Rachel Reads & Reviews

Summer YA

Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta While I’m usually iffy with Pride and Prejudice adaptations since they’re everywhere, there’s always one that manages a new spin to it that makes me enjoy the story all over again. It helps that the protagonist, Elizabeth is a musical nerd so I immediately connect with her as she sings…

rachelbeerwoman

August 31, 2022

Book Suggestions

#aishasaed, #ashotatnormal, #beckyalbertalli, #bloomsbury, #bruised, #camryngarrett, #can'ttakethataway, #crystalmaldonando, #debatingdarcy, #doesmybodyoffendyou, #fulldisclosure, #gettingovermaxcooper, #harpercollins, #hopepunk, #likevanessa, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #lockerhero, #loveisiarevolution, #macmillan, #marcellakarp, #mariemarquardt, #marisareichardt, #mastersofmischief, #mayracuevas, #michellequach, #middlegrade, #middleschoolmayhem, #nofilterandotherlies, #notheretobeliked, #penguinrandomhouse, #prestonnorton, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #realisticfiction, #reneewatson, #sayantanidasgupta, #scholastic, #simon&schuster, #st.martinspublishing, #stevensalvatore, #tammicharles, #tanyaboteju, #themisadventuresofmaxcrumbly, #YA, #yesnomaybeso
Top 5 Archie issues

Archie #600 Archie marries Veronica! Obviously this is number one for being such a historic making issue, launching the two timelines of the marriages everyone has been waiting for. Can’t get much better than that. Betty and Veronica #271 This is such a fun Riverdale lady reunion. I mean literally all the girls have some…

rachelbeerwoman

August 30, 2022

Top 5

#archie, #archie'sgirlsbettyandveronica, #archiecomics, #bettyandveronica, #lifewitharchie, #rachelreads&reviews
Top 5 Archie Digests

Tales from Riverdale #35 The Visit-Mysterious alien visitor named Bjordu comes to Riverdale to collect spiecemans and he has set his sights on Betty and Veronica! Not if Archie can stop it. The return of Scarlet-I love Archie’s Weird Mysteries and this was the very first I read featuring the return of Scarlet Knight. If…

rachelbeerwoman

August 30, 2022

Top 5

#archie'sdoubledigest, #archiecomics, #b&vfriendscomicsdoubledigest, #betty&veronicadoubledigest, #bettyandveronicadigest, #talesfromriverdale
Matilda Review

Apparently I missed the book lovers memo about reading Matilda. People were always shocked that someone who likes books as much as I do had never read Matilda. So I have finally rectified that. Actually it’s the first Dahl book I have read which is another blasphemy but I already saw the movie versions of…

rachelbeerwoman

August 29, 2022

Reviews

#lowergrade, #matilda, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #ronalddahl
Pretty Little Liars: Vicious Review

Ah it’s the end and it is a doozy! The Liars are at the end of the line since being accused of Ali’s murder and their prospects are grim. The world has turned on them and counter evidence to their innocence is sparse. They try to put up a brave front but it’s hard considering…

rachelbeerwoman

August 28, 2022

Reviews

#harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #thriller, #vicious, #YA
Bravely Review

Here’s another one for International Princess Week and I think the princess in the spotlight today should be obvious. Especially since it’s titled Bravely. I’ll admit I came into this with low expectations as I was not much of a fan of the movie but it absolutely blew me out of the water. Split into…

rachelbeerwoman

August 27, 2022

Reviews

#brave, #bravely, #comingofage, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #maggiestiefvater, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen Review

Apparently this is Princess Week so it’s good timing to post my thoughts on the story I never knew I wanted. The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those movies that was a pretty excellent standalone with a creepy aesthetic and memorable characters that you think its fine as a standalone. But this book expands…

rachelbeerwoman

August 26, 2022

Reviews

#disney, #disneyhyperion, #longlivethepumpkinqueen, #nightmarebeforechristmas, #rachelreads&reviews, #sheaernshaw, #timburton, #YA
Author Highlight: Avi

I know this classic children’s author primarly through his historical fiction work though he has dabbled in various genres like fantasy, realism and animal adventure. What makes Avi’s writing so wonderful besides how prolific he is that he cuts to the human emotions and carefully builds his suspense even in the day to day life…

rachelbeerwoman

August 26, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#avi, #children'slit, #clarionbooks, #harpercollins, #poppy, #rachelreads&reviews, #thebeginningamuddleandanend, #thesecretschool
The Dawn of Yangchen Review

If there is one thing you can count on, it’s that Yee will knock it out of the park when it comes to writing the Avatar universe. This is only the first book of the duology but I gasped multiple times and was on the edge of my seat while reading. The Dawn of Yangchen…

rachelbeerwoman

August 25, 2022

Reviews

#amuletbooks, #fcyee, #theavatarchronicles, #thedawnofyangchen
Summer Comics/Manga

Princess Jellyfish by Akiko Higashimura This fun manga follows a group of amars/okuta (women who don’t need men/adult fangirls) as they try to save their building from being sold to greedy developers by creating their own fashion line. Tsukimi is the star of it, and as you can guess from the title, her specific obssession…

rachelbeerwoman

August 25, 2022

Book Suggestions

#akikohigashimura, #amazingagentluna, #azumangadaioh, #boom!studios, #cecilcastellucci, #comics, #dreaminsun, #emmieandfriends, #giantdays, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #hudaf.areyou?, #hudafahmy, #ichigotakano, #jimrugg, #johnallison, #kiyohikoazuma, #kodanshainternational, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #manga, #nunziodeflippis, #omarmohamed, #penguinrandomhouse, #plainjanes, #princessjellyfish, #rachelreads&reviews, #sevenseasentertainment, #terrilibenson, #victoriajamieson, #whenthestarsarescattered, #yenpress