Tag: #YA

• Twisted Tales: Sally’s Lament Review

  What if Sally discovered Christmas Town? Dr. Finklestein rarely allows his creation to go outside his lab. She’s not ready? What more could she want? It’s safe with him? But Sally wants freedom, she wants to be apart of the community of Halloween Town. She wants more. She soon finds out that so does the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 17, 2024

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #rachelreads&reviews, #sally’slament, #thenightmarebeforechristmas, #twistedtales, #YA

• Prince of Glass and Midnight

  Prince August of Charmant has simple aspirations for life. He doesn’t want to gain land or fight dragons like legendary kings because he knows wanting more leads to greedy rulers. He wants to help his kingdom and solve their problems.  He is less enthusiastic about his lonely father’s insistence that he get marry. August liked…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 16, 2024

  Reviews

  #cinderella, #disneyhyperion, #disneyprinces, #linseymiller, #princeofglassandmidnight, #rachelreads&reviews, #YA

• Sandra Proudman Interview

  Sandra Proudman is a proud Mexican-American author and literary agent at the Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency. She graciously took the time to answer my questions in her first interview for her debut novel, Salvación. Enjoy! 1. To start from the beginning, who are some of your literary inspirations? It’d be too hard to just…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 2, 2024

  Interview

  #fantasy, #fiction, #historicalfantasy, #historicalfiction, #latinx, #mexicanamerican, #rachelreads&reviews, #relitremix, #salvación, #sandraproudman, #YA, books, literary-agents, publishing, writing

• The Reckoning of Roku Review

  It’s always a delight to return to the world of the Four Nations and the Avatar that keeps them in balance. Here, Ribay delves into one of the most well-known of them all, at least if you watched the original series. Roku, Aang’s predescessor whose friendship with Fire Lord Sozin is a bond turned tragic.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 19, 2024

  Reviews

  #amuletbooks, #avatarthelastairbender, #fantasy, #rachelreads&reviews, #randyribay, #rokuduology, #theavatarchronicles, #therecokoningofroku, #YA

• Aug Books

  She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs by Sara Smarsh Who doesn’t love Dolly Parton? I mean, she can sing, has fabulous costumes, has an amusement park and still gives back to her roots. So it’s no surprise that Dolly has a few books written in her honor.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 31, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #animalbooks, #autobiography, #dollyparton, #jennifers.holland, #musicbooks, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #reneewatson, #scribner, #shecomebyitnatural, #simon&schuster, #unlikelyanimalfriendshipsdogs, #workmanpublishing, #YA

• Twisted Tales: Suddenly Super Review

  What if Violet was an Agent of Syndrome? This was another solid addition to the Twisted Tales series. It’s unfortunate this tale is only available out of the U.S. because Calonita does a great job on the first Pixar-based tale. All from Violet’s POV, Calonita explores the girl’s negative feelings about her powers. Since being…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 25, 2024

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #jencalonita, #rachelreads&reviews, #suddenlysuper, #theincredibles, #twistedtales, #YA

• Finding Famous Review

  For the 1st of July and more importantly, the 700th post, we’re getting a first look at the opulent world of the Mashads! *I received this free ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.* Josie is pretty happy as she reaches her 18th birthday. All she wants is for her longtime crush,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 1, 2024

  Reviews

  #candicejalili, #disneyhyperion, #findingfamous, #hollywoodfiction, #mashadfamily, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #YA

• June Books

  Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke. Illustrated by Mel Valentina Vargas You know those sexy male gaze trope of women having pillow fights in their lingerie. Well that fantasy gets upended by the Pillow Fight Championship. It’s a real thing where girls get dressed up as wreastlers to pillow fight their rivals into submission. It’s a…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 30, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #christinalauren, #disneyhyperion, #erinstanton, #graphicnovel, #meanttobe, #melvalentinavargas, #nonfiction, #pillowtalk, #rachelreads&reviews, #stephaniecooke, #susie’sseniordogs, #tangled, #tangledupinyou, #YA

• Summer Comics

  Well so far, let’s face it, I’m going to be reading a lot more over the next few months but here are the new ones I read. Go with the Flow and Look on the Bright Side by Lily Williams and Karen Scheeman Williams and Scheeman deliver two wonderful graphic novels dealing with a very…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 26, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #christinasoontornvat, #gowiththeflow, #graphicnovels, #graphix, #growingpangs, #karenscheeman, #kathrynormsbee, #lilywilliams, #lookonthebrightside, #middlegrade, #scholastic, #thetryout, #YA

• Candice Jalili Interview

  Candice Jalili is an author and journalist whose work can be found in many major publications, The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone and Elite Daily where she held the role of Senior Dating Writer for four years. She is also the author of Just Send the Text: An Expert’s Guide to Letting Go of the Stress…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 8, 2024

  Interview

  #candicejalili, #cosmopolitan, #disneyhyperion, #elitedaily, #findingfamous, #journalism, #justsendatext, #rachelreads&reviews, #tillerpress, #YA