Rachel Reads & Reviews

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Karito Kids

Karito Kids was a line of 21″ dolls representing girls from different countries around the world. The world “karito” means “charity” and “love of one’s neighbor” in Esperanto. 3% (or $3) of the purchase price of the 21″ dolls went to Plan USA, a charity that helps children around the world. The purchaser could choose to…

rachelbeerwoman

December 20, 2025

Book/Author Highlight

#florencefiasco, #judykatschke, #karitokids, #lowergrade, #manhattanmenace, #nairobinightmare, #rachelreads&reviews, #shanghaisecret, #sydneyscandal, #w.a.sorrell
Thundercats: Knights Review

Technically, the fourth volume hasn’t come out yet so it doesn’t have a proper title, but I thought Knights was a good stand-in until it vol 4 (#16-20) gets released. That’s because Shelvey returns to top form by increasing the action and the character-growth that had been missing in the previous volume. Lion-O is still…

rachelbeerwoman

December 19, 2025

Reviews

#declanshelvey, #drewmoss, #dynamitecomics, #joemulvey, #rachelreads&reviews, #thundercats(2024), #vol4
Book of the Month: Murder at an Irish Chipper

Siobhán’s brother Eoin’s new family restaurant, The O’Sullivan Six, is so close to opening—but waiting on the necessary permits plus the heat of July in the village of Kilbane in County Cork is driving everyone a bit mad. Macdara Flannery comes to the rescue with a plan—take a holiday by the sea and stuff themselves with fish…

rachelbeerwoman

December 18, 2025

Book/Author Highlight

#carleneo’connor, #cozymystery, #irishvillagemysteries, #kensingtonbooks, #kensingtoncozies, #murderatanirishchipper, #murdermystery, #rachelreads&reviews
Thundercats Vol 3: Apex Review

INTO THE DEVIL’S LAIR! Following the discovery of Mumm-Ra’s Black Pyramid, Lion-O makes the fateful decision to confront the Devil-Priest of Third Earth one-on-one in his place of power. If the ThunderCats’ brash young leader can defeat his nemesis in single combat, the last survivors of Thundera’s claim to their new home will be secured.…

rachelbeerwoman

December 17, 2025

Reviews

#apex, #declanshelvey, #drewmoss, #dynamitecomics, #rachelreads&reviews, #thundercats(2024), #vol3
Book Highlight: Girls to the Front

From the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line. Bold, bright, and empowering profiles by Geisel Honor–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling artist Niña Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to…

rachelbeerwoman

December 16, 2025

Book/Author Highlight

#40asianamericanwomenblazedatrail, #asianamerican, #biography, #girlstothefront, #harpercollins, #history, #lowergrade, #ninamata, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #women’s history
Love Craves Cardamom Review

Archana Dhawan wants a boy-free zone this semester abroad. Fresh off a breakup, she’s headed to Rajasthan, India—her parents’ homeland—determined to find herself and thrive at her dream art museum internship. No drama. No distractions.Alas, the universe is trying to tempt her. On day one, she meets the hottest boy on the train. Soon after,…

rachelbeerwoman

December 15, 2025

Reviews

#aashnaavachat, #contemporaryromance, #desimcs, #joyrevolution, #lovecravescardamom, #loveintranslation, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA
Book Highlight: Ayesha Dean Mysteries

It took me awhile to get my hands on this Australian series, but I’m very glad I did. Ayesha Dean is vibrant new heroine in the teen sleuth genre, following in the vein of Nancy Drew. That is if Nancy Drew knew taekwondo and found mysteries at every vacation spot. Obviously, she’s not an exact…

rachelbeerwoman

December 14, 2025

Book/Author Highlight

#ayeshadeanmysteries, #melatilum, #rachelreads&reviews, #theistanbulintrigue, #thelisbonlawbreaker, #thesevillasecret, #YA
Book of the Month: Outlander

The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and…

rachelbeerwoman

December 13, 2025

Book/Author Highlight

#colonialscotland, #dianegalbadon, #fantasy, #historicalfiction, #outlander, #scotsmen, #women’sfiction
Girls Survive: Graphic Novels

I’m sure everyone thought I was done with this series. I was too until a little search brought up that the series has graphic novels. Not graphic novel retellings of the series, but all new stories and historical disasters. The completionist in me had to read them all.

rachelbeerwoman

December 12, 2025

Uncategorized

#ailynncollins, #amyrubinate, #annieandtheunsinkableship, #baileyandtheblaze, #barbaraperezmarquez, #bonnieandthefierycrash, #capstonepublishing, #capstoneyoungreaders, #doloresandral, #emmacarlsonberne, #gemmaandthegreatflu, #girlssurvive, #graphicnovels, #gretaandthenightfire, #historicalfiction, #juliagilbert, #kateandthecityoffire, #lowergrade, #paulinaandtheburningofpompeii, #prudenceundersuspicion, #rachelreads&reviews, #reiescapesdisaster, #rosieandtheraceforfreedom, #susangriner, #tingandthedeadlywaters, #zoeandthethunderingsnow
Salvación Review

Lola de La Peña yearns to be free from the societal expectations of a young Mexican lady of her station. She spends her days pretending to be delicate and proper while watching her mamá cure the sick and injured with sal negra (black salt), a recently discovered magic that heals even the most mortal sicknesses…

rachelbeerwoman

December 8, 2025

Reviews

#latinx, #latinxmcs, #magicalrealism, #rachelreads&reviews, #salvación, #sandraproudman, #st.martinspress, #st.martinspublishing, #wednesdaybooks, #YA