Rachel Reads & Reviews

Sapphire Blue Review

Set just moments when Gideon kisses Gwen, her blissful make-out is interrupted by a demon gargoyle. Once again, Gwen’s ability to see ghosts and demons ruin her semi-normal life. But the nuisance, Xemerius is nothing compared to the flip-flopping nature of Gideon de Villers and the fact that no one in the Inner Circle is…

rachelbeerwoman

November 10, 2023

Reviews

#fantasy, #henryholtandcompany, #kerstingier, #rachelreads&reviews, #rubyredtrilogy, #sapphireblue, #YA
Ranking Grimmtastic Girls

So I’m the third series before I finish my fractured fairytale TBR pile. I was a big fan of Holub and Williams’ Goddess Girls series so they take the school AU to the fairytale universe. That trope is very popular, so let’s see how they rank up.

rachelbeerwoman

November 10, 2023

Rankings

#cinderellastayslate, #fracturedfairytale, #goldilocksbreaksin, #gretelpushesback, #grimmtasticgirls, #joanholub, #rachelreads&reviews, #rapunzelcutsloose, #redridinghoodgetslost, #scholastic, #sleepingbeautydreamsbig, #snowflakefreezesup, #snowwhitelucksout, #suzannewilliams
80s Kids Fantasy

For my 600th post (already!) I decided to take a trip down fantasy memory lane by reading those classic 80s favorites for the first time. They’re pretty famous so I’m not going to go into the summaries of each but discuss my thoughts on why they managed to stand the test of time. While I’ve…

rachelbeerwoman

November 8, 2023

Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

#bloomsbury, #hancourte, #penguinrandomhouse, #peters.beagle, #rachelreads&reviews, #sooz, #thelastunicorn, #theprincessbride, #thewayhome, #twohearts, #williamgoldman
Ranking A:TLA stand-alone comics

rachelbeerwoman

November 6, 2023

Rankings

#avatarthelastairbender, #azulainthespirittemple, #comics, #darkhorsecomics, #faitherinhicks, #graphicnovels, #kataraandthepirate’ssilver, #lostadventures, #rachelreads&reviews, #standalones, #sukialone, #teamavatartales, #tophbeifong’smetalbendingacademy
Perfect Fifths Review

In the final book, McCafferty answers the ultimate question. Can Jessica and Marcus’ unpredictable, predictable mind game of a relationship work in the longterm for them in a close proximity enviroment. Set two years after the events of Fourth Comings, the two have had absolutely no contact allowing both to flourish in their own fields…

rachelbeerwoman

November 6, 2023

Reviews

#jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #perfectfifths, #rachelreads&reviews, #wednesdaybooks, #YA
Fourth Comings Review

This may be the longest of Jessica’s journals even though it only covers a heavy eight days, starting with Jessica contemplating a break up and Marcus proposing.

rachelbeerwoman

November 4, 2023

Reviews

#fourthcomings, #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #wednesdaybooks, #YA
Charmed Thirds Reviews

Since leaving Pineville behind her, Jessica thought she was ready for Columbia’s intense academic scene, and was content in being herself. Yet self is ever changing, and she finds that she is exceeding Professor Mac’s wise words. She’s learning how ignorant she is of the world, and the world pushes back hard. It’s realistic though.…

rachelbeerwoman

November 3, 2023

Reviews

#charmedthirds, #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #wednesdaybooks, #YA
Second Helpings Review

Jessica’s senior year is not off to good start. She had planned to spend the summer time at SPECIAL (a free summer enrichment program in creative writing and other arts) as a way of preparing herself for college by immersing herself in dorm life and becoming a new version of her. Unfortunately, her newfound old…

rachelbeerwoman

November 2, 2023

Reviews

#jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #secondhelpings, #wednesdaybooks, #YA
Sloppy Firsts Review

Jessica Darling is the voice of the early 200s or Y2K generation as she refers to her and her high school classmates whom she despises and resents to varying degrees. But she has no one else to hang out with since her best friend, Hope moved so she settles for the “Clueless Club” to sit…

rachelbeerwoman

November 1, 2023

Reviews

#jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #sloppyfirsts, #wednesdaybooks, #YA
Oct Books

The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago Santiago’s debut novel begins with the conquest of the Caribbean as Anacoana’s daughter watches the conquistadors burn down her kingdom. She and her own daughter are in hiding and she gifts her with a zemi that will protect her and connect her to her ancestors. In the present day,…

rachelbeerwoman

October 31, 2023

Book Suggestions

#beautyandthebeast, #byrongraves, #contemporaryromance, #datingmakesperfect, #dcink, #dehliaadler, #deliaowens, #disneyhyperion, #elizabethsantiago, #entangledteen, #goingbicostal, #graphicnovel, #harpercollins, #harperteen, #heartdrum, #jenniferdonnelly, #julioanta, #kilalaprincess, #kissthegirl, #kween, #latinxhistory, #lee&low, #littlemermaid, #lostinabook, #manga, #meanttobe, #monicagomezhira, #naokodaka, #nonfiction, #onceuponaquincenera, #pintipdunn, #putnam'ssons, #quilltreebooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #rikatanaka, #romcom, #sinagrace, #sisepueda, #st.martinspress, #superman, #theharvestsofyouth, #themoonlitvine, #tokoyopop, #vinchetchum, #wherethecrawdadssing, #YA, #yasminfloresmontanez, #zoraidacordova