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I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.

February 2020 Monthly Wrap Up

For such a short month, February was productive. I participated in the Hogwarts Cup Readathon, which was a great motivator. It was actually my first readathon, and it helped me read more. If you haven’t participated in a readathon, I strongly suggest it! I haven’t gotten a chance […]

Empire Of Storms

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas is the fifth book in the Throne of Glass series, and each book seems to get more intense. Just a heads up, if you haven’t read the previous books in the series (Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, […]

Lifestyles Of Gods And Monsters

Lifestyles of Gods and Monsters by Emily Roberson brings Greek mythology firmly into the 21st century. TRIGGER WARNING: gore, murder, controlling relationships, morally bankrupt parents The cameras are always watching. Sixteen-year-old Ariadne’s whole life is curated and shared with the world. Her royal family’s entertainment empire is all […]

Queen Of Shadows

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas is the fourth book in the Throne of Glass series, and it blew all the other books in the series out of the water! Warning: I promise not to reveal any spoilers for THIS BOOK, but if you haven’t read Throne […]

With The Fire On High

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo combines two of my favorite hobbies — reading and cooking. Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiagno’s life has been about making the tough decisions, doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The […]

Heir Of Fire

After reading the first book in the Throne of Glass series, I became absolutely hooked! Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas is my new favorite book in the series. TRIGGER WARNING: substance use, murder, gore, slavery Warning: I promise not to reveal any spoilers for THIS BOOK, […]

House Of Salt And Sorrows

I’ve been wanting to read House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig for a hot minute, and finally caved. Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters and their father and stepmother. Once there were twelve, but loneliness fills […]

War Storm

War Storm by Victoria Aveyard is the fourth and final book in the Red Queen series. For reviews of previous books, see: Red Queen Glass Sword King’s Cage If you haven’t read the previous books, you may want to skip this review. I promise not to reveal any […]

Crush The King

I received an ARC of this book from Edelweiss. I am providing this review voluntarily. Crush the King by Jennifer Estep is the third book in the Crown of Shards series. For reviews of the previous two books, check out Kill the Queen and Protect the Prince. Everleigh […]

An Ember In The Ashes

An Ember in the Ashes Author: Sabaa Tahir Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 28, 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Series: An Ember in the Ashes #1 TRIGGER WARNING: violence, slavery, gore, torture, threat of rape Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free. Under the martial […]