Rachel Reads & Reviews

Book of the Month: Little Women

Little Women is close to a global phenomena. From Japan to Ecuador to the U.S. where the author originates, people around the world know about the March sisters and their highs and lows as they grow up in the 1860s. Except my friend who somehow lived under a rock. She never seen any of the…

rachelbeerwoman

May 23, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#classics, #littlewomen, #louisamayalcott, #rachelreads&reviews

Ian Flynn Interview

Ian Flynn is the writer of many beloved comic boo properties but may be best known for Sonic the Hedgehog. He graciously took the time to answer my questions about Sonic, his writing journey and new works coming out. Enjoy! 1. Who were/are your biggest comic influences? A few that immediately spring to mind are…

rachelbeerwoman

May 14, 2024

Interview

#archiecomics, #comics, #drogune, #ianflynn, #rachelreads&reviews, #sonicthehedgehog, #theninelivesofklawmcgee

This Book Won’t Burn Review

All Noor Khan wanted to do was to get through the last three months of her senior year undetected. After all, her mother moving them to small-town Braybarry after their father abandoned them doesn’t mean she has to make friends. She can blend in, graduate and go back to Chicago to regain her normal life.…

rachelbeerwoman

May 12, 2024

Reviews

#anticensorship, #bookbanning, #littlebrownandcompany, #rachelreads&reviews, #samiraahmed, #thisbookwon’tburn, #YA

My Dear Hamilton Review

As anyone who got on the Hamilton fever train a decade knows that without Eliza Schuyler, her husband’s sory would never have been known. Literally, because she spent the last decades of her life com[iling his millions of correspondence and batting away the obstacles of his enemies who wanted him to be forgotten and his…

rachelbeerwoman

May 5, 2024

Reviews

#anovelofelizaschuyler, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #laurakamoie, #mydearhamilton, #rachelreads&reviews, #stephaniedray, #williammorrow

Twisted Tales: Set in Stone Review

What if Arthur wasn’t supposed to be king? This took awhile to get to as it was only sold in the UK and Australia but I finally got my hands on it! Set right after Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone, Arthur is having a hard time adjusting to royal duties. Sure, he…

rachelbeerwoman

May 1, 2024

Reviews

#disneyhyperion, #kingarthur, #marimancusi, #rachelreads&reviews, #setinstone, #swordinthestone, #twistedtales, #YA

April Books

Spy x Family vol 11 by Tatsuya Endo Endo’s delightful spy family goes on a field trip! Okay, only Anya is going on a field trip and she’s determined to step up her role in becoming friends with Donovan Desmond and the rest of the Desmond family. Which she has the perfect opportunity to do…

rachelbeerwoman

April 30, 2024

Book Suggestions

#comingofage, #ericsmith, #inkyardpress, #johnflorio, #littlebrownandcompany, #manga, #markedman, #nonfiction, #ousieshapiro, #rachelreads&reviews, #reamshukairy, #roaringbookpress, #spyxfamily, #tatsuyaendo, #thenextnewsyriangirl, #YA, #youcangoyourownway

Book fo the Month: 23rd Midnight

So the latest book club pick is another thriller by the prolific James Patterson. In this case, Cindy, our intrepid journalist has hit the big seller list with a biography of serial killer, Evan Burke whom readers will remember from previous novels. Cindy has worked closely with the psychopath in hopes that getting an insight…

rachelbeerwoman

April 26, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#23rdmidnight, #jamespatterson, #maxinepaetro, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #thriller, #women’smurderclub

Warriors: The Broken Code

After a long break where the library constantly had one or all the books loaned out, I finally got to reading the last complete arc of the series, The Broken Code. Of course, after a months long break, getting back into Warriors can get confusing but the character list reacquainted me with the clan heirarchies.…

rachelbeerwoman

April 25, 2024

Book/Author Highlight, Rankings

#alightinthemist, #animalbooks, #darknesswithin, #erinhunter, #loststars, #rachelreads&reviews, #thebrokencode, #theplaceofnostars, #thesilentthaw, #veilofshadows, #warriors

Marisa Kanter Interview

Marisa Kanter is a young adult author, amateur baker, and reality television enthusiast. She is the author of What I Like About You, As If on Cue, and Finally Fitz. Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, her obsession with books led her to New York City, where she worked in the publishing industry…

rachelbeerwoman

April 19, 2024

Interview

#asifoncue, #finallyfitz, #jewishrepresentation, #marisakanter, #queerfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #whatIlikeaboutyou, #YA

Eric Smith Interview

Eric Smith is a literary agent for P.S. Literary as well as the author of Don’t Read the Comments, You Can Go Your Own Way, Jagged Little Pill among others. He kindly took the time to answer my questions about his work, agenting and more. Enjoy! As a literary agent, my job is working with…

rachelbeerwoman

April 18, 2024

Interview

#don’treadthecomments, #ericsmith, #jaggedlittlepill, #rachelreads&reviews, #thegirlandhegrove, #withorwithoutyou, #YA, #youcangoyourownway