Rachel Reads & Reviews

Summer Comics

Well so far, let’s face it, I’m going to be reading a lot more over the next few months but here are the new ones I read. Go with the Flow and Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Scheeman Williams and Scheeman deliver two wonderful graphic novels dealing with a very…

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June 26, 2024

Book Suggestions

#christinasoontornvat, #gowiththeflow, #graphicnovels, #graphix, #growingpangs, #karenscheeman, #kathrynormsbee, #lilywilliams, #lookonthebrightside, #middlegrade, #scholastic, #thetryout, #YA

Nancy Drew 8-9

Now I’m only two away from finishing the series, let’s get to it. The Clue in the Diary is one of the first Nancy Drew books I remember. Primarily because I was terrified of fire when I was little so even the cover looked daunting but I also was perversely fascinated because I wanted to…

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June 25, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#carolynkeene, #middlegrade, #nancy’smysteriousletter, #nancydrew, #nancydrewmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews, #theclueinthemissingdiary

Magic Tree House: Merlin Missions

I have finished my mission to read all the Merlin Missions. And the series except for the latest book because it has a long waiting list as it should. Some series don’t stand the test of time much less resonate with a new generation (usually by retconning the old which makes no one happy) but…

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June 24, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#blizzardofthebluemoon, #dangerinthedarkesthour, #fantasy, #forthefuturebenfranklin, #historicalfiction, #lowergrade, #magicalrealism, #magictreehouse, #marypopeosborne, #merlinmissions, #nightofthenewmagicians, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic

Candice Jalili Interview

Candice Jalili is an author and journalist whose work can be found in many major publications, The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone and Elite Daily where she held the role of Senior Dating Writer for four years. She is also the author of Just Send the Text: An Expert’s Guide to Letting Go of the Stress…

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June 8, 2024

Interview

#candicejalili, #cosmopolitan, #disneyhyperion, #elitedaily, #findingfamous, #journalism, #justsendatext, #rachelreads&reviews, #tillerpress, #YA

Patriot Hearts Review

After going on that Hamilton binge, I needed to read more about our Revolutionary Founders. Or as Abigail Adams said, “Remember the Ladies.”

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June 1, 2024

Reviews

#barbarahambly, #historicalfiction, #patriothearts, #rachelreads&reviews

May Books

Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon Sophie and Nick have been best friends since they were toddlers, next door neighbors playing in the mud and blending the artistic talents as dancer and piano-player respectively to create “Terrible Twosome” performances. They know each other better than anyone, love each other and respect each other…

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May 31, 2024

Book Suggestions

#acrosssomanyseas, #fredaceves, #historicalfiction, #middlegrade, #ouryearofmaybe, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachellynnsolomon, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruthbehar, #simon&schuster, #thenewdavidespinoza, #wecan’tkeepmeetinglikethis, #YA

Waterfire Saga: Sea Spell Review

The grand final book in the Waterfire Saga has the merls facing up to their biggest challenges yet-Overthrowing Vallerio and his accomplices and destroying Abbedon and Orfeo. It’s a thrilling book with some surprise conclusions that I hadn’t seen coming and filled with action that kept me at the edge of my seat. But there…

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May 27, 2024

Reviews

#disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #jenniferdonnelly, #mermaids, #rachelreads&reviews, #seaspell, #urbanfantasy, #waterfiresaga, #YA

Waterfire Saga: Dark Tide Review

Donnelly gets right into the action with a heist! I love heists. Sera has grown in her confidence and badassery, formulating and succeeding in divesting the throne’s treasurey. Just in time too because they’ll need that gold to convince the goblin tribe to join their covert Blackfin army when they fight Sera’s traitorous uncle. But…

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May 26, 2024

Reviews

#darktide, #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #jenniferdonnelly, #mermaids, #rachelreads&reviews, #urbanfantasy, #waterfiresaga, #YA

Waterfire Saga: Rogue Wave Review

Since the fall of Cerula and finding out she is part of a greater prophacy, Serfina is left to pick up the pieces of her life and figure out where her talisman is before Abbadon is released. Meanwhile, her best friend, Neela had returned to her kingdom of Mitali to warn her family of the…

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May 25, 2024

Reviews

#disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #jenniferdonnelly, #mermaids, #rachelreads&reviews, #roguewave, #urbanfantasy, #waterfiresaga, #YA

Waterfire Saga: Deep Blue Review

In the darkest deep, there be monsters and despite centuries of protection and magical spells, the circumstances have converged to allow Abbadon break free, and the ancestors of the original Six Who Ruled to rise.

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May 24, 2024

Reviews

#deepblue, #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #jenniferdonnelly, #mermaids, #rachelreads&reviews, #urbanfantasy, #waterfiresaga, #YA