I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
I’m not generally a fan of making New Year’s resolutions. But now that I’ve settled into 2023 a bit, I have had some time to think about the bookish goals I want to set for this year. Last year, I did pretty good with my goal of reading […]
Blood Debts Author: Terry J. Benton-Walker Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 4, 2023 Publisher: Tor Teen Thank you to NetGalley, YA Books Central, and Tor Teen for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of a parent, […]
Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest Author: Gregg Olsen Genre: True Crime Publication Date: January 19, 2023 Publisher: Thread Thank you to NetGalley and Thread for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an […]
Damsel Author: Evelyn Skye Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher: Random House Worlds Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Worlds for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, death, death of a parent, […]
While this week’s prompt was originally Asian-American authors, I’m putting my own spin on it, and expanding this into authors of Asian descent. Because I’ve found some truly incredible authors, and since not all of them are Asian-American, I feel like I’d be doing you (and them) an […]
I Will Find You Again Author: Sarah Lyu Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Thank you to YA Books Central and Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for […]
The Soulmate Author: Sally Hepworth Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: April 4, 2023 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: suicide, mention of domestic violence, infidelity, postpartum […]
There’s a bunch of great books being released in 2023 that are on my radar so far, and I’ve already been lucky enough to get my hands on some of them—mostly as ARCs, but also one as a preorder, and you’ll be seeing them reviewed on my blog […]
Priest Author: Sierra Simone Genre: Romance/Erotica Publication Date: June 18, 2015 Publisher: Independently Published Series: Priest #1 CONTENT WARNING: reference to systemic sex abuse within the Catholic Church, death of a sister by suicide, grief There are many rules a priest can’t break. A priest cannot marry. A […]
Age of Vice Author: Deepti Kapoor Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: January 2, 2023 Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: rape, human trafficking, enslavement, substance misuse, murder, blood, […]
