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...

Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry

by Courtney Meunier | Mar 25, 2021 | Adult Fantasy, Adult Historical Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By C. M. Waggoner The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry (ARC Review) A little whimsical, slightly sweet, and somewhat odd, The Ruthless Ladies Guide to Wizardry is a lovely little tea cake of a book.  Part historical fantasy and part romance with a hint of...

Shine Your Icy Crown

by Courtney Meunier | Mar 25, 2021 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Poetry

By Amanda Lovelace shine your icy crown (ARC Review) The latest installment in the You Are Your Own Fairytale series, Shine Your Icy Crown takes on the bonds of sisterhood and the power of being single through modern poetry accompanied by illustrations. Lovelace’s...

Singular Sensation (Review)

by Courtney Meunier | Mar 17, 2021 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, Nonfiction

By Michael Riedel Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway (Review) A comprehensive guide to Broadway during the 90s, Singular Sensation is the well-researched and journalistic approach to the history and context of the big hits, from Sunset Boulevard to The...

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...