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  • The Hamilton Affair Review

    Critics dubbed this as the Hamilton book to read if you want to read a fictionalized account of the near global sensation that is Alexander Hamilton’s life and marriage.

    rachelbeerwoman

    April 5, 2024
    Reviews
    #arcade, #elizabethcobbs, #historicalfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #thehamiltonaffair
  • Sheila Moeschen Interview

    Sheila Moeschen is a freelance writer whose works on pop culture, travel and humor can be found at Medium, Substack, Huffington Post among others and is the author of The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women. She kindly took the time to answer my questions about her work, favorite comediens and what she has coming next.…

    rachelbeerwoman

    April 3, 2024
    Interview
    #bostonandbeyonddiscoveringcitiesharborsandcountrycharms, #comedy, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #sheilamoeschen, #theleagueofextrordinarilyfunnywomen
  • Elizabeth Lim Interview

    Elizabeth Lim is the best-selling author of the East Asian-inspired, Six Crimson Cranes and Her Radient Curse as well as several books in the Twisted Tales series. She kindly took the time for a quick interview about her influences, editing her first anathology and her upcoming work. Enjoy! 1. What was the first book(s)/writer that…

    rachelbeerwoman

    April 2, 2024
    Interview
    #disneyhyperion, #elizabethlim, #harpercollins, #herradientcurse, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #sixcrimsoncranes, #twistedtales, #wildswans, #YA
  • Disney Villains

    The Disney princesses may be on all the merchendise, but with the advent of the anti-hero or anti-villain, Disney villains have been having their own rennisance where they get to tell their tragic backstories. Some mroe successfully than others. But who can blame people for wanting more as not only do they try to steal…

    rachelbeerwoman

    April 1, 2024
    Book Suggestions
    #alessandroranaldi, #chuckbrown, #comics, #cruelladevil, #dynamitecomics, #elliotkalan, #hades, #maleficent, #rachelreads&reviews, #scar, #soolee, #sweeneyboo, #trevorfraley
  • March Books

    My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor Sonia’s memoir is a thoughtful reflection of Sonia’s life and career beginning with her childhood in the Bronx and her parents’ complicated relationship. One bourne out of love but had turned sour when she was 6 due to her father’s alcoholism, being poor, and the need for medicine for…

    rachelbeerwoman

    March 31, 2024
    Book Suggestions
    #angeladavis, #autobiography, #badfeminist, #essays, #gloriasteinem, #memoir, #myautobiography, #mybelovedworld, #mylifeontheroad, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #roxanegay, #soniasotomayor, #womenshistory
  • The Jaguar/The Darkling Review

    I know it’s been awhile since I’ve done an Archie review or any review really so let’s rectify that. As part of its revamping of old properties, the company has brought back its New Crusaders heroes including an old legacy character Ivette Velez, the second person to don the jaguar helmet. In this case, she’s…

    rachelbeerwoman

    March 25, 2024
    Reviews
    #archiecomics, #carolaborelli, #kerylbrownahmed, #mightycrusaders, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarahkuhn, #tango, #thedarkling, #thejaguar
  • Nancy Drew ReRead P5

    Hey, remember when I almost read the entire Nancy Drew series? Well, here’s a few more that I missed because someone had checked them out. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall shows that Nancy Drew, much like Kim Possible, has built up her reputation as a reliable teen sleuth so now other adults are seeking…

    rachelbeerwoman

    March 17, 2024
    Book Suggestions
    #carolynkeene, #mystery, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthecrumblingwall, #theclueoftheleaningchimney, #thephantomofpinehill, #theringmaster’ssecret, #thescarletslippermystery
  • Book of the Month: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

    A classic mystery by Agatha Christie, how can you not pick it for a book club. Pick one up, and you’re sure to be in for a twisty turn of murder and mystery. Hercules Poirot’s dentist has committed a suicide. Yes, it’s an irritation to Poirot’s own meticulously planned life that he has to find…

    rachelbeerwoman

    March 16, 2024
    Book/Author Highlight
    #agathachristie, #herculespoirotmystery, #mystery, #onetwobucklemyshoe, #rachelreads&reviews
  • Classics Remixed

    If you’re ever in the mood for a classic but aren’t in the mindset to translate the sometimes archaic eighteenth/nineteenth century language and lengthy descriptors, or just plain want classic characters that look like you and apply to your experiences, try Feiwel & Friends’ latest line, Classics Remixed. I briefly highlighted the premiere book in…

    rachelbeerwoman

    March 15, 2024
    Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight
    #ardenhigh, #c.l.lee, #cheriedimaline, #clashofsteel, #disneyhyperion, #feiwel&friends, #graphicnovel, #intothebrightopen, #katelynbayron, #kingcheer, #kinglear, #macmillan, #mollyhortonbooth, #mydearhenry, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #secretgarden, #stephaniekatestrohm, #thestrangecaseofdrjeyllandmrhyde, #treasureisland, #twelfthgradenight, #twelthnight, #williamshakespeare, #YA
  • All for One Review

    The final book in the Alex and Eliza trilogy may just be my favorite as De La Cruz fully leans into what makes the Hamilton’s love story so memorable all these years later. Eliza and her forgiveness, and the love the Hamiltons shared for each other and their country despite their flaws. Set a year…

    rachelbeerwoman

    March 4, 2024
    Reviews
    #alex&elizatrilogy, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #YA
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