The Book of V ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | May 4, 2020 | Adult Historical Fiction, ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Anna Solomon The Book of V. (ARC Review) Perfect for fans of The Red Tent, The Book of V explores womanhood, wife-hood, and Jewish identity through the perspectives of Esther, biblical wife of Ahasuerus; Vivian Barr, a senator’s wife in the ’70s on the cusp...

Wake, Siren: Ovid Resung ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Oct 19, 2019 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Nina Maclaughlin Wake, Siren (ARC Review)  I’ll be honest. I read Wake, Siren partly out of anger.  When I came upon its listing on Netgalley (where I get my ARCs), the only review I saw said merely: “I was hoping for something like Circe…” and gave it 2 stars. ...

Coral ARC Review

by Courtney Meunier | Oct 10, 2019 | ARC, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured, YA fantasy

By Sara Ella Coral (ARC Review) Pitched as a Little Mermaid retelling with anxiety and depression rep, I couldn’t wait to dive into Coral by Sara Ella. But the deeper I swam into this novel, the more it became something I was not expecting. It was not all better down...

Circe Audiobook Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 11, 2019 | Audiobook, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Madeline Miller Circe (Review) Circe has won numerous awards and gained monumental praise. Hearing the hype was what drew me to read The Song of Achilles. After  Madeline Miller’s earlier retelling, and thoroughly enjoying it, I was finally more than ready to dive...

The Song of Achilles Review

by Courtney Meunier | Jun 1, 2019 | Adult Fiction, Book Review, Bookish Blog, Featured

By Madeline Miller The Song of Achilles (Review) The Song of Achilles is the story of, well,  Achilles, the great Greek hero, told from the perspective of Patroclus, his closest companion. This retelling has some classic Trojan-war spear throwing greatness, and more...