How We Fight For Our Lives

by Courtney Meunier | Aug 29, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Nonfiction

By Saeed Jones How We Fight for Our Lives (Review) The raw and unflinching look into the life of a black, gay man growing up in America, How We fight for Our lives is, and will continue to be, an incredibly poignant story.  An award-winning essayist, Saeed Jones gives...

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Audiobook Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jul 14, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Nonfiction

By Caitlin Doughty Smoke Gets in your Eyes: and Other Lessons from the Crematory A must-read for anyone with a morbid sense of humor who has curiosities about death, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes is as educational and entertaining as it is just plain interesting.  Ever...

Shadowplay ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 16, 2020 | Adult Fiction, Adult Historical Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Joseph O’Connor Shadowplay The most authentically classic-sounding novel written in modern-day that I’ve ever read, Shadowplay is an immersive experience for those fascinated with Bram Stoker and the historical context surrounding Dracula. Written as if a...

My Dark Vanessa Audiobook Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 10, 2020 | Adult Fiction, Audiobook, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Kate Elizabeth Russell My Dark Vanessa Not just important and incredibly written, but a necessary book, given today’s #metoo movement, My Dark Vanessa explores parts of the survivor experience that no one else is talking about.  My Dark Vanessa follows Vanessa...

Call Me Tuesday Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 21, 2019 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Leigh Byrne Call Me Tuesday (Review) After reading and loving All the Ugly and Wonderful Things, I knew that Call me Tuesday came highly recommended. Finding it free for Prime members on Kindle, I had no reason not to pick it up. Call me Tuesday is the story of a...