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...

All Boys Aren’t Blue Audiobook Review

by Courtney Meunier | Dec 17, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By George M. Johnson All Boys Aren’t Blue (Audiobook Review) Part manifesto, part memoir, All Boys Aren’t Blue explores sexuality, gender, and race through the lens of George M. Johnson’s life as a queer, Black person growing up in America.  A stroke of genius...

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...

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Audiobook Review

by Courtney Meunier | Aug 1, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Benjamin Alire Saenz Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Audiobook Review Like the more diverse (and better) version of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe follows the friendship of Ari and...

Black Flamingo Audiobook Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jul 29, 2020 | Audiobook, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA contemporary

By Dean Atta The Black Flamingo (Audiobook Review) Told in prose, The Black Flamingo follows the story of a young black British boy as he grows up, comes out, and discovers drag. Starting at age six and progressing into his college years, the story is a snapshot into...