Tag: #fantasy

• Beautiful Chaos Review

  After the events of the summer, Ethan, Lena and all their loved ones are dealing with the consequences of their actions as this southern gothic turns to the End of Days. Garcia and Stohl jump right into the the dire state of Gatlin with plagues of locusts or lubbers as they are dubbed, heat burning…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 3, 2023

  Reviews

  #beautifulchaos, #fantasy, #hachettebookgroup, #kamigarcia, #margaretstohl, #rachelreads&reviews, #southerngothic, #thecasterchronicles, #YA

• Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

  Well the final book in the Princess Academy trilogy brings things full circle as the quiet, short girl who defied everyone’s expectations (including her own) to graduate princess academy and defeat bandits has been recruited by the king to teach his three young cousins to be proper princesses before Danland goes to war. As you…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 27, 2023

  Reviews

  #bloomsbury, #fantasy, #princessacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #shannonhale, #theforgottensisters

• Princess Academy: Palace of Stone Review

  After enjoying the first novel, I was surprised to find out that there were two more books making it a trilogy, so of course I had to get into it. Taking place almost a year since the events of the Academy and Britta’s engagement to Prince Steffan, the girls of Mount Estkel finally get to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 27, 2023

  Reviews

  #bloomsbury, #fantasy, #middlegrade, #palaceofstone, #princessacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #shannonhale

• Fairest Review

  Since I tackled Ella Enchanted, I decided to read another of Levine’s classic fairytale retellings. This time she tackles Snow White and she does it with plenty of twists and panache. I’ve said before, but I’ll repeat again I really admire her imagination when building her magic system and creating distinct languages, lore and other…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 17, 2023

  Reviews

  #fairest, #fairytale, #fantasy, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling

• 12 to 22 Review

  You might be able to guess from the title but this middle grade book brings its own tiktok take on the feel-good movie, 13 Going on 30. I’m surprised it hasn’t been done before since it’s so beloved. At least it’s something new from the constant variations of Freaky Friday. Harper Lancaster is thrilled that…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 9, 2023

  Reviews

  #12to22, #delcourtpress, #fantasy, #jencalonita, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction

• New Year, New Books

  Happy 2023 everybody! Hopefully this year will be more positive than the last. Not that we can control the events of the world but the decisions we do control, try to choose one of kindess and respect to others. Now off my metaphorical soap box, what new books am I eager to read? And for…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 1, 2023

  Uncategorized

  #alliefinklesrulesforgirls, #anamariaandthefox, #avatarthelastairbender, #beautifulcreatures, #darkascension, #desperateduchesses, #dimplemeetsrishi, #disneyvillains, #drama!, #dumplin, #empowered, #fables, #fantasy, #hungergames, #nancydrew, #newyearnewreads, #puddin, #pumpkin, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #secretsofmyhollywoodlife, #theeldestcurses, #thelasthours, #theprincessdiaries, #theroseyears, #twistedtales, #warriors, #YA

• Reading Log 2022

  Well I feel pretty proud of myself this year from starting up this blog, getting up to 292 posts (woot woot) and being able to interview at leat 20 authors I admired. It has been a pretty good Now this list is a list of books I read from cover to cover, including acknowledgements. Each…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 31, 2022

  Uncategorized

  #ababybookforwillybobthesquirrel, #acarribeanheiressinparis, #amatchmadeinmehendi, #americanpanda, #archieamericana, #archiecomics, #artofavatar, #artofkorra, #artoftheanimatedseries, #awrinkleintime, #balletshoes, #beastboy, #beastboylovesraven, #beautyqueens, #becauseIwasagirl, #betty&veronica:senioryear, #bettyandveronica:thebondoffriendship, #bettyandveronica:vixens, #bigmoose, #blackgirlsrock, #bloodyjackadventures, #bobbiefayesveryveryveryverybadday, #bookofmormon, #boxers, #boyseries, #bravely, #browngirldreaming, #camp, #catroyaladventures, #channelkindness, #chillingadventuresinsorcery, #chillingadventuresofsalem, #concreterose, #confessionsofaslightlyneurotichitwoman, #constantine:distortedillusions, #cosmothemightymartian, #covertaffairs, #crazyhorse'sgirlfriend, #dangerouscreatures, #dccomicbombshells, #dccomics, #dcink, #dearjusticeleague, #dickgraysonandthelostcarnival, #don'taskmewherei'mfrom, #dorkdiaries, #ellaenchanted, #emmieandfriends, #extraordinarymothersanddaughters, #fantasy, #fearthefunhouse, #fierceyoungawesome, #flipthescript, #forever, #fruitsbasket, #fruitsbasketanother, #fulldisclosure, #gamoraandnebula, #geekgirl'sguidetocheerleading#shutin, #gildedagegirlsclub, #girlsoflighthouselane, #girlswhogreentheworld, #girlswhoruntheworld, #girlwhorodeashark, #grandesdreamers, #graphicnovels, #grishaverse, #groundbreakingguys, #harrietthespy, #hattiebigsky, #hattieeverafter, #heartsunbroken, #heroesformydaughter, #heykiddo, #historicalfiction, #honorgirl, #hudaf.areyou?, #i'llbetheone, #iamnotalabel, #immigrantstoriesforrebelgirls, #inheritance, #inuyasha, #jackofhearts, #jinx, #jinx'sgrimmfairytales, #josieandthepussycats, #josieandthepussycatsinspace, #jughead, #jughead'stimepolice, #kataraandthepiratetreasure, #kidgloves, #kiki'sdeliveryservice, #kpopconfidential, #kpoprevolution, #lawbreakingladies, #legendofkorra, #littlehouseontheprarie, #littlepinkpup, #loki, #longlivethepumpkinqueen, #loreolympus, #loyalleague, #lumberjanes, #martitaIrememberyou, #marypoppins, #meangirls, #megjobethandamy, #misfitinlove, #modernherstory, #monsterhigh, #mymostexcellentyear, #natashapierreandthegreatcometof1812, #nativewomenchangingtheirworlds, #nexttimewillbedifferent, #noisemakers, #notablenatives, #nuestraamerica, #offtherecord, #onceuponatoad, #onewoman'sjunk, #onthecomeup, #paperbacksfromhell, #parisdaillencourtisabouttocrumble, #piercingittogether, #plainjanes, #poisonivy:thorns, #powerinnumbers, #prettylittleliars, #princceofsongandsea, #princessacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #radgirlsatoz, #rainatelgemeier, #rainofghosts, #raisingthehorseman, #raven, #realfriends, #realisticfiction, #realitycheck, #reggieandme, #revolutionarywomen, #ruinsofanempire, #rupikaur, #s.a.s.s., #sabrina'sanniversaryspecial, #sabrinatheteenagewitch, #saints, #saintsandmisfits, #sherepresent, #sincerely, #sleepawaygirls, #smithhigh, #somethingnew, #songofthelioness, #spiritsofashandfoam, #stupidcupidtrilogy, #supermansmashestheklan, #takethemonkeysandrun, #thearchieencyclopeda, #thearchies, #theavatarchronicles, #thebestarchiecomicever, #thecuckoosister, #thedirtybookclub, #thegoodmaster, #thehateugive, #thehathaways, #thehollywoodsisters, #thehouseofspirits, #theinheritanceoforquideadivina, #themagicofsabrinatheteenagewitch, #themagicwithin, #themotherdaughterbookclub, #themysteriousbenedictsociety, #theolympians, #theperfectionists, #thepretenders, #theradicalelement, #theshadowhunterchronicles, #thesisterhoodofthetravelingpants, #thetaleofdespereaux, #theturners, #thriller, #thrillseekers, #tigerthemonarchbutterfly, #travelogue, #turfwars, #turnitup, #twistedtales, #twitches, #tyrannyofpetticoats, #unscripted, #unsungheroinesoftheholocaust, #w.i.t.c.h., #wearedisplaced, #wearehere, #weirdermysteries, #whenyougetthechance, #wherestarsarescattered, #whodiditfirst, #witthefireonhigh, #womenwhodare, #wonderfulwomenoftheworld, #xmenevolution, #YA, #yaquidelgadowantstokickyourass, #yearoftherabbit, #youngjustice, #youngsalem, #zatanna:thejewelofgravesend

• Ranking Finishing School

  1. Etiquette & Espionage: Now I’ll admit maybe this series would have been more enjoyable to me if I had read the Parasoul Protectorate first, I mean I was a bit confused that this was steampunk London and vampires/werewolves exist? It was all a surprise but that’s why the first book in the series gets…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 24, 2022

  Rankings

  #curtsiesandconspiracies, #etiquetteandespionage, #fantasy, #gailcarriger, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #mannersandmutinies, #rachelreads&reviews, #steampunk, #thefinishingschool, #waistcoatsandweaponry, #YA

• Top 5 Bella Sara

  1. Nike’s Great Race: This one gets number one because I just love pegasuses. Pegusi? Either way, they’re just so cool and I love the flowy scarfs and such that’s decorated on Nike too. Really, I love the cover illustration. As for the plot, I do enjoy Marta’s story as she defends her family home…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 23, 2022

  Top 5

  #bellasara, #coralandthepearldiver, #fantasy, #felicitybrown, #harmony'sjourney, #harpercollins, #nike'sgreatrace, #shamal'ssecret, #valkrist'sflight

• Ranking Fairygodmother Academy

  1. Kerka’s Book. Kerka is the latest in the line of her family to undergo the journey to Aventurine and wield the Kalis sticks. She’s thrilled as it is a family honor but that adventure is dimmed by the recent loss of her mother and the distance between her and her sisters. In fact, her…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 23, 2022

  Rankings

  #birdie'sbook, #fairygodmotheracademy, #fantasy, #janbozarth, #kerka'sbook, #lilu'sbook, #rachelreads&reviews, #sumi'sbook, #trinity'sbook, #zally'sbook