I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: First Lines: “Winter was an unforgiving time on Holy Island. […]
The Lost Girl of Craven County Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A decade into the Great Depression, Millicent Green is a twenty-five-year-old “old maid” living with her marriage-obsessed mother and […]
The Book Witch Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. She can hop into any novel, she just can’t stay there. Come along with the book witch in this magical and inspiring love letter […]
When We’re Born We Forget Everything Thank you to Schocken for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. AN UNCONVENTIONAL TALE OF SPIRITUAL SELF-INVENTION REFRACTED THROUGH FEMINIST RETELLINGS OF THE LIVES OF BIBLICAL WOMEN. As a self-described ‘90s suburban high school weirdo, […]
The Diamond Eye The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story. In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes […]
The Keeper Thank you to NetGalley and Viking for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Oprah Daily, Today, BookPage, and Goodreads From the iconic crime writer who […]
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. A fearless fortune teller in 1920s Paris must use her powers to divine who she can trust—and even more importantly, learn […]
The Girls in the Dark Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. I stare at the security footage, heart pounding in my chest. I know who broke into my home—she has a face […]
March hit us with some weird weather—we got snow, rain, days in the 40s and days in the 70s, most recently back to back. I am glad to see some of the plants and trees start to bloom, although I will miss the cold weather. I really love […]
The Road Back The sequel to the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front, The Road Back is a classic novel of the slow return of peace to Europe in the years following World War I. After four grueling years, the Great War has finally ended. Now Ernst and the […]
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