Rachel Leitch

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Rachel Leitch is a certified weird girl who writes young adult/new adult fantasy. Right now, she writes novels that walk the line between dark-ish fantasy and weird little cartoon. (Imagine reading Six of Crows while watching an Owl House episode.)

But more importantly, she writes brave, empathetic stories of self-discovery. Brave in that they bend the genres and star unconventional heroines. Empathetic in that they make you feel seen and that you can return to them over and over again. They’re stories of coming into your own, and setting yourself free, and finding where you belong. Stories of being who God created you to be and knowing that you are seen and loved by Him.

​Rachel lives in northern Indiana with her family. During the school
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We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
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Sensitive topics/content:
-language
-sexual innuendoes and tension
-two rather descriptive makeout scenes
-mild gore
-sexism
-the main romantic relationship seemed a little toxic, but maybe that was the point?
-abuse
-torture

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-Asian cast and
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This is the first book I read that made me go "I want to write books like this."

Even years later, it still holds up. I was very impressed by just how much Thomas sounds like a teen boy, even if I was shaking my head at him sometimes. The blend of ma
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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I read this book because my sister bet me that if I read this, she would read Six of Crows.

But dang, this octopus book was good, though. I was living for Marcellus' commentary from the very first page. It doesn't matter if her narrator is an octopus
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Beatrice Ophelia is Flickering Out by Megan Gerig
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I literally lost sleep so that I could stay in the coziness of this book a little longer.

This mystery brings so many unusual and unique elements together into the coziest little story--whether it's the eclectic cast of Thisbe Harbor, an endearingly
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A Darker Shore by Leigh Bardugo
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The Foxhole Victory Tour by Amy Lynn Green
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2026 reread! Amy Lynn Green always turns out a good story, and this one is no exception. The tension and inter-relational drama kept me turning pages to find out who won the coveted position. All of the characters were so vivid that I felt like I tru ...more
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Glamorous Illusions by Lisa Tawn Bergren
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This book is like my Twilight.

I was obsessed with this trilogy when I was in middle school/early high school. So I went into this reread fearing for how it would hold up.

I'm happy to report it holds up fairly well! (Unlike Twilight, from what I hea
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