Rachel Reads & Reviews

Sharing books for everyone

Ranking Main Street

1. The Secret Book Club: I think I first read the Main Street series around the same time as The Mother-Daughter Book Club and thus I was very interested in book clubs. It sounded like so much fun to discuss major themes and plots with your friends as you read the same book together. Martin…

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January 13, 2023

Rankings

#annm.martin, #annmmartin, #bestfriends, #comingapart, #keepingsecrets, #mainstreet, #needleandthread, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #septembersurprises, #specialdelivery, #stayingtogether, #thesecretbookclub, #tistheseason, #welcometocamdenfalls
Top 5 Beacon Street Girls

1. Scavenger Hunt: As a double length book, this one gets number one for the three plots it juggles as the class goes on a scavenger hunt using clues of enviromental and auatic nature befitting their Cape Cod location. However, two groups get diverted. Isabel and Maeve’s group accidentally stumble upon a movie set with…

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January 12, 2023

Top 5

#anniebryant, #beaconstreetgirls, #freakedout, #justkidding, #middlegrade, #outofbounds, #promisespromises, #rachelreads&reviews, #scavengerhunt
Thoughts on Allie Finkle

So I did my reread and I think it holds up for the most part. It is definately too young for anyone who reads it after lower-school. It’s almost quaint to read how Allie’s biggest problems are eating foods she doesn’t like and the worst insult is “crybaby.” Simpler times. Especially as she and her…

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January 11, 2023

Uncategorized

#alliefinklesrulesforgirls, #lowergrade, #megcabot, #rachelreads&reviews, #reread, #scholastic
Author Highlight: Julie Murphy

This bold and body-positive author always manages to hit the right note in her YA novels of being true to you no matter your size or sexuality.

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January 10, 2023

Book/Author Highlight

#balzerandbray, #bodypositivity, #dumplin, #harpercollins, #juliemurphy, #puddin, #pumpkin, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #YA
New Year, New Books

Happy 2023 everybody! Hopefully this year will be more positive than the last. Not that we can control the events of the world but the decisions we do control, try to choose one of kindess and respect to others. Now off my metaphorical soap box, what new books am I eager to read? And for…

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January 1, 2023

Uncategorized

#alliefinklesrulesforgirls, #anamariaandthefox, #avatarthelastairbender, #beautifulcreatures, #darkascension, #desperateduchesses, #dimplemeetsrishi, #disneyvillains, #drama!, #dumplin, #empowered, #fables, #fantasy, #hungergames, #nancydrew, #newyearnewreads, #puddin, #pumpkin, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #secretsofmyhollywoodlife, #theeldestcurses, #thelasthours, #theprincessdiaries, #theroseyears, #twistedtales, #warriors, #YA
Reading Log 2022

Well I feel pretty proud of myself this year from starting up this blog, getting up to 292 posts (woot woot) and being able to interview at leat 20 authors I admired. It has been a pretty good Now this list is a list of books I read from cover to cover, including acknowledgements. Each…

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December 31, 2022

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#ababybookforwillybobthesquirrel, #acarribeanheiressinparis, #amatchmadeinmehendi, #americanpanda, #archieamericana, #archiecomics, #artofavatar, #artofkorra, #artoftheanimatedseries, #awrinkleintime, #balletshoes, #beastboy, #beastboylovesraven, #beautyqueens, #becauseIwasagirl, #betty&veronica:senioryear, #bettyandveronica:thebondoffriendship, #bettyandveronica:vixens, #bigmoose, #blackgirlsrock, #bloodyjackadventures, #bobbiefayesveryveryveryverybadday, #bookofmormon, #boxers, #boyseries, #bravely, #browngirldreaming, #camp, #catroyaladventures, #channelkindness, #chillingadventuresinsorcery, #chillingadventuresofsalem, #concreterose, #confessionsofaslightlyneurotichitwoman, #constantine:distortedillusions, #cosmothemightymartian, #covertaffairs, #crazyhorse'sgirlfriend, #dangerouscreatures, #dccomicbombshells, #dccomics, #dcink, #dearjusticeleague, #dickgraysonandthelostcarnival, #don'taskmewherei'mfrom, #dorkdiaries, #ellaenchanted, #emmieandfriends, #extraordinarymothersanddaughters, #fantasy, #fearthefunhouse, #fierceyoungawesome, #flipthescript, #forever, #fruitsbasket, #fruitsbasketanother, #fulldisclosure, #gamoraandnebula, #geekgirl'sguidetocheerleading#shutin, #gildedagegirlsclub, #girlsoflighthouselane, #girlswhogreentheworld, #girlswhoruntheworld, #girlwhorodeashark, #grandesdreamers, #graphicnovels, #grishaverse, #groundbreakingguys, #harrietthespy, #hattiebigsky, #hattieeverafter, #heartsunbroken, #heroesformydaughter, #heykiddo, #historicalfiction, #honorgirl, #hudaf.areyou?, #i'llbetheone, #iamnotalabel, #immigrantstoriesforrebelgirls, #inheritance, #inuyasha, #jackofhearts, #jinx, #jinx'sgrimmfairytales, #josieandthepussycats, #josieandthepussycatsinspace, #jughead, #jughead'stimepolice, #kataraandthepiratetreasure, #kidgloves, #kiki'sdeliveryservice, #kpopconfidential, #kpoprevolution, #lawbreakingladies, #legendofkorra, #littlehouseontheprarie, #littlepinkpup, #loki, #longlivethepumpkinqueen, #loreolympus, #loyalleague, #lumberjanes, #martitaIrememberyou, #marypoppins, #meangirls, #megjobethandamy, #misfitinlove, #modernherstory, #monsterhigh, #mymostexcellentyear, #natashapierreandthegreatcometof1812, #nativewomenchangingtheirworlds, #nexttimewillbedifferent, #noisemakers, #notablenatives, #nuestraamerica, #offtherecord, #onceuponatoad, #onewoman'sjunk, #onthecomeup, #paperbacksfromhell, #parisdaillencourtisabouttocrumble, #piercingittogether, #plainjanes, #poisonivy:thorns, #powerinnumbers, #prettylittleliars, #princceofsongandsea, #princessacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #radgirlsatoz, #rainatelgemeier, #rainofghosts, #raisingthehorseman, #raven, #realfriends, #realisticfiction, #realitycheck, #reggieandme, #revolutionarywomen, #ruinsofanempire, #rupikaur, #s.a.s.s., #sabrina'sanniversaryspecial, #sabrinatheteenagewitch, #saints, #saintsandmisfits, #sherepresent, #sincerely, #sleepawaygirls, #smithhigh, #somethingnew, #songofthelioness, #spiritsofashandfoam, #stupidcupidtrilogy, #supermansmashestheklan, #takethemonkeysandrun, #thearchieencyclopeda, #thearchies, #theavatarchronicles, #thebestarchiecomicever, #thecuckoosister, #thedirtybookclub, #thegoodmaster, #thehateugive, #thehathaways, #thehollywoodsisters, #thehouseofspirits, #theinheritanceoforquideadivina, #themagicofsabrinatheteenagewitch, #themagicwithin, #themotherdaughterbookclub, #themysteriousbenedictsociety, #theolympians, #theperfectionists, #thepretenders, #theradicalelement, #theshadowhunterchronicles, #thesisterhoodofthetravelingpants, #thetaleofdespereaux, #theturners, #thriller, #thrillseekers, #tigerthemonarchbutterfly, #travelogue, #turfwars, #turnitup, #twistedtales, #twitches, #tyrannyofpetticoats, #unscripted, #unsungheroinesoftheholocaust, #w.i.t.c.h., #wearedisplaced, #wearehere, #weirdermysteries, #whenyougetthechance, #wherestarsarescattered, #whodiditfirst, #witthefireonhigh, #womenwhodare, #wonderfulwomenoftheworld, #xmenevolution, #YA, #yaquidelgadowantstokickyourass, #yearoftherabbit, #youngjustice, #youngsalem, #zatanna:thejewelofgravesend
Superduck Review

Tieri and Flynn bring Superduck to the 21st century as part of Archie Comics’ general reboot of all its properties and what a reboot it was! The original Superduck harbors a lot of similarities to Donald Duck being hotheaded avians with hen-pecking girlfriends and mischievous nephews. However, Superduck gains his powers from biting super vitamins…

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December 31, 2022

Uncategorized

#archiecomics, #comics, #franktieri, #ianflynn, #superduck, #superduck(2020)
Winter Books

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Someone said that this was like a modern Bridget Jones Diary but I’d say this was a bit deeper than that. Yes, the titular Queenie does have a bonkers love life and sometimes she doesn’t know how to put the oven on and her personal and business life cna get messy…

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December 31, 2022

Book Suggestions

#alyssasheinmel, #amatchmadeinmehendi, #anathology, #ancestorapproved, #andrealrogers, #annameriano, #apartment1986, #ariadne, #artcoulson, #awrinkleintime, #balzerandbray, #beachblondes, #bloomsbury, #bothsidesnow, #bradburybooks, #brianyoung, #candicecartywilliams, #candlewickpress, #carolelindstrom, #christinaday, #cynthialeitichsmith, #davidarobertson, #dawnquigley, #delcourtpress, #elektra, #elisebryant, #ellenhagan, #ericgansworth, #erikatwurth, #firstgeneration, #forever, #greekmythology, #happilyeverafters, #harpercollins, #harrietthespy, #heartdrum, #heathervogelfrederick, #horror, #ifyoudon'thaveanythingnicetosay, #indigenous, #inkyardpress, #inspiringpublishers, #isaacblum, #iwgregorio, #jackofheartsandotherparts, #jasminezumidehneedsawin, #jennifersaint, #jennihendriks, #josephbruchac, #judyblume, #juslikehome, #katherineapplegate, #kathrynormsbee, #kimrogers, #leilasales, #levacrosen, #lisapapademetriou, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #louisefitzgerald, #luckofthetitanic, #macmillan, #madelinelengle, #megmedina, #moniquegreysmith, #nandinibajpai, #noneoftheabove, #onceuponatoad, #penguinrandomhouse, #peytonthomas, #philomelbooks, #putnam'ssons, #queenie, #realisticfiction, #rebeccaroanhorse, #reneewatson, #sandraneilwallace, #sarahgailey, #scholastic, #seoulmates, #simon&schuster, #sohoteen, #sohoteens, #sourcebooks, #stacylee, #susanazimboyer, #susanlee, #tashheartstolstoy, #tedcaplan, #thedownstairsgirl, #thelifeandcrimesofhoodierosen, #theproblemwiththeotherside, #thisishowwefly, #timtingle, #tracisorell, #unpregnant, #vikingbooksforyoungreaders, #watchusrise, #whatkindofgirl, #YA, #yaquidelgadowantstokickyourass
Dork Diaries ReRerad

I’ve been rereading the Dork Diaries since I remembered stopping over #10 because I think I grew out of it. But I also think it changed somewhat. It felt too hard trying to be hip with hashtags and such but that might just me being an old old person. Again, I guess I grew out…

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December 29, 2022

Uncategorized

#dorkdiaries, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #simon&schuster
Top 5 Canterwood Crest

Chosen: This one probably gets first as it has at least 50-100 pages more than the other books in the series being a super special at all. That allows Burkhart to carve more time to get into Lauren’s internal struggle as a rider coming down from being a champion to getting over her fears. That…

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December 29, 2022

Top 5

#bestenemies, #canterwoodcrest, #chasingblue, #chosen, #initiation, #jessicaburkart, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rumorssecretsandlies, #simon&schuster