Rachel Reads & Reviews

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol 1-8

Alright, I started a new manga. One of the most popular ones apparently so this is a more spoilery what I thought about the first half of the series rather than a full-on review. But I guess it doesn’t matter since the spoilers won’t make sense to someone who hasn’t read them. Let’s get to…

rachelbeerwoman

November 27, 2023

Book Suggestions

#fullmetalalchemist, #fullmetaledition, #hiromuarakawa, #manga, #rachelreads&reviews

Warriors: Vision of Shadows

I know, I know, it’s been awhile but someone keeps taking them out so I couldn’t read them in order. I guess it goes to show Hunter and the Warrior cats’ enduring popularity. Go them! Hunter’s next set of books pave new ground after the world-changing events of Omen of the Stars with Firestar’s death…

rachelbeerwoman

November 23, 2023

Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

##thunderandshadow, #animalbooks, #darkestnight, #erinhunter, #harpercollins, #rachelreads&reviews, #riveroffire, #shatteredsky, #theapprentice’squest, #theraginingstorm, #visionofshadows, #warriors

Thoughts on Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure

Alright so I read the latest Dork Diaries, and while it’s cute. I’m left with more questions than answers.

rachelbeerwoman

November 16, 2023

Book Suggestions

#dorkdiaries, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #talesfromanotsoposhparisadventure

Ranking The Hero’s Guide trilogy

Everyone knows the story of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Snow White, but the truth is the bards got a lot wrong. For instance, all those Princes Charmings have a name, and their stories have cast them aside in various embarassing ways. But it’s not the annoying songs that bring the princes together. That all…

rachelbeerwoman

November 14, 2023

Rankings

#christopherhealey, #fracturedfairytale, #rachelreads&reviews, #thehero’sguidetobeinganoutlaw, #thehero’sguidetosavingthekingdom, #thehero’sguidetostormingthecastle, #thehero’sguidetrilogy, #waldenpondpress

Spare me your Revenge

You know how sometimes you see a passing feud on a tabloid and you get into it? Like it’ so vapid, so irrelevant to your own life but somehow you managed to not only read that article but then go into the rabbit hole of everything in that feud to the point that you can…

rachelbeerwoman

November 12, 2023

Book/Author Highlight, Reviews

#atriabooks, #britishroyalfamily, #memoir, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #princeharry, #rachelreads&reviews, #tombower

Emerald Green Review

After finding out that Saint Germain and Gideon have been manipulating her this whole time, though she still doesn’t know why or what’s the endgame, Gwenyth just wants to wallow in her heartbreak. But her friends, Lesley and Xemerius will not allow it. Now, they’re just a few clues from finding out where the treasure…

rachelbeerwoman

November 11, 2023

Reviews

#emeraldgreen, #fantasy, #henryholtandcompany, #historicalfantasy, #kerstingier, #rachelreads&reviews, #rubyredtrilogy, #YA

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