Tag: #YA

• Book of the Month: The Handmaid’s Tale

  I’m sure a book this well known needs no summary. I mean it has like two netflix adaptations and is taught in various high schools, so I’ll get to it. I read it during high school, and didn’t have many new insights on it other than how scarily accurate and timely it is. My friend…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 12, 2026

  Book/Author Highlight

  #dystopian, #margaretatwood, #rachelreads&reviews, #speculative, #thehandmaid’stale, #YA

• Beth is Dead Review

  When Beth March is found dead in the woods on New Year’s Day, her sisters vow to uncover her murderer. Suspects abound. There’s the neighbor who has feelings for not one but two of the girls. Meg’s manipulative best friend. Amy’s flirtatious mentor. And Beth’s lionhearted first love. But it doesn’t take the surviving sisters…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 11, 2026

  Reviews

  ##mysterythriller, #homage, #katiebernet, #littlewomen, #mystery, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #sarahbarleybooks, #simon&schuster, #simon&schusterbooksforyoungreaders, #YA

• Women’s History Books

  Here it is, the annual updated list of women’s history books. One for each day of the month. Maybe even the year. Enjoy!

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 31, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #adamico, #aislaross, #aliwong, #amydavis, #amyreed, #andreamurphy, #annaalvarado, #annahyas, #annmccallumstaats, #annshen, #argeliatilano, #beccaanderson, #betsygomez, #beverlybond, #blairimani, #briannajoannie, #caitlindonohue, #cassandrapeterson, #chandlero'leary, #deepiahluwalia, #dianeknapp, #dianevonfurstenberg, #doesmybodyoffendyou, #dollyparton, #dr.ruthwestheimer, #eileenrivers, #elenafavilli, #elizabethweitzman, #ellenhagen, #emilyfreidenrich, #erikaown, #femmemagnifique, #francescacavallo, #gayletzemachlemmon, #georgesullivan, #heidieystemple, #hillaryclinton, #ibtihajmuhammad, #jacindaardern, #janetgrutler, #janeyolen, #jasonporath, #jennifermathieu, #jessicaspring, #josephinebaker, #joyharjo, #juliemerberg, #juliesatow, #karenblumenthal, #karenkarbo, #kateschatz, #kathrynj.atwood, #kazoo, #kodykeplinger, #lauramarino, #lauriecalkhoven, #lesleyarfin, #libbabray, #lisacharleyboy, #lisakroger, #lorettaross, #mackenzilee, #malalayousafzai, #mariannemonson, #marikeder, #marlenegellerwagerman, #martabreen, #marybethleatherdale, #mayarodale, #melanieranderson, #melissadelacruz, #memoirs, #michelleobama, #mikkiekendall, #miriamklienstahl, #monicamancillas, #nadirahsimmons, #nancykwan, #nemontenenquimo, #nicolekozer, #ninamata, #nonfiction, #patriciacutright, #paulagoldman, #penelopebagieu, #rachelbloom, #rachelignotofsky, #rachelreads&reviews, #reneewatson, #ritamoreno, #sammaggs, #sandralawrence, #sannamarin, #sarahsilbersteinswartz, #sarasaedii, #sheilamoeschen, #sloandeforest, #stefferrari, #talithiawilliams, #theradicalelement, #tsultrimdolma, #tyrannyofpetticoats, #women’shistory, #women’shistorymonth, #YA, #zingtsjeng

• Women’s History Month Memoirs

  After stealing the spotlight as a teenaged Broadway performer during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, Josephine then took Paris by storm, dazzling audiences across the Roaring Twenties. In her famous banana skirt, she enraptured royalty and countless fans—Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso among them. She strolled the streets of Paris with her pet cheetah…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 28, 2026

  Book Suggestions

  #asianamericanhistory, #cassandrapeterson, #defyingchina, #dialbooks, #elvira, #fearlessandfree, #freetibet, #josephinebaker, #legacylit, #memoir, #memoirs, #mistressofthedark, #nancykwan, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #rebeccaweihsieh, #theworldofnancykwan, #tsultrimdolma, #YA, #yourscruelly

• Excerpt #2

  I got to go to my first Ren Faire in college, and it was such a fun experience seeing the acrobats, the amazing costumes of other guests and of course, the funnel cake. I wanted to give the same experience to Kitty, so onward to Camelot.

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 26, 2026

  Uncategorized

  #featuringkittybennet, #janeausten, #originalwork, #originalwriting, #rachelreads&reviews, #workinprogress, #YA

• When Dreams Descend Review

  In a city covered in ice and ruin, a group of magicians face off in a daring game of magical feats to find the next headliner of the Conquering Circus, only to find themselves under the threat of an unseen danger striking behind the scenes. As each act becomes more and more risky and the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 20, 2026

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #homage, #janellaangeles, #kingdomofcards, #rachelreads&reviews, #retellings, #wednesdaybooks, #wheredreamsdescend, #YA

• Freddie and Stella Got Hot Review

  Freddie and Stella are on a mission: take down their former best friend turned queen bee Levi Preston by depriving her of the one thing she wants more than anything: The Beaumont-Gardiner Award. Only the coolest, smartest, and―let’s face it―hottest girls win. . . so Freddie and Stella are going to have to get a…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 19, 2026

  Reviews

  #contemporary, #feiwel&friends, #freddieandstellagothot, #lgtbq, #maggiehorne, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Kendare Blake Interview

  Kendare Blake is the author of the Three Crowns trilogy, Antigoddess series, Anna in Blood, and so much more. Traversing from horror to fantasy, Kendare took the time to answer my questions about her influences, favorite seasons of Buffy and what’s coming next. Enjoy! 1. When did you begin writing? What are some of your…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 18, 2026

  Interview

  #antigoddess, #buffythevampireslayer, #fantasy, #greekmythology, #horror, #ineverygeneration, #kendareblake, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #threedarkcrowns, #YA

• Main Characters of Featuring Kitty Bennet

  Obviously Kitty Bennet is the lead, but in the supporting section are the two potential romantic options, Frederick Tilney and Jaimie Morland; finally, best friend, Julia Bertram. You may recognize these names not from P&P, but from other Austen works. Specifically Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park. All were tertiary characters in their respective books, so…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 4, 2026

  Uncategorized

  #featuringkittybennet, #originalwriting, #rachelreads&reviews, #workinprogress, #YA

• Lola At Last Review

  Lola Barnes’s summer is not off to the best start. Fresh off a scandal that tanked her social status, Lola has somehow managed to also alienate her twin sister, lose the friends she thought she had, and put a . . . fiery end to the first party of the summer. (The boat was barely on fire,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 23, 2026

  Reviews

  #contemporaryfiction, #harpercollins, #homage, #j.c.peterson, #lolaatlast, #lydiabennet, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #retelling, #YA