Rachel Reads & Reviews

Queer Romance

Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble is the second book in Hall’s Winner Bakes All series and is delivers just enough of the Bake Expectations to satisfy Great British Baking Show fans while also creating a sweet albeit difficult romance between Paris and Tariq. Paris has issues, primarily crippling anxiety though he doesn’t get diagnosed…

rachelbeerwoman

December 21, 2022

Book Suggestions

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Cat’s Cradle Review

After all the world-travelling Cat has been doing, she’s glad to be back home in good ol’ England even if the sight of Drury Lane in rubble still hurts. Better yet, she has finally cured Billy of his affections for her (a months long ship voyage and rambling carriage rides in close quarters can do…

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December 20, 2022

Reviews

#cat'scradle, #catroyal, #catroyaladventures, #historicalfiction, #juliagolding, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

Black Heart of Jamaica Review

After wandering about the New World and resting from her ordeals with Lizzie, Johnny and her new goddaughter, cat is ready to get back out in the world and find an occupation. After all, she can’t rely on others forever and she dearly misses the paint and organized chaos of Drury Lane. So she and…

rachelbeerwoman

December 19, 2022

Reviews

#blackheartofjamaica, #catroyal, #catroyaladventures, #historicalfiction, #juliagolding, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

Cat O’ Nine Tails Review

There may be nine on the cover but this is only the fourth tale of our intrepid redhead adventuress. This time, she’s off exploring the new world. She had been staying with the Avons as her beloved theatre is being rebuilt for the next year but finds it stifling to be a lady. She can’t…

rachelbeerwoman

December 18, 2022

Reviews

#cato'ninetails, #catroyal, #catroyaladventures, #juliagolding, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

Lisa Papademetriou Interview

Lisa Papademetriou is the author of several lower and middle grade books with genres ranging from realistic fiction (Apartment 1986, Homeroom Diaries) to her fantasy novels, (Dreamway, The, Wizard, the Witch and Two Girls from New Jersey) and more that readers are sure to love and recognize. Here, she kindly took the time to talk…

rachelbeerwoman

December 17, 2022

Interview

#accidentallyfabulous, #apartment1984, #candyapple, #disney, #disneyfairies, #disneyhyperion, #homeroomdiaries, #lisapapademetriou, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #thedreamway, #thewizardthewitchandtwogirlsfromnewjersey

Grishaverse: The Demon in the Wood Review

Last year, Bardugo surprised fans with a prequel focusing on everyone’s favorite bad guy, the Darkling aka Aleksander. In graphic novel form! Now I’ll admit I’m not one of his many fans. Don’t get me wrong, he does his part well in being a worthy catalyst, villain, foil etc. But I didn’t fall for his…

rachelbeerwoman

December 16, 2022

Reviews

#demoninthewood, #graphicnovel, #graphicnovels, #leighbardugo, #rachelreads&reviews, #roaringbookpress, #shadowandbone, #YA

Grishaverse: Rule of Wolves

Well this was one epic book. Epic, epic all around and why wouldn’t it be as the Grishaverse approches the Age of Saints and end of the Grishaverse for now, according to Bardugo. As for the Age of Saints thing, it turns out Yuri got it right after all. Get ready because this is going…

rachelbeerwoman

December 15, 2022

Reviews

#grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #nikolaiduology, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruleofwolves, #YA

Grishaverse: King of Scars

Three years since the martyrdom of the Sun Summoner, the death of the Darkling and Nikolai’s accesion to the throne Ravka is in deep trouble. Because it’s Ravka, there is always something. That trouble comes on dark wings on cold nights like the monsters of ancient fairytales. Only that monster is Nikolai’s demon, the curse…

rachelbeerwoman

December 14, 2022

Uncategorized

#fantasy, #grishaverse, #kingofscars, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #nikolaiduology, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

Top 5 Vet Volunteers

Trapped: This one comes first for me because I love deer so the story of Brenna taking care of an injured fawn is just adorable. But what is also interesting is the focus on Brenna’s brother and his growing enviromental radicalism and how far he is willing to go to stop poachers. Anderson presents the…

rachelbeerwoman

December 14, 2022

Top 5

#animalbooks, #fearoffalling, #fightforlife, #helpinghands, #lauriehalseanderson, #lowergrade, #masks, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #trapped, #vetvolunteers

Ranking Secrets of My Hollywood Life

Family Affair: This is number one to me, not only in that we get more insight to Kaitlin’s day to day tv show life. But also for the biggest surprise so far in the book series. Kaitlin and Skylar team up against a bigger enemy. The young upstart, Alexis Holdon who’s sweetheart next door personality…

rachelbeerwoman

December 12, 2022

Rankings

#broadwaylights, #familyaffair, #jencalonita, #noplacelikehome, #onlocatiom, #onlocation, #paparazziprincess, #poppypublishing, #rachelreads&reviews, #secretsofmyhollywoodlife, #YA