Rachel Reads & Reviews

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DC Ink

Raven by Kami Garcia I believe this is the start of Garcia’s Teen Titans books for DC Ink. Well they were the start for me at least and it gets right into the action of a fatal car crash. Raven has amnesia, and her mother is dead. Luckily, she still has her aunt and cousin…

rachelbeerwoman

August 24, 2022

Book Suggestions

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Top 5 Dork Diaries

1. Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl This was the first book I read from the series even though it’s the second. My mom got it from some used books bin so yeah. Anyway the hilarious running around Nikki went through trying to juggle the three different parties literally made me breathless from laughter. That…

rachelbeerwoman

August 24, 2022

Top 5

#aladdin, #dorkdiaries, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #simon&schuster, #talesfromanotsodorkydramaqueen, #talesfromanotsofabulouslife, #talesfromanotsohappilyeverafter, #talesfromanotsohappyheartbreaker, #talesfromanotsopopularpartygirl
Kiki’s Delivery Service Review

When I saw this classic by Eiko Kadono in the library, I just had to read it and see how it compared to the movie. My conclusion is that it’s delightful in its own way. Inspired by a drawing by her 12 year old daughter, this is the book that inspired Kadono to make writing…

rachelbeerwoman

August 24, 2022

Reviews

#eikokadono, #kiki'sdeliveryservice, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster
Ella Enchanted Review

I did it! I finally read Ella Enchanted. Now I just have to see the movie like the rest of the world. Anyway, I enjoyed the book. I can see why it is so beloved. As I’ve said before, Levine has a way of adapting the fairytale stories that are so well-known and making them…

rachelbeerwoman

August 23, 2022

Reviews

#ellaenchanted, #fairytale, #fantasy, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #rachelreads&reviews
Jamie L. Rotante Interview

1. To start off simply, what were some of your big influences when you began writing?I’ve been writing in some capacity since I was in about third or fourth grade. At that time it would just be shorter stories, usually inspired by whatever we had to read for school at the time. That love of…

rachelbeerwoman

August 22, 2022

Interview

#archiecomics, #bettyandveronica:senioryear, #bettyandveronica:thebondoffriendship, #bettyandveronica:vixens, #comics, #rachelreads&reviews, #razorcake
J.B. Lynn Interview

Easy questions first, what are some of your favorite authors or books to read on your downtime? One of my goals this year is to read a poem every day. I signed up to a site that emails me one daily so all I have to do is open my email in searching of finding…

rachelbeerwoman

August 22, 2022

Interview

#comedymystery, #confessionsofaslightlyneurotichitwoman, #cozymystery, #cursedchicksclub, #j.b.lynn, #kikilong, #mystery, #psychicconsignmentmysteries, #rachelreads&reviews
Author Highlight: Min Jin Lee

You might be noticing the trend of notable authors having generation sprawling sagas. What can I say, I like the subgenre. As such I enjoyed Pachinko a bit more than Free Food but both are well-written tomes exploring themes of immigration, class, and family.

rachelbeerwoman

August 21, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#freefoodformillionaires, #grandcentralpublishing, #historicalfiction, #minjinlee, #pachinko, #rachelreads&reviews
Pretty Little Liars: Toxic Review

All things seemed to have settle down in Rosewood but as only the Liars know, A is still out there. And even though Helper A has been put away in jail, Ali still has minions. Specifically a following of Ali Cats who like many groupies of socios and murderers believe Ali is a misunderstood hero…

rachelbeerwoman

August 21, 2022

Reviews

#harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #toxic, #YA
Pretty Little Liars: Deadly Review

Remember when I said the last book brought the verve back into the series, this one brings the blam. Ali actually lets the ax fall and leaks all the girls’ secrets as well as a forged videotape framing them for Tabitha’s murder in Jaimaca.

rachelbeerwoman

August 20, 2022

Reviews

#deadly, #harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #YA
Pretty Little Liars: Crushed Review

Shepard brings some verve back into the series by having the Liars bring the fight to A and get more entangled in A’s web.

rachelbeerwoman

August 19, 2022

Reviews

#crushed, #harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #YA