Rachel Reads & Reviews

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Top 5 Disney Fairies Books

My very very biased raking less based on story plots and more on who was my favorite fairy and hw pretty the illustrations were. 1. Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon by Lisa Papademetriou First off Rani because Rani was my favorite. The girl cut off her wings to save Neverland. She is amazing, also I…

rachelbeerwoman

August 19, 2022

Top 5

#disney, #disneyfairies, #disneyhyperion, #dulcie'stasteofmagic, #fawnandthemysterioustrickster, #fireandthefullmoon, #gailherman, #lauradriscoll, #lisapapademetriou, #pixiehollowtales, #rachelreads&reviews, #raniinthemermaidlagoon, #vidiaandthefairycrown
Summer Nonfiction

Popular by Maya Van Wagenen I read this memoir a long time ago for a project in middle school so it was nice to revisit it again. This memoir details Maya’s journey to finding popularity by utilizing a How to be Popular Guide from the 50s by then teen model Betty Cornell (who writes the…

rachelbeerwoman

August 18, 2022

Uncategorized

#americaferrera, #americanlikeme, #anthology, #binge, #elizabethacevedo, #harpercollins, #inheritance, #inkyardpress, #janeagainsttheworld, #janetgrutler, #justinbaldoni, #karenblumenthal, #manup, #mayavanwagenen, #memoir, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #popular, #rachelreads&reviews, #roaringbookpress, #saracieaj.fennell, #simon&schuster, #tyleroakley, #visualpoem, #wildtonguescan'tbetamed, #youtoo
Lisi Harrison Interview

1. To start off simple, when did you first begin writing? What were some of your big inspirations? I always wanted to write, I think I always had those voices in my head my whole life. When I first read Harriet the Spy when I was younger, I loved the idea of observing people. And…

rachelbeerwoman

August 18, 2022

Interview

#alphas, #fantasy, #girlstuff, #graveyardgirls, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #theclique, #thedirtybookclub, #thepack, #thepretenders, #YA
Pretty Little Liars: Burned Review

The Liars are on their senior eco-cruise where things and a person are going overboard.

rachelbeerwoman

August 17, 2022

Reviews

#burned, #harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #YA
Pretty Little Liars: Stunning Review

Spoilers ahead but you should know that already as the series’ house of lies build on each other.

rachelbeerwoman

August 16, 2022

Reviews

#harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #stunning, #YA
Interview with Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

I have actually been in touch with Suzanne Williams, a prolific children’s writer with hits such as Library Lil, Ten Naughty Monkeys, the Fairy Blossoms series for several years now. So it was great to get to a short interview her and her co-writer, Joan Holub (Might Dads/Moms, Little Red Writing) to discuss their careers,…

rachelbeerwoman

August 15, 2022

Interview

#goddessgirls, #greekmythology, #heroesintraining, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews
Pretty Little Liars: Ruthless Review

Things get Shakespearean in this novel and is all toil toil, boil and trouble for Rosewoods prettiest liars whose guilt is eating them alive. And believe me, they have plenty to feel guilty for.

rachelbeerwoman

August 15, 2022

Reviews

#harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruthless, #sarashepard, #YA
Pretty Little Liars: Twisted Review

The Liars are back and so is A because Ali may be gone but the girls haven’t learned their lesson about keeping secrets.

rachelbeerwoman

August 12, 2022

Reviews

#harpercollins, #mystery, #prettylittleliars, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarashepard, #twisted, #YA
Summer Romances

Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flux of Pride and Prejudice adaptations and wonder if there can be any new spin to the Jane Austen classic. Well Sonali not only brings a new spin but elevates the classic by further exploring the themes of classism that…

rachelbeerwoman

August 11, 2022

Book Suggestions

#alyssacole, #ashleyherringblake, #avonbooks, #berkley, #contemporaryromance, #daniellejackson, #delilahgreendoesn'tcare, #farrahrochon, #hachettebookgroup, #harpercollins, #howtofindaprincess, #howttocatchaqueen, #megcabot, #miasosa, #nojudgements, #nooffense, #nowords, #penguinrandomhouse, #princessintheory, #rachelreads&reviews, #reluctantroyals, #romance, #theaccidentalpinup, #thehookupplan, #theweddingcrasher
Pretty Little Liars: Wanted Review

This is going to be a spoilery and short review as many of the events here were revealed in Ali’s Pretty Little Lies so the only ticking clock was waiting for the Liars to figure out the true killer themselves.

rachelbeerwoman

August 10, 2022

Reviews

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