Rachel Reads & Reviews

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Covers era

So it could be said that one can distinguish a book by its cover. Not that it can you tell the story inside, but one can usually distinguish the era. In the area of children’s fiction, ther covers tend to be phto-realistic, some have funky covers with psycedelic print or heart-shaped cuts. The 50s tend…

rachelbeerwoman

May 18, 2022

Uncategorized

#200sbooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #randomthoughts
Families in Graphic Novels

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Truthfully, I was going to look for the musical first but when I saw this in the library I figured I should see the source material, and wow. I didn’t have any idea what it was about other than it was an memoir of family dysfunction so it really threw…

rachelbeerwoman

May 17, 2022

Book Suggestions

#alisonbechdel, #andnowIspillthefamilysecrets, #funhome, #graphicmemoir, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #lucyknisley, #macmillan, #margaretkimball, #memoir, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #somethingnew
Wicked Trilogy ReRead

Okay, yeah I didn’t get to Stephanie Plum #6-10 yet. It’s still out in my library so I decided to go full Diesel and read the Lizzy and Diesel trilogy or Wicked trilogy as I dubbed it due to the title. Written with Phoef Sutton, this rollicking supernatural read is much more my speed. Set…

rachelbeerwoman

May 16, 2022

Reviews

#comedymystery, #fantasycomedy, #fantasymystery, #historicalfiction, #janetevanovich, #lizzyanddiesel, #phoefsutton, #simon&schuster, #wickedappetite, #wickedbusiness, #wickedcharms, #wickedtrilogy
Book Highlight: Piglet

This is not a review. As I mentioned in my Animal Books post, I automatically adore nonfiction books about animals and am completely biased so I adored this book. I literally cried (for the first time) because it was so adorable. I also cried because it was heartwarming and there was some animal death/abuse passages.…

rachelbeerwoman

May 15, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#animalbooks, #dogbooks, #dr.melissashapiro, #mimeichlerrivas, #nonfiction, #piglet, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #theunexpectedstoryofadeafblindpinkpuppyandhisfamily
Hello, Psycho

No one goes to intentionally befriend a psycopath. The problem is once you see past their charisma and friendliness and start piecing together the gaps in their stories, they may be onto you and will do anything to shut you up. At least that’s how it is for these protagonists. We Were Never Here by…

rachelbeerwoman

May 14, 2022

Book Suggestions

#ananonymousgirl, #andreabartz, #geerhendricks, #macmillan, #mystery, #penguinrandomhouse, #psychologicalthriller, #rachelhawkins, #rachelreads&reviews, #recklessgirls, #sarahpekkanen, #st.martinspress, #st.martinspublishing, #thewifebetweenus, #thewifeupstairs, #thriller, #wewereneverhere, #youarenotalone
Contemporary Romance 4 mini reviews

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon This is a fun contemporary romance that begins with female friendship, and what makes you faster friends with complete strangers than shared humilation. When Samiah finds out via twitter that the man she had been dating was catfishing her and two other women (while using her resturaunt reservation to…

rachelbeerwoman

May 13, 2022

Book Suggestions

#adibkhorram, #alihazelwood, #avonbooks, #contemporaryromance, #farrahrochon, #grandcentralpublishing, #helenhoang, #kissandtell, #minireviews, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #romance, #theboyfriendproject, #theheartprinciple, #thelovehypothesis
Book Highlight: The Waterfire Saga

For anyone who is a mermaid fan, this fantasy adventure is just for you. The six seas are made up of different kingdoms and are under threat by a monsterous levithan creature called Abbadon who was raised by even more mysterious ancestor come back from the dead and for revenge.

rachelbeerwoman

May 12, 2022

Book/Author Highlight

#darktide, #deepblue, #disneyhyperion, #jenniferdonnelly, #mermaids, #rachelreads&reviews, #roguewave, #seaspell, #waterfiresaga, #YA
Stephanie Plum Between the Numbers ReRead

Okay, I didn’t get to Stephanie Plum six yet because someone else borrowed it in the library so I decided to go for the Between the Numbers novellas since they’re short and don’t really require knowledge of the other books that I don’t know.

rachelbeerwoman

May 11, 2022

Book Suggestions

#comedymystery, #janetevanovich, #plumlovin, #plumlucky, #plumspooky, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #stephanieplum, #visionsofsugarplums
Fruit Basket Another Review

Since I thoroughly enjoyed the original Fruit Basket series, I decided to take on the sequel. It’s a short series, only 12 chapters since it was supposed to be a limited run in celebration of the original series. As you may guess, it’s the next generation of Sohmas who are just the family that the…

rachelbeerwoman

May 10, 2022

Reviews

#fruitsbasketanother, #manga, #natsukitakaya, #rachelreads&reviews
Ranking Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility: This one is a bit from bias because I liked the pictures best in the kids version I read before getting into the real version. Even so, I enjoyed how it focuses on family as much as romance. And having Elinor and Marianna as protagonists offer two heroines for readers to relate…

rachelbeerwoman

May 9, 2022

Rankings

#classics, #emma, #janeausten, #ladysusan, #mansfieldpark, #northangerabbey, #persuasion, #prideandprejudice, #rachelreads&reviews, #regency, #romance, #senseandsensability