Off the Record Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | May 25, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Camryn Garrett Off the Record (ARC Book Review) With this astounding sophomore novel, Camryn Garrett solidifies herself as one of the voices of today’s teens and an author I have no doubt will soon be counted amongst bestsellers like Nic Stone and Elizabeth...

Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town ARC Book Review

by Courtney Meunier | May 13, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town (ARC Book Review) Everyone Dies Famous In a Small Town is an homage and an anthem to all the teens growing up in small towns across America. “In a small town, you are forever defined by the worst thing...

Amelia Unabridged (ARC Review)

by Courtney Meunier | Apr 23, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary, YA fantasy

By Ashley Schumacher Amelia Unabridged (ARC Review) After the sudden and tragic death of her best friend Jenna, Amelia receives a special edition copy of the first book of the fantasy series that brought them together. Grappling with her grief and the looming future...

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...

Half A World Away ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Sep 14, 2020 | Adult Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Mike Gayle Half a World Away (ARC Review) The story of two half-siblings living very different lives in London, Half the World Away explores family, privilege, and adoption.  Noah, raised by a well-off white family, with a good job as a barrister, and a wife and...