Tag: #rachelreads&reviews

• Beacon Street Girls

  As I hit my quarter life crisis or point, whatever you want to call it, I decided that I should finally read the book series I have at this point always skimmed-the Beacon Street Girls! Just as the tagline says “They’re real, they’re fun, they’re just like you.” Each book presents a slice of life…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 30, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #aladdin, #anniebryant, #beaconstreetgirls, #greenalgaeandbubblegumwars, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #readysethawaii, #realisticfiction, #simon&schuster, #sliceoflife, #sweetthirteen

• Sarah Masters Buckey Interview

  Sarah Masters Buckey is the author of several mysteries in the American Girl historical line, and the stand-alone History Mystery series. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about the historic fiction genre, working with the American Girl brand and what’s coming next. Enjoy! 1. What first drew you to writing? More specifically,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 24, 2025

  Interview

  #americangirl, #enemyinthefort, #historicalfiction, #historymystery, #mariegraceandcecile, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #samanthaseries, #sarahmastersbuckey, #scholastic, #smuggler’streasure

• 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

• The Martha Years

  Well, I’m almost done with the entire Little House series. This is the second series by Melissa Wiley (who also wrote the Caroline Years) about Laura’s great grandmother, Martha Morse. It’s interesting to know that she was rather wealthy, being the daughter of a lord (or laird as Wiley tries to write most of the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 14, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #beyondtheheatherhills, #downinthebonneyglen, #farsideoftheloch, #lauraingallswilder, #littlehouse, #littlehouseinthehighlands, #littlehouseontheprarie, #melissawiley, #pioneer, #rachelreads&reviews, #themarthayears

• Top 5 Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales

  Thrilling, daring, and downright gruesome stories from American history, in graphic novel form.

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 1, 2025

  Top 5

  #alamoallstars, #americanhistory, #civilwar, #coldwarcorrespondent, #graphicnovels, #historical, #koreanwar, #lafayette, #nathanhale, #nathanhaleshazerdoustales, #rachelreads&reviews, #revolutionarywar, #theundergroundabductor, #treatiestrenchesmudandblood, #wildwest, #ww1

• Ranking Feminine Pursuits

  To continue the journey of historical romances with non-traditional leads, Waite’s Feminine Pursuits trilogy celebrates women loving women, and the their fight for rights and respect in their occupations. It’s also interesting as these can be read as stand-alones rather than a trilogy. Sure, characters pop up from other books but it is not very…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 31, 2025

  Rankings

  #avonromance, #femininepursuits, #historicalromance, #oliviawaite, #queerromance, #rachelreads&reviews, #regencyromance, #thecareandfeedingofwaspishwidows, #thehellion’swaltz, #thelady’sguidetocelestialmechanics

• Kathryn Lasky Interview

  Kathryn Lasky is the prolific NYT-bestselling author of Guardians of Ga’hoole, Tangled in Time, Georgia O’Keefe mysteries and many other books in various genres. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about inspiration, world-building and more. Enjoy! It’s sort  of six in one half dozen of the other, but by and large, I…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 19, 2025

  Interview

  #animalbooks, #faceless, #fantasy, #georgiaokeefemysteries, #guardiansofga’hoole, #historicalfiction, #kathrynlasky, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews

• Ranking Seducing the Sedgwicks

  I know, it’s been so long since I’ve done a ranking, but I’m glad to start the first ranking of 2025 with Cat Sebastian’s sweet and steamy Sedgwick trilogy. Lots of alliteration there. Much like Herrera’s Las Leonas trilogy, it dives into the forgotten bits of history aka gay people have always existed and managed…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 15, 2025

  Rankings

  #agentlemanneverkeepsscore, #avonromance, #catsebastian, #historicalfiction, #historicalromance, #ittakestwototumble, #mlm, #queerrep, #rachelreads&reviews, #regencyromance, #romance, #seducingthesedgwicks, #tworoguesmakearight

• High School AUs

  What is it about them that draws people in? Is it that there is a enclosed space where you have your friends, enemies, and frenemies all in one place making it a perfect breeding ground for conflict and hijinks? Is it because it harkens to the author and readers’ nostalgia of the glory days? Is…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 14, 2025

  Book Suggestions

  #dcsuperherogirls, #disneydescendants, #equestriagirls, #everafterhigh, #gittydaneshvari, #goulfriends, #highschoolau, #jessicabrody, #lisayee, #melissadelacruz, #middlegrade, #monsterhigh, #monsterhighdiaries, #nessimonstrata, #perditafinn, #rachelreads&reviews, #schoolofsecrets, #schoolstories, #shannonhale, #suzanneselfors

• Book of the Month: Murder by Cheesecake

  When Dorothy’s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf–themed wedding Rose is hosting. Things are heating up, and not just because of Blanche’s hot flashes. Rose’s cousin is eloping to Miami, and Rose is playing host. If she can’t balance…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 13, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #cozymystery, #disneyhyperion, #goldengirls, #murderbycheesecake, #mystery, #rachelelkstromcourage, #rachelreads&reviews