Tag: #YA

• Thoughts on Chain of Thorns

  Well, I’m all caught up on The Shadowhunter Chronicles as I finished Chain of Thorns this week. So all that’s left is the final trilogy and the last book in The Eldest Curses trilogy. Woo-hoo. I must admit I procrastinated for almost the entire year before getting to CoT because the prospect of 800 pages…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 2, 2023

  Book/Author Highlight

  #cassandraclare, #chainofthorns, #fantasy, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #thelasthours, #YA

• November Books

  Hotel of Secrets by Diane Biller It is New Years Eve in Vienna and Maria Wallner is determined to rebbuild the Wallner Hotel, her family legacy even though her mother neglected it throughout the economic downturn. The hotel is her life and provides a distraction from romance which all of Vienna is waiting for her…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 1, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #anitakunz, #ashleyherringblake, #avonromance, #berkleyromance, #blackstonepublishing, #chrisbohjalian, #chriscolfer, #coraline, #crystalsmithpaul, #dianebiller, #didyouhearaboutkittykarr, #historicalfiction, #iriskellydoesn’tdate, #janeausten, #justahat, #kilalaprincess, #manga, #memoir, #middlegrade, #midwives, #neilgainman, #nikkipayne, #nonfiction, #pantheonbooks, #prideandprotest, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #skubiar, #strangerthanfanfiction, #theextraordinarysecretsofaprilmayandjune, #thelastblackunicorn, #tiffanyhaddish, #toyokopop, #womenshistory, #YA, hotelofsecrets

• Emerald Green Review

  After finding out that Saint Germain and Gideon have been manipulating her this whole time, though she still doesn’t know why or what’s the endgame, Gwenyth just wants to wallow in her heartbreak. But her friends, Lesley and Xemerius will not allow it. Now, they’re just a few clues from finding out where the treasure…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 11, 2023

  Reviews

  #emeraldgreen, #fantasy, #henryholtandcompany, #historicalfantasy, #kerstingier, #rachelreads&reviews, #rubyredtrilogy, #YA

• Sapphire Blue Review

  Set just moments when Gideon kisses Gwen, her blissful make-out is interrupted by a demon gargoyle. Once again, Gwen’s ability to see ghosts and demons ruin her semi-normal life. But the nuisance, Xemerius is nothing compared to the flip-flopping nature of Gideon de Villers and the fact that no one in the Inner Circle is…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 10, 2023

  Reviews

  #fantasy, #henryholtandcompany, #kerstingier, #rachelreads&reviews, #rubyredtrilogy, #sapphireblue, #YA

• Perfect Fifths Review

  In the final book, McCafferty answers the ultimate question. Can Jessica and Marcus’ unpredictable, predictable mind game of a relationship work in the longterm for them in a close proximity enviroment. Set two years after the events of Fourth Comings, the two have had absolutely no contact allowing both to flourish in their own fields…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 6, 2023

  Reviews

  #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #perfectfifths, #rachelreads&reviews, #wednesdaybooks, #YA

• Fourth Comings Review

  This may be the longest of Jessica’s journals even though it only covers a heavy eight days, starting with Jessica contemplating a break up and Marcus proposing.

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 4, 2023

  Reviews

  #fourthcomings, #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #wednesdaybooks, #YA

• Charmed Thirds Reviews

  Since leaving Pineville behind her, Jessica thought she was ready for Columbia’s intense academic scene, and was content in being herself. Yet self is ever changing, and she finds that she is exceeding Professor Mac’s wise words. She’s learning how ignorant she is of the world, and the world pushes back hard. It’s realistic though.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 3, 2023

  Reviews

  #charmedthirds, #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #wednesdaybooks, #YA

• Second Helpings Review

  Jessica’s senior year is not off to good start. She had planned to spend the summer time at SPECIAL (a free summer enrichment program in creative writing and other arts) as a way of preparing herself for college by immersing herself in dorm life and becoming a new version of her. Unfortunately, her newfound old…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 2, 2023

  Reviews

  #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #secondhelpings, #wednesdaybooks, #YA

• Sloppy Firsts Review

  Jessica Darling is the voice of the early 200s or Y2K generation as she refers to her and her high school classmates whom she despises and resents to varying degrees. But she has no one else to hang out with since her best friend, Hope moved so she settles for the “Clueless Club” to sit…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 1, 2023

  Reviews

  #jessicadarling, #meganmccafferty, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #sloppyfirsts, #wednesdaybooks, #YA

• Oct Books

  The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago Santiago’s debut novel begins with the conquest of the Caribbean as Anacoana’s daughter watches the conquistadors burn down her kingdom. She and her own daughter are in hiding and she gifts her with a zemi that will protect her and connect her to her ancestors. In the present day,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 31, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #beautyandthebeast, #byrongraves, #contemporaryromance, #datingmakesperfect, #dcink, #dehliaadler, #deliaowens, #disneyhyperion, #elizabethsantiago, #entangledteen, #goingbicostal, #graphicnovel, #harpercollins, #harperteen, #heartdrum, #jenniferdonnelly, #julioanta, #kilalaprincess, #kissthegirl, #kween, #latinxhistory, #lee&low, #littlemermaid, #lostinabook, #manga, #meanttobe, #monicagomezhira, #naokodaka, #nonfiction, #onceuponaquincenera, #pintipdunn, #putnam'ssons, #quilltreebooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #rikatanaka, #romcom, #sinagrace, #sisepueda, #st.martinspress, #superman, #theharvestsofyouth, #themoonlitvine, #tokoyopop, #vinchetchum, #wherethecrawdadssing, #YA, #yasminfloresmontanez, #zoraidacordova