Full Disclosure Review

by Courtney Meunier | Aug 15, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Camryn Garrett Full Disclosure (Review) Filling a niche we didn’t know we needed in YA, Full Disclosure is not only one of the most sex-positive books in this age-category I’ve ever read but also takes on completely under-explored topics. Simone is...

Little and Lion Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 26, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Brandy Colbert Little & Lion (Review) A romance wrapped in great discussions of mental health and sexuality, with notes of addressing racism amongst friends, religion, chronic illness, teen pregnancy and abortion, allyship in multiple forms, and other amazing...

Only Mostly Devastated ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Mar 3, 2020 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Sophie Gonzales Only Mostly Devastated (ARC Review) This book had me at ‘Gay Grease…’ Only Mostly Devastated follows Ollie after he finds out that he’s moving to the town nearby his summer fling. Excited at first to meet again, Ollie quickly sees that...

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jul 26, 2019 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA Historical Fiction

By Mackenzi lee The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Review) As soon as I began reading The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, I had a sneaking suspicion that I would love it.  The story is the perfect bit of absurdity, questioned just enough by the...

Call Me By Your Name Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jul 9, 2019 | Adult Fiction, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Andre Aciman Call Me by Your Name I feel like I’ve been waiting for a very long time to read Call Me By Your Name. While everyone else around me was watching the movie and discussing its contents, I was adding it to my to-be-read list. I’m the type of person that...