Chasing the Boogeyman Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | Feb 19, 2022 | Adult Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Featured, Horror

By Richard Chizmar Chasing the Boogeyman (ARC Book Review) An immersive read perfect for true crime lovers, “Chasing the Boogeyman” follows the mystery of a fictional serial killer in small-town Maryland through the perspective of an increasingly popular author....

Detransition, Baby (ARC Book Review)

by Courtney Meunier | May 13, 2021 | Adult Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Torrey Peters Detransition, Baby (ARC Book Review) Detransition, Baby is like a quietly contemplative friend; you want to introduce her to all your other besties, and you know that if they just had the patience to get to know her they’d be better for it and would...

Concrete Rose Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | Mar 25, 2021 | Adult Fiction, Book Review, Featured, YA Historical Fiction

By Angie Thomas Concrete Rose (Book Review) The third novel set in the Garden, Concrete Rose explores the backstory of Starr’s dad, Maverick Carter, as he finds out he’s a father at seventeen and struggles to know what to do: play it straight (and poor) or follow in...

Plain Bad Heroines ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Dec 17, 2020 | Adult Fiction, Adult Historical Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Horror

By Emily M. Danforth Plain Bad Heroines (ARC Review) Half horror and half historical fiction, Plain Bad Heroines follows the parallel storylines of the deaths at Brookhants School for Girls in 1902 and their connection to the scandalously sapphic bestselling memoir of...

The Hole ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Oct 6, 2020 | Adult Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Magical Realism

By Hiroko Oyamada Translated by David Boyd The Hole (ARC Review) When this story claims to be an unsettling mix of My Neighbor Totoro and Alice in Wonderland, it isn’t lying.  A novella that begs to be pictured in animated, Studio Ghibli style, The Hole follows...

The Kids are Gonna Ask ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Sep 19, 2020 | Adult Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Gretchen Anthony The Kids are Gonna Ask (ARC Review) The rise in popularity of books featuring podcasts has opened the door for novels like The Kids Are Gonna Ask, a story following two twins using the format to broadcast their search for their biological father,...