Rachel Reads & Reviews

Isle of the Lost and the Difficulties of Continuity

Okay, I’ll admit when I first heard of the Descendants movies involving Kristen Chenworth way back in 2014, I had made fun of it. Especially the unimagenative names given to the children of the characters. I mean Evie – Evil Queen, Jay- Jafar, it just seemed so lazy. But then I read the first Isle…

rachelbeerwoman

May 4, 2022

Book Suggestions

#continuity, #descendants, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #isleofthelost, #melissadelacruz, #rachelreads&reviews, #thoughts
#SoMaternal and Mothering Books

People Like Her by Ellery Lord This book is a semi-mystery focusing on mommy blogger and icon, Emmy Jackson, her husband, Dan and the mysterious stalker that seeks revenge on for having an ideal life that feeds the insecurities of others. It’s a book about the darker undercurrent of internet fame and the obsessions behind…

rachelbeerwoman

May 3, 2022

Book Suggestions

#bunmiladitan, #confessionsofadomesticfailure, #ellerylord, #graphicnovel, #harpercollins, #kidgloves, #luckyknisley, #macmillan, #mothering, #peoplelikeher, #realisticfiction, #thriller
A Frozen Heart Review

As we all know when a popular movie comes out, we must have the movie in novelization form. How else will we learn what the characters are thinking? Even though it’s basically a rehash of what we already saw onscreen. Well, Elizabeth Rudnick’s book takes a creative angle in simply focusing on the point of…

rachelbeerwoman

May 2, 2022

Reviews

#afrozenheart, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #elizabethrudnick
4 books-Mini Reviews

I was going to put all 4 titles but it looked clunky. Now here’s 4 books I read over April that were good but I didn’t feel like they warranted one big review each. Dangerous Play by Emma Kress Now this teaches me not to judge a book by its cover or title or summary.…

rachelbeerwoman

May 1, 2022

Book Suggestions

#carriemccrossen, #dangerousplay, #emmakress, #harpercollins, #ianmcwethy, #kissinginamerica, #macmillan, #madbadanddagneroustoknow, #margorabb, #margotmertztakesitdown, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #samiraahmed, #simon&schuster, #YA
Book Highlight: Black Widow Duology

The Black Widow duology came out back in 2016 which I believe was the original timeline for the Black Widow movie premiere. But of course it got pushed back until 2019 so these books brought the hype very early and you can see some evidence of their movie inspiration in the pages. As one can…

rachelbeerwoman

April 30, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#blackwidow, #disneyhyperion, #foreverred, #margaretstohl, #marvelcomics, #rachelreads&reviews, #redvengence
Catching Air Review

Two couples jump on the chance to take over a cozy BnB in Vermont. The husbands, Peter and Rand Danner are brothers and are gung-ho about making it work. Peter’s wife, Kira sees it as a wonderful change after working in corporate laeyer in Florida. Alyssa just hopes it will be a quiet place for…

rachelbeerwoman

April 29, 2022

Reviews

#catchingair, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #sarahpekkanen, #simon&schuster
Book Highlight: The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle

This is a fun kids book that acts as a triptych taking place over 20 years in titular Yawning Rabbit River. The first story tells the origins of how the rabbit thief, Sean raced the river goddess Violet to bring water back to the Valley and how his heroic actions immortalized him forever. As well…

rachelbeerwoman

April 28, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#jhkimmel, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #springtreepress, #yawningrabbitriverchronicle
Betty and Veronica: Senior Year Review

Another entry into the new new look series of graphic novels following everyone’s favorite teenagers. Here Jamie L. Rotante takes another dive into the friendship of Betty and Veronica as they head into their senior year.

rachelbeerwoman

April 27, 2022

Reviews

#archiecomics, #betty&veronica:senioryear, #graphicnovel, #jaimielrotante, #rachelreads&reviews, #sandralanz
Book Highlight: Before and After

This is the amazing, heartbreaking and true story of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, a nonprofit orphanage run by Georgia Tann that was quite popular drawing support from prominant families. Celebrities like Joan Crawford and June Allyson had adopted children from the agency. But Tann had been cooking the books, destroying paperwork of its fradulent…

rachelbeerwoman

April 26, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#ballentinebooks, #beforeandafter, #georgiatann, #historical, #judychristie, #lisawingate, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #tennesseechildren'shome, #theincrediblereallifestoriesoforphanswhosurvived, #thetennesseechildrenshomesociety
Top 5 Superhero Comics

Young Justice by Greg Weisman I’ll admit, I am totally and completely biased here when I say YJ is my number one. I love the tv show and the tie-in comics are perfect. . well tie ins. They feel like they could be an episode it has just as much action, intrigue and character exploration.…

rachelbeerwoman

April 25, 2022

Top 5

#batgirlofburnside, #birdsofprey, #brendenfletcher, #cameronstewart, #chrisclaremont, #comics, #darkpheonixsaga, #dccomics, #gailsimone, #gothamcitysirens, #gregweisman, #marvelcomics, #pauldini, #rachelreads&reviews, #senseiandsamurai, #superherocomics, #xmen, #youngjustice