Tag: #penguinrandomhouse

• The Retake Review

  In this sci-fi/magical realism novel, Calonita tackles the struggles of chaging friendships in the hellscape that is middle school adolescence. Zoe and Laura have been BFFs forever but Zoe has been noticing they’ve been drifting apart. She’s determined to ignore her doubts and try harder to reconnect with Laura after a summer apart, and give…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 6, 2023

  Reviews

  #friendship, #jencalonita, #magicalrealism, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #theretake

• Ana María and the Fox Review

  The British ton, and romance readers everywhere are startled by the arrival of the Luna Sisters after they narrowly escape their home in Mexico in the midst of the French Intervention. While the circumstances are less than ideal especially with the threat of never returning home, the girls are slightly heady with excitment. In Mexico…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 3, 2023

  Reviews

  #anamariaandthefox, #historicalromance, #lianadelarosa, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #thelunasisters, #victorianromance

• Crossed Review

  The second book in Condie’s Matched trilogy picks up quickly with Ky burying a body as part of his work as a decoy in the Outer Provinces. Technically, burying the bodies of his fellow decoys are not part of the job description, Officials couldn’t care less about the bodies as long as their jackets and…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 5, 2023

  Reviews

  #allycondie, #crossed, #dystopianfiction, #matchedtrilogy, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Ranking xoxo, Betty and Veronica

  Since reading it last month, I must say this brief trilogy still holds up. It has all the fun of the Archie comic without the 20 page limit (that’s usually how long it is for an extra special story compared to the usual 5 pages), including friendship moments, cameos of other Riverdale teens and just…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 3, 2023

  Rankings

  #archiecomics, #ineachother'sshoes, #livingthedream, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #we'rewiththeband, #xoxobettyandveronica

• March Books

  Not That Kind of Ever After by Luci Adams This fun debut brings single life and fairytales into one frothy mash-up. Utter romantic Bella Marble has been a fed a steady diet of Prince Charmings and happily ever afters, partially inspired by her own parents’ fairytale marriage. She just wants one of her own, but…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 29, 2023

  Uncategorized

  #alihazelwood, #berkley, #berkleyromance, #contemporaryromance, #forever, #kensingtonbooks, #luciadams, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfic, #st.martinspress, #st.martinspublishing, #suchaprettygirl, #t.greenwood

• Matched Review

  Does anyone remember the Matched trilogy? Cuz I remember the big debut of this book way back in third grade, and it was everywhere but it didn’t quite reach the same level of memorability as other dystopians like The Hunger Games or Divergent. Anyway, since I’m on a YA binge, I decided to read this…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 28, 2023

  Reviews

  #allycondie, #duttonbooks, #dystopianfiction, #matched, #matchedtrilogy, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Cinder & Glass Review

  This might be the last of my fairytale binge for some time, but what a way to end it. De La Cruz’s retelling of Cinderella is a historical. So no fairy godmother or dress-making mice here, but magic is still present in the air as Cinderellion enters the world of Versailles with its dazzling Hall…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 25, 2023

  Reviews

  #cinderandglass, #cinderella, #fairytale, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #penguinrandomhouse, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #YA

• A Secret Princess Review

  Margaret Stohl and Melissa de La Cruz team up once again for a reimagining of beloved literary characters from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s canon. The choice of pairing Mary Lennox and Sara Crewe is perfect as they are just those two literary characters that you just picture like when one thinks of Wendy Darling, one also…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 21, 2023

  Reviews

  #alittleprincess, #asecretprincess, #littlelordfauntlory, #margaretstohl, #melissadelacruz, #penguinrandomhouse, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #secretgarden, #YA

• Feb Books

  Someone to Love by Melissa de la Cruz Almost a companion to Something in Between, readers may remember Royce’s much nicer younger sister Olivia “Liv” Blakely. Now it’s four years later and the sweet kid is dealing with a tumultuous personal demon. Bulimia and cutting. The former is her way of making sure she’ll always…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 28, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #balzerandbray, #beckyalbertalli, #belles, #bellestrilogy, #cleopatra'sdaughter, #courtneysummers, #crownpublishing, #feiwel&friends, #goingdark, #hachettebookgroup, #harlequinpublishing, #harlequinteen, #harpercollins, #I'mthegirl, #instantkarma, #jencalonita, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #marissameyer, #melissadelacruz, #michellemoran, #oliviaabtahi, #penguinrandomhouse, #perfectlyparvin, #poppy, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #simonvsthesomosapiensagenda, #someonetolove, #st.martinspublishing, #thegrassisalwaysgreener, #theupsideofunrequited, #unionsquareandco, #winterwhite, #YA

• 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