Rachel Reads & Reviews

Jacqueline Dembar Greene Interview

Jacqueline Dembar Greene is a writer of lower/middle grade historical fiction and creator of Rebecca Rubin for American Girl. In this here interview she talks about her inspiration, heritage and historical fiction books. She also kindly provided cover images. Please enjoy! What first drew you to reading? More specifically, the historic fiction genre? Growing up…

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July 7, 2022

Interview

#americangirl, #historicalfiction, #jacquelinedembargreene, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rebeccarubin, #the2001worldtradecenterattack, #theleveller, #thetriangleshirtwaistfactory, #walktillyoudisappear

Archie-Josie Crossovers

It’s pretty easy to guess that the most popular spin off from Archie comics is Josie and the Pussycats. Perhaps even more popular considering how their movie became a cult favorite. And everyone knows their theme song- Josie and the Pussycats, long tails and ears for hats! That’s why it’s always a treat when the…

rachelbeerwoman

July 6, 2022

Book Suggestions

#archiecomics, #arocknrollromance, #rachelreads&reviews, #rockintheworld, #simonvsJLO, #thearchies&josieandthepussycats, #zerotorockhero

Stephanie Plum #28-29

Technically not a reread as this is the first time I’ve read these Plum books, but also not a review since I was reading for entertainment, not to look for things that are good or bad. So these are just my thoughts on the latest Plum offerings. As one can see by the titles alone…

rachelbeerwoman

July 5, 2022

Book Suggestions

#comedymystery, #fortuneandglory, #gameon, #janetevanovich, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #stephanieplum, #tantalizingtwentyseven, #temptingtwentyeight

Ali’s Pretty Little Lies Review

Big warning here. Technically this book is a prequel and chronologically takes place before the first book. But it came out after #13 or something and reveals quite a few things, and by reveals, it changes how you view what came before. So spoilers ahead.

rachelbeerwoman

July 4, 2022

Reviews

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

Interview with J.H. Sweet

J.H. Sweet is the author of a number of Christian-inspired fantasy books for kids. In this interview she discusses her longrunning Fairy Chronicles series, Christianity, philosphy and the timelessness of stories. Please enjoy. 1. What sparked you to become a writer? Love of reading, to start with; but also, English was my favorite subject in…

rachelbeerwoman

July 3, 2022

Interview

#fairies, #fantasy, #jhsweet, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #thefairychronicles

Interview with Maya Rodale

Maya Rodale is a bestseller author of historical romance, nonfiction and young adult as well as a lecturer and advocate for the romance genre which you can find in many respected mediums like NPR, The Huffington Post, PBS and more. Please enjoy this interview where she discusses the bad reputation of romance as well as…

rachelbeerwoman

July 2, 2022

Interview

#aliceandgabbysexcellentadventure, #badboysandwallflowers, #dangerousbooksforgirls, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #keepingupwiththecavendishes, #mayarodale, #rachelreads&reviews, #regencyromance, #romance, #thegildedagegirlsclub, #themadgirlsofnewyork, #thewritinggirls

Infernal Devices Trilogy Lookback

Alright, second trilogy of Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles. This took place between the third Mortal Instruments book and the fourth as I said in the previous post that The Mortal Instruments trilogy was supposed to only be 3 books instead of 6 books. So this took place between.

rachelbeerwoman

July 1, 2022

Book Suggestions

#cassandraclare, #clockworkangel, #clockworkprince, #clockworkprincess, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #theinfernaldevices, #theshadowhunterchronicles

Stephanie Plum #21-26 ReRead

What was I saying about Stephanie Plum reaching a formulaic status quo? well buckle up because Evanovich plunges everyone’s favorite bounty hunter into a brand new story arc. But that’s getting ahead of things. The first four books are pretty standard Plum hijinks though I found these to have plenty of laughs to compensate for…

rachelbeerwoman

June 29, 2022

Book Suggestions

#hardcoretwentyfour, #janetevanovich, #lookalivetwentyfive, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #stephanieplum, #topsecretwentyone, #trickytwentytwo, #turbotwentythree, #twistedtwentysix

Interview with Jake S. Friedman

Jake S. Friedman is animation historian who has written many articles and novels on the field from publications such as The Huffington Post, Animation Magazine, The Philadelphia Daily News etc. He has also worked in various occupations on several popular shows (Little Einsteins, Wonderpets to name a few) and is the official biographer of animation…

rachelbeerwoman

June 28, 2022

Interview

#animation, #disney, #disneyafternoon, #jakes.friedman, #rachelreads&reviews, #thedisneyrevolt

Author Highlight: Elizabeth Acevedo

So I’m back with another notable author, Elizabeth Acevedo. Originally Acevedo had wanted to be a rapper, inspired by her neighbohood and Afro-Latin heritage to rap about the abuelas who fed her pastelitos and the racism and sexism she faced. But since that was too “soft” for the rap word, she switched to spoken word…

rachelbeerwoman

June 28, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#afrolatinx, #clapwhenyouland, #elizabethacevedo, #harpercollins, #rachelreads&reviews, #thepoetx, #withthefireonhigh, #YA