Rachel Reads & Reviews

Book Club: Shutter Island

Originally this was going to be the book club pick of the month, buuuut we finished it in six days. It was gripping! So here are my thoughts: You may recognize the title because it spawned a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, so you may already have an idea that Teddy Edwards, the protagonist, is an…

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January 6, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#dennislehane, #harpercollins, #psychologicalthriller, #rachelreads&reviews, #shutterisland, #thriller, #williammorrowbooks
Alex & Eliza Review

Ah yes, Alexander and Eliza, America’s now most famous and beloved love story. De La Cruz takes us to 1777 at a midwinter’s ball where the Schuyler Sisters are the envy of all. Eliza is the quintessential middle child of the Schuylers, although she takes after her father’s reserved, practical independence, she is not as…

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January 2, 2024

Reviews

#alex&eliza, #melissadelacruz, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #thealexandelizatrilogy, #YA
Plans for 2024

Hello everyone, I hope the New Year is treating you well. Since last year was super productive on the reading front, it’s tempting to shoot for another 100 but I’m dialing back this year. I have two grad programs to get through and I really want to get back to my own writing. So I’ll…

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January 1, 2024

Book Suggestions

#rachelreads&reviews, #update
Reading Log 2023

Last year, I read an amazing 500 books so this year it was only reasonable that I reach a little more and try to get to 600. I didn’t. I got to 700 books!! And yes, maybe it’s considered “cheating” if you count those graphic novels and lower grade books that are easy to read…

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December 31, 2023

Book Suggestions

#abigailhingwei, #adrianneherrera, #alexandramonir, #alisakwitney, #allycarter, #allycondie, #amandabrice, #amandabridgeman, #angelacarter, #angiethomas, #anitakunz, #annaseawell, #annm.martin, #antlucia, #archiecomics, #auralewiw, #awjantha, #beckyalbertalli, #beverlybond, #biancaturetsky, #bradmeltzer, #brendajanowitz, #brittalundin, #bryankozentino, #camryngarret, #candiceiloh, #cassandraclare, #cathleendaley, #charitytahmaseb, #charlessstrong, #cheriedimaline, #chriscolfer, #chrisduffy, #christopherhealey, #claireforrest, #comics, #contemporaryromance, #courtneysheinmel, #crystalsmithpaul, #danparent, #darcyvance, #dawnwells, #dccomics, #deborahgregory, #deliaadhler, #deliaowens, #delilahs.dawson, #denenemillner, #dhonielleclayton, #dianaquincy, #dianawynnjones, #dianebiller, #dianeknapp, #disneyhyperion, #dorisschroeder, #dortheajsnow, #e.d.baker, #earnestthompsonseton, #elisabettagnone, #elizabethacevedo, #elizabethlim, #eloisajames, #emilymidorikawa, #emmabradford, #emmaclairesweeny, #emmatheriaut, #evaleigh, #faitherinhicks, #fantasy, #fcyee, #fernandoruiz, #fracturedfairytale, #francescosedita, #francinelewis, #gabrielgarciamarquez, #gabriellecharbonnet, #gailcarsonlevine, #georgeo’connor, #girlhoodjourneys, #gloriachao, #gracelin, #graphicnovels, #gregorymaguire, #gregweisman, #haleyneil, #harpercollins, #hbgilmour, #heathernuhfer, #helenhale, #herberta.libby, #hiromuarakawa, #historicalromance, #j.c.cervantes, #j.elle, #jadeadia, #jamesdashner, #jamesriley, #janfields, #jarrettjkrosoczka, #jblynn, #jeffyang, #jencalonita, #jenniferdeleon, #jenniferdonnelly, #jennifermathieu, #jennyeldermoke, #jerrycraft, #jessicabrody, #jessicaspotswood, #jilliambrooks, #jimcolucci, #jimmybeason, #joanholub, #jodipicoult, #johannakerby, #johngreen, #josephbruchac, #judyblume, #juliadao, #juliaquinn, #julieberberg, #juliemurphy, #julioanta, #kamigarcia, #karencantwell, #kellythompson, #kennethplume, #kieracass, #kirstengier, #kodykeplinger, #l.l.mckinney, #laurenmarino, #levacrosen, #lianadelarosa, #linseymiller, #lisapapademetriou, #liviablackburne, #lmmontgomery, #loisduncan, #louisamayalcott, #lowergrade, #lylalee, #mackenzilee, #madonna, #maggiethrash, #manga, #marciamartin, #margaretstohl, #margueritebennett, #marimancusi, #marnibates, #marshallsaunders, #marvelcomics, #marywilcox, #maurenegoo, #meganmccafferty, #megcabot, #megmedina, #melissadelacruz, #michaelbuckley, #middlegrade, #mikedimartino, #mollymuldoon, #monicaahanou, #morrisgleitzman, #nandinibajipai, #nataliasylvester, #neilgainman, #nicolayoon, #nicolekozer, #nicstone, #nonfiction, #oliviaabhati, #omarhassan, #patricklawson, #paulruditis, #penguinrandomhouse, #peters.beagle, #pgkain, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #rachelvail, #rainatelgemeier, #randireisfield, #realisticfiction, #regencyromance, #renemartin, #retellings, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #robinha, #robinwasserman, #rogerleamcbride, #rozellakennedy, #rupikaur, #rutasepetys, #samanthavanleer, #samellis, #sandhyamenon, #sarahmaclean, #saulausterlitz, #scottwesterfeld, #shannonhale, #sherisinykin, #shonarhimes, #sibylmiller, #simon&schuster, #skali, #somanchainani, #stephaniecook, #stepheniemeyer, #stephenlee, #stevekluger, #susankorman, #suzannecollins, #suzannewilliams, #taherehmafi, #tatsuyaendo, #taylorjenkinsreid, #terrilibenson, #terrryblas, #tessadare, #thortonburgess, #tommyjenkins, #tonimcgeecausey, #tonyviehmann, #troynesbit, #vcandrews, #verabrosgol, #veronicaroth, #victoriaaveyard, #victoriajamieson, #vivianalcock, #wendymass, #whitmanclassics, #williamgoldman, #YA, #zoraidacordova
Dec Books

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green I know, I know this was a sensation years ago which like the contrary person I am avoided it but eh, why not. I already seen the movie back in college and again, it was such a hit I already knew the major points and Augustus dying.…

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December 31, 2023

Book Suggestions

#alihazelwood, #avonbooks, #avonromance, #bridgetoterabithia, #candiceiloh, #dearmartin, #everythingeverything, #fruitsbasketanother, #harpercollins, #jeffyang, #johngreen, #katherinepaterson, #kilalaprincess, #lovefromatoz, #lovefrommeccatomedina, #loveinenglish, #lovetheoretically, #mariae.andreu, #natsukitakaya, #nicolayoon, #nicstone, #nonfiction, #ourbraveforemothers, #queenofexiles, #rachelreads&reviews, #rikatanaka, #rosewood, #rozellakennedy, #saltthewater, #sayatanidasgupta, #simon&schuster, #skali, #thefaultinourstars, #thegoldenscreen, #thesunisalsoastar, #tokoyopop, #vanessariley, #vizmedia, #women's books, #workmanpublishing, #YA
Wicked Review

Alright, I knew this wasn’t going to be like the movie or the musical but I hadn’t expected how political or dark this was going to be.

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December 29, 2023

Reviews

#gregorymaguire, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #wicked, #williammorrowbooks, #williammorrowpaperbacks, #wizardofoz
Tokyo Ever After/Tokyo Dreaming

After reading The Princess Diaries, this duology also got on my radar of similar themes of an American girl suddenly finding out that she’s the illigitimate daughter of a prince and heads over for a crash course in protocol, paparazzi and romance. And yes, those similarities do pop up as there’s a lot Mia, and…

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December 24, 2023

Book Suggestions

#emikojean, #flatironbooks, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #tokyodreaming, #tokyoeverafter, #YA
Ranking Hotel for Dogs trilogy

Lois Duncan is best known for her horror and supernatural mystery work that has spawned countless movie adaptations like I Know What You Did Last Summer but after the tragic unsolved murder of her daughter, she pivoted to lighter fare in children’s literature. Most notably, the Hotel for Dogs trilogy, so let’s get ranking.

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December 23, 2023

Rankings

#animalbooks, #hotelfordogs, #loisduncan, #lowergrade, #moviesfordogs, #newsfordogs, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic
Spy x Family

A spy. An assassin. A telepath. Just your average family. In Endo’s world, Ostania and Westalis are on the constant verge of civil war and after the last civil war, the government’s SS and the WISE agency do their best to route out dissenters and other individuals that threaten fragile peace. Twilight is the best…

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December 22, 2023

Book Suggestions

#rachelreads&reviews, #spyxfamily, #tatsuyaendo, #vizmedia
Ranking The Land of Stories

I have finally finished my fractured fairytale TBR pile! Yay me!! And this one took awhile because damn this series is popular, someone was always checking it out. But I finished and now it’s time to rank em.

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December 21, 2023

Rankings

#agrimmwarning, #beyondthekingdoms, #chriscolfer, #fracturedfairytale, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #rachelreads&reviews, #theauthor’sodyssy, #theenchantressreturns, #thelandofstories, #thewishingspell, #worldscollide