Rachel Reads & Reviews

Ranking Girlhood Journeys

Now this series may be more popular in the doll collectors circle, but I’ve always been more into books than dolls and read each trillogy assigned to each doll that tells a little about what it is like for ten year olds back in their respective time periods. There’s also a 13th book about a…

rachelbeerwoman

May 30, 2023

Rankings

#aladdinpaperbacks, #aladdinpublishing, #annakirwan, #dawnthomas, #girlhoodjourneys, #historicalfiction, #jacquelinedenbargreene, #kathleenkudlinski, #leonanicolasthomas, #rachelreads&reviews, #sharonshaversgayle

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Review

Alright, I lied in the previous review when I said I was done with the series. There’s one more piece of the larger Twilight universe. A non essential piece technically as it has no bearing on Bella’s story in the big picture but provides an interesting glimpse into the life of newborns. The novella follows…

rachelbeerwoman

May 26, 2023

Reviews

#littlebrownandcompany, #rachelreads&reviews, #stepheniemeyer, #supernatural, #theshortsecondlifeofbreetanner, #twilightsaga, #YA

Quarentine Princess Diaries

Ah yes, the long awaited return of Mia Thermopolis of Genovia. Or maybe not so much long awaited but a fun surprise! Much like Royal Wedding, Mia’s story ended nicely with her tenth diary but it is such a delight to see the familiar cast of characters and how they’ve grown especially in the most…

rachelbeerwoman

May 24, 2023

Book Suggestions

#avonbooks, #megcabot, #princessdiaries, #quarentineprincessdiaries, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

Jeannie Chin Interview

Jeannie Chin is the author of the small town romance, Blue Cedar Falls, delivering a diverse small town romance readers can feel at home in. She generously shared her time to discuss her writing, the small town romance genre and more. 1. What role has writing been in your life?I’ve been writing for as long…

rachelbeerwoman

May 22, 2023

Interview

#bluecederfalls, #contemporaryromance, #jeanniechin, #rachelreads&reviews, #returntocherryblossomway, #smalltownromance, #thehouseonmulberrystreet

Ranking The Chronicles of Prydian

No, not the Disney movie, the Disney movie butchered the books if that’s what you’re thinking of when it comes to The Black Cauldron. But you wouldn’t be reading this if you were into the Disney movie, would you? I’ve noticed I have made my rankings longer than necessary by describing the plot which I…

rachelbeerwoman

May 19, 2023

Rankings

#fantasy, #lloydalexander, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #tarenthewanderer, #theblackcauldron, #thebookofthree, #thecastleofllyr, #thechroniclesofprydian, #thehighking

Pop’s Chock’lit Shop of Horrors Review

Here comes another anaology horror series from Archie Horror! Die and Dash is the story that brings readers to the Chocklit Shop that has turned from cheerful 50s nostaglia to something far more sinister as when Nick and Sherry get caught trying to dine and dash. First off, I loved the choice to have Nick…

rachelbeerwoman

May 18, 2023

Reviews

#amychase, #archiecomics, #archiehorror, #chillingadventures, #chrispanda, #dieanddash, #fredericosabbatini, #jordanmorris, #lianakangas, #pop'schocklitshopofhorrors, #rachelreads&reviews, #ryancady, #soylantteen, #thenightshift

The Cult of That Wilkin Boy Review

Everyone knows how obssesive fans can get about their favorite band or singer, you know cult favorites. . . but in this case, Wilkin’s fans are an actual cult thanks to Bingo’s deal with the devil. Spoilers ahead.

rachelbeerwoman

May 17, 2023

Reviews

#archiecomics, #archiehorror, #chillingadventures, #cullenbunn, #danshoening, #rachelreads&reviews, #thecultofthatwilkinboy

What is with the page length in YAs?

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but what is this new trend in YA fantasy books to make them over 500 pages? For example, I love Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles. Dark Artifices is the trilogy where she really amps the page length into the 800s. Queen of Air and Darkness was nearly a 1,000 if…

rachelbeerwoman

May 16, 2023

Uncategorized

#grishaverse, #rachelreads&reviews, #theshadowhunterchronicles, #YA

Rick Riordan Presents

I’ll admit I’m one of the few people who hasn’t read the Percy Jackson series. I did read The Kane Chronicles though. And when I heard the news of this new imprint taking on mythologies from all over the world, I finally found time to read the first book of each one. Now I know…

rachelbeerwoman

May 15, 2023

Book Suggestions

#africanamericanmythology, #africandiasphora, #anathology, #arushahandtheendoftime, #carloshernandez, #cityoftheplaguegod, #dinemythology, #disneyhyperion, #gaelicmythology, #gracikim, #hindumythology, #hmongmythology, #j.c.cervantes, #koreanmythology, #kwamembalia, #lorim.lee, #magicalrealism, #mayanmythology, #mesotopianmythology, #mexicanmythology, #middlegrade, #navajomythology, #pahuaandthesoulstealer, #paolasantiagoandtheriveroftears, #racetothesun, #rachelreads&reviews, #rebeccaroanhorse, #rickriordan, #rickriordanpresents, #roshanichokshi, #salandgabibreaktheuniverse, #sarwatchadda, #tehlorkaymejia, #thecursedcarnivalandothercalamities, #thelastfallenstar, #thestormrunner, #tristanstrongpunchesaholeinthesky, #westafriacanmythology, #worldmythology

Author Highlight: Jeannie Chin

I’ll admit as appealing as the covers of small town romances look to me, whenever I try to read them, I always end up stopping at book 2. They just bleed into one another for me and even dramatic plots feel predictable. Historical and regency romance are more bag than the small Midwestern towns where…

rachelbeerwoman

May 14, 2023

Book/Author Highlight

#bluecederfalls, #contemporaryromance, #jeanniechin, #rachelreads&reviews, #returntocherryblossomway, #smalltownromance, #thehouseonmulberrystreet, #theinnonsweetbriarlane