Tag: #rachelreads&reviews
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Uncommon Criminals Review
The Heist Society is back and no, they’re not better than ever. In fact, they’ve been cursed after Kat’s good deed turned out to be one big con and she’s the sucker. Now, the gang has to execute a double caper against the old guard and reinvent new rules on the way.
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War Storm Review
The Red Queen saga comes to its epic conclusion with a very apt title. Mare and company are fighting three simultaneous wars-on the homefront against the Maven/Lakelander alliance, and within their new Silver-Scarlet Guard-Montfort alliance who obviously disagree on the endgame when Maven is off the throne. The Silvers want Cal’s rightful return but Montfort…
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King’s Cage Review
Since Mare’s surrender, she has been living her own personal hell as Maven’s glorified doll. Chained up with manacles of Silent Stone and accompained by three Arwens at all times, she’s been forced to speak treason against the Scarlet Guard to weaken their morale, paraded about as a symbol of Maven’s might and to writhe…
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Glass Sword Review
Since the death of King Tiberius and the coronation of King Maven, Mare, Cal and the rest of the Scarlet Guard have been on the run. While Mare learns more about the complex system of the Red Dawn revolution and its vast reach across other Silver-Red kingdoms, she has her own agenda. Find the newbloods…
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Red Queen Review
In a world divided by blood, Mare Barrow is nothing special. As a Red (blood), she’s believed that jer place is to serve, to fight, and to die at the whim of the supernaturally powerful Silver (bloods). She’s even less special in her family, a disappointment really as her only skill is a thief compared…
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Sandhya Menon Interview
Sandhya Menon is the bestelling author of the When Dimple Met Rishi universe and Rosetta Academy series among other stand-alone rom-com books. Here, she generously took time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions about Desi representation, self publishing vs traditional and more. 1. You majored in psych in university-Does that inform how…
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The Heist Society Review
A master of disguise. A smooth inside man. A beautiful femme fatal. A comedic duo of expolsive and distraction experts. A hacker extraordinaire. A mysterious rookie. These teens make up the Heist Society and they’re embarking on the most high-stake caper of their lives without the knowledge or permission of their elders. And time is…
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July Books
Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes Although I finished the Brigderton series the other year, I am a completist so I had to read this companion book even though it is connected more to the tv series than the original novels. I’ll admit, since it said companion I thought it would be more…
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Ranking Tales of the Frog Princess
Yep, the same tale that Disney’s The Princess and the Frog was loosely based on. Mainly the kissing the frog and turning into a frog herself part, everything else veers off into a totally original and delightful fractured fairytale about Princess Emma (short for Emerald) and her adventures in honing her magic that include breaking…