Tag: #YA

• This Book Won’t Burn Review

  All Noor Khan wanted to do was to get through the last three months of her senior year undetected. After all, her mother moving them to small-town Braybarry after their father abandoned them doesn’t mean she has to make friends. She can blend in, graduate and go back to Chicago to regain her normal life.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 12, 2024

  Reviews

  #anticensorship, #bookbanning, #littlebrownandcompany, #rachelreads&reviews, #samiraahmed, #thisbookwon’tburn, #YA

• Twisted Tales: Set in Stone Review

  What if Arthur wasn’t supposed to be king? This took awhile to get to as it was only sold in the UK and Australia but I finally got my hands on it! Set right after Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone, Arthur is having a hard time adjusting to royal duties. Sure, he…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 1, 2024

  Reviews

  #disneyhyperion, #kingarthur, #marimancusi, #rachelreads&reviews, #setinstone, #swordinthestone, #twistedtales, #YA

• April Books

  Spy x Family vol 11 by Tatsuya Endo Endo’s delightful spy family goes on a field trip! Okay, only Anya is going on a field trip and she’s determined to step up her role in becoming friends with Donovan Desmond and the rest of the Desmond family. Which she has the perfect opportunity to do…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 30, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #comingofage, #ericsmith, #inkyardpress, #johnflorio, #littlebrownandcompany, #manga, #markedman, #nonfiction, #ousieshapiro, #rachelreads&reviews, #reamshukairy, #roaringbookpress, #spyxfamily, #tatsuyaendo, #thenextnewsyriangirl, #YA, #youcangoyourownway

• Marisa Kanter Interview

  Marisa Kanter is a young adult author, amateur baker, and reality television enthusiast. She is the author of What I Like About You, As If on Cue, and Finally Fitz. Born and raised in the suburbs of Boston, her obsession with books led her to New York City, where she worked in the publishing industry…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 19, 2024

  Interview

  #asifoncue, #finallyfitz, #jewishrepresentation, #marisakanter, #queerfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #whatIlikeaboutyou, #YA

• Eric Smith Interview

  Eric Smith is a literary agent for P.S. Literary as well as the author of Don’t Read the Comments, You Can Go Your Own Way, Jagged Little Pill among others. He kindly took the time to answer my questions about his work, agenting and more. Enjoy! As a literary agent, my job is working with…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 18, 2024

  Interview

  #don’treadthecomments, #ericsmith, #jaggedlittlepill, #rachelreads&reviews, #thegirlandhegrove, #withorwithoutyou, #YA, #youcangoyourownway

• Twisted Tales: Fate Be Changed Review

  What if the witch gave Merida a different spell? Merida’s impulsive ways have always driven a wedge between Merida and her mother. The princess would prefer to ride Angus, shooting arrows into the horizon rather than focus on politics and embroidery. But when her mother tries to force Merida to pick a husband during the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 7, 2024

  Reviews

  #brave, #disneyhyperion, #farrahrochon, #fatebechanged, #rachelreads&reviews, #twistedtales, #YA

• Elizabeth Lim Interview

  Elizabeth Lim is the best-selling author of the East Asian-inspired, Six Crimson Cranes and Her Radient Curse as well as several books in the Twisted Tales series. She kindly took the time for a quick interview about her influences, editing her first anathology and her upcoming work. Enjoy! 1. What was the first book(s)/writer that…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 2, 2024

  Interview

  #disneyhyperion, #elizabethlim, #harpercollins, #herradientcurse, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #sixcrimsoncranes, #twistedtales, #wildswans, #YA

• Classics Remixed

  If you’re ever in the mood for a classic but aren’t in the mindset to translate the sometimes archaic eighteenth/nineteenth century language and lengthy descriptors, or just plain want classic characters that look like you and apply to your experiences, try Feiwel & Friends’ latest line, Classics Remixed. I briefly highlighted the premiere book in…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 15, 2024

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #ardenhigh, #c.l.lee, #cheriedimaline, #clashofsteel, #disneyhyperion, #feiwel&friends, #graphicnovel, #intothebrightopen, #katelynbayron, #kingcheer, #kinglear, #macmillan, #mollyhortonbooth, #mydearhenry, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #secretgarden, #stephaniekatestrohm, #thestrangecaseofdrjeyllandmrhyde, #treasureisland, #twelfthgradenight, #twelthnight, #williamshakespeare, #YA

• All for One Review

  The final book in the Alex and Eliza trilogy may just be my favorite as De La Cruz fully leans into what makes the Hamilton’s love story so memorable all these years later. Eliza and her forgiveness, and the love the Hamiltons shared for each other and their country despite their flaws. Set a year…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 4, 2024

  Reviews

  #alex&elizatrilogy, #historicalfiction, #melissadelacruz, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #YA

• Feb Books

  All the Fighting Parts by Hannah V. Sawyerr This poetry follows in the vein of Elizabeth Acevedo with short prose that pack a punch. Makes sense as Sawyerr thanks Acevedo for her mentorship and help in the acknowledgements. But Sawyerr’s work stands on its own as she tackles the difficult topic of assault and what…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 29, 2024

  Book Suggestions

  #allthefightingparts, #avonbooks, #breatheandcountbackfromten, #contemporaryromance, #hannahvsawyerr, #harpercollins, #janeausten, #joyagoffney, #myweekwithhim, #nataliasylvester, #nikkipayne, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #retelling, #senseandsensibility, #sexliesandsensibility, #YA