Tag: #rachelreads&reviews

• Grishaverse: The Demon in the Wood Review

  Last year, Bardugo surprised fans with a prequel focusing on everyone’s favorite bad guy, the Darkling aka Aleksander. In graphic novel form! Now I’ll admit I’m not one of his many fans. Don’t get me wrong, he does his part well in being a worthy catalyst, villain, foil etc. But I didn’t fall for his…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 16, 2022

  Reviews

  #demoninthewood, #graphicnovel, #graphicnovels, #leighbardugo, #rachelreads&reviews, #roaringbookpress, #shadowandbone, #YA

• Grishaverse: Rule of Wolves

  Well this was one epic book. Epic, epic all around and why wouldn’t it be as the Grishaverse approches the Age of Saints and end of the Grishaverse for now, according to Bardugo. As for the Age of Saints thing, it turns out Yuri got it right after all. Get ready because this is going…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 15, 2022

  Reviews

  #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #nikolaiduology, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruleofwolves, #YA

• Grishaverse: King of Scars

  Three years since the martyrdom of the Sun Summoner, the death of the Darkling and Nikolai’s accesion to the throne Ravka is in deep trouble. Because it’s Ravka, there is always something. That trouble comes on dark wings on cold nights like the monsters of ancient fairytales. Only that monster is Nikolai’s demon, the curse…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 14, 2022

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  #fantasy, #grishaverse, #kingofscars, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #nikolaiduology, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Top 5 Vet Volunteers

  Trapped: This one comes first for me because I love deer so the story of Brenna taking care of an injured fawn is just adorable. But what is also interesting is the focus on Brenna’s brother and his growing enviromental radicalism and how far he is willing to go to stop poachers. Anderson presents the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 14, 2022

  Top 5

  #animalbooks, #fearoffalling, #fightforlife, #helpinghands, #lauriehalseanderson, #lowergrade, #masks, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #trapped, #vetvolunteers

• Ranking Secrets of My Hollywood Life

  Family Affair: This is number one to me, not only in that we get more insight to Kaitlin’s day to day tv show life. But also for the biggest surprise so far in the book series. Kaitlin and Skylar team up against a bigger enemy. The young upstart, Alexis Holdon who’s sweetheart next door personality…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 12, 2022

  Rankings

  #broadwaylights, #familyaffair, #jencalonita, #noplacelikehome, #onlocatiom, #onlocation, #paparazziprincess, #poppypublishing, #rachelreads&reviews, #secretsofmyhollywoodlife, #YA

• Grishaverse: Crooked Kingdom Review

  The Crows had been left in dire straits but just a few weeks later, new plans are in place and Kaz is sure that not only will be able to get the original windfall that Van Eck had promised them, but retrieve Inej from his Van Eck’s hiding place, save Grisha refugees and get Kuwei…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 11, 2022

  Reviews

  #crookedkingdom, #fantasy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Grishaverse: Six of Crows Review

  I know Six of Crows is highly-regarded and I’m pleased to see that it lived up to its hype. After all the premise is centered around a Oceans 8-esque heist that seems impossible to accomplish but will yield so many rewards if they succeed. And certain death if they fail. The goal is to retrieve…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 10, 2022

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #sixofcrows, #YA

• Top 5 Little House books

  Flashback time! My mom may have bought me the entire Little House series before I was born (I think? It’s just been in my room for a very loooong time) but this summer I finally read them. Read read them, not skimmed. So now I’m sharing the top 5. 1. Little House on the Prarie:…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 9, 2022

  Top 5

  #farmerboy, #laurawilder, #littlehouseontheprarie, #lowergrade, #onthebanksofplumcreek, #rachelreads&reviews, #thelittlehousecollection, #thelongwinter, #thesehappygoldenyears

• Grishaverse: Ruin and Rising Review

  Ah the final book in the Grisha trilogy. This one I cannot keep my thoughts on the ending spoiler free but that will be under the cut. What I will say is that the book starts off strong. Since the climax of Seige and Storm, Alina has been weak and her power faltering. A position…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 8, 2022

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #grishatrilogy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #macmillan, #rachelreads&reviews, #ruinandrising, #YA

• Grishaverse: Seige and Storm

  While the first book had the weighty duty of introducing the world and magic systems Bardugo wanted to tell, it ultimately fell prey to some classic YA cliches that made it somewhat generic. The sophmore book shows grand improvements as it presents its cards straight up. Set a few weeks after Alina and Mal’s frantic…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 7, 2022

  Reviews

  #grishatrilogy, #grishaverse, #leighbardugo, #rachelreads&reviews, #seigeandstorm, #YA