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...

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...

Dry Review

by Courtney Meunier | Feb 1, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Dystopian, Featured

By Neal Schusterman & Jarrod Schusterman Dry (Review) I first fell for Neal Schusterman’s writing when I happened upon the Arc of a Scythe series, which has since taken the book-reviewing community by storm. The addition of Schusterman’s son, Jarrod Schusterman,...

Does The Perks of Being a Wallflower hold up?

by Courtney Meunier | Jan 11, 2020 | Book Review, Bookish Blog, Classic, Featured, YA contemporary

Does The Perks of Being a Wallflower hold up? As of summer 2019, Stephen Chbosky had published a total of one book in his writing career. Luckily for him it was astoundingly well received, becoming what is now considered a ‘modern classic.’ 20 years later, he finally...