 22, 2024

Book/Author Highlight, Reviews

#catwoman, #dccomics, #gothamcitysirens, #gothamcitysirens(2024), #harleyquinn, #leahwillams, #poisonivy, #punchline, #rachelreads&reviews, #whiterabbit