Tag: #fantasy

• The Awakening of Roku Review

  Three years after the mess on Lambak Island, Roku has finally mastered airbending and is on track to become the Avatar the world needs. But when he encounters a mysterious illness on his way to Agna Qel’a, he delays his journey and the next phase of his training to prevent the situation from worsening. As…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 1, 2026

  Reviews

  #abramsbooks, #amuletbooks, #avatarthelastairbender, #fantasy, #rachelreads&reviews, #randyribay, #theavatarchronicles, #theawakeningofroku, #YA

• Happily Never After: Gaston Review

  Gaston is a sick and frail young man, and with a family who often mock him for his supposed weaknesses, his life moves from one miserable moment to the next. One day, while out exploring, Gaston is attacked, only to be saved by a young witch called Agatha. Little by little, the pair fall in…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 7, 2026

  Reviews

  #beautyandthebeast, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #gaston, #hachettebookgroup, #happilyneverafter, #lorielangdon, #prequel, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Happily Never After: Vanessa Review

  Ursula is sick to death of mermaids.Ready to carve out a name for herself, she uses an ancient spell to become human for the first time. As the vivacious Vanessa ventures on land, she discovers an incredibly powerful curse has hexed an entire village. Determined to find the source of this dark magic and possess…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 23, 2025

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #happilyneverafter, #littlemermaid, #lorielangdon, #rachelreads&reviews, #vanessa, #YA

• Book of the Month: Outlander

  The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 13, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #colonialscotland, #dianegalbadon, #fantasy, #historicalfiction, #outlander, #scotsmen, #women’sfiction

• Top 5 Magic Attic Club

  Perfect since there are five girls in the Magic Attic Club. What is it, you may ask? Released in the mid-90s, the Magic Attic Club was a brand of dolls with accompanying books and accessories encouraging kids to embrace their imagination and friendship. Apparently they were very popular back then because I found a wiki…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 18, 2025

  Top 5

  #alisonridestherapids, #fantasy, #heathertakesthereins, #keishadiscoversharlem, #knickerbockercompany, #l.e.williams, #lowergrade, #magicatticclub, #megan’smasquerade, #ninaalexander, #rachelreads&reviews, #rosefacesthemusic, #sherricoopersinykin, #trishamagraw, #zoelewis

• Bedeviled

  “Mom always said my dad is the devil. I never knew she meant it literally!” All Angel’s father (a.k.a. the Devil) wants is to be a part of her life. And in return he has the power to give her anything she wants—including popularity and a date with her long-time crush, Cole Daniels. But Angel…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 15, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #bedeviled, #carefulwhatyouuwishfor, #daddy’slittleangel, #fantasy, #humor, #lovestruck, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #shanipetroff, #thegoodthebadandtheuglydress

• Whatever After

  As I may have mentioned, besides being a year of historical fiction, I’ve also decided to dive into some nostalgia. Whatever After came out back in 2012, and I only got through the first seven books before dropping it. So it was interesting to see how the story evolved since I last picked it up.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 7, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #fantasy, #fracturedfairytales, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarahmlynowski, #scholastic, #whateverafter

• Twisted Tales: How Far I’ll Go Review

  What if Moana broke the heart of Te Fiti? After a devastating battle with Te Kā, Moana’s worst fears are realized: the heart of Te Fiti is in ruins, Maui is frozen in volcanic rock, and darkness threatens to envelop her beloved home. Desperate to fix things, Moana stumbles upon an island already crumbling under…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 8, 2025

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #fantasy, #hawaiianmythology, #howfarI’llgo, #kealakendall, #moana, #rachelreads&reviews, #twistedtales, #YA

• Love at Second Sight Review

  Tired of being known as the artsy oddball, fifteen-year-old Cam Reynolds hopes to fly under the radar when he changes high schools as a sophomore. It shouldn’t be too hard, considering he’s a human going to school with kids who have super-cool paranormal powers, like his best friend and witch, Al, and longtime werewolf crush,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 27, 2025

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #ftlukens, #lgtbq, #loveatsecondsight, #margaretkmcelderrrybooks, #mystery, #paranormal, #simon&schuster, #supernatural, #YA

• Book Highlight: Farrah Noorzad and the Ring of Fate

  Friend suggested I read this, and wow, what a ride. If you’re a fan of Percy Jackson or want to learn a new mythology, this is the book for you. Farrah sees her father just one day every year—her birthday. But this year, her wish to bring them closer goes wildly awry when Farrah discovers…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 15, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #afghanimythology, #deebazargarpur, #fantasy, #farrahnoorzadandtheringoffate, #jinn, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews