I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Nocturne Author: Alyssa Wees Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: February 21, 2023 Publisher: Del Rey Books Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a sibling, death of a […]
This week’s prompt (most recent additions to my book collection) is tough for me. I don’t typically buy books due to limited funds, so the majority of my reading material comes from ARCs or the library. For holidays, my family doesn’t generally give gift cards, since they prefer […]
Blood of the Chosen Author: Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: Burningblade and Silvereye #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, gore, blood, murder […]
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Author: Elle Cosimano Genre: Mystery Publication Date: January 31, 2023 Publisher: Minotaur Books Series: Finlay Donovan #3 Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, […]
Ember Queen Author: Laura Sebastian Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: February 4, 2020 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Series: Ash Princess #3 CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, gore, torture, murder, death of a child, forced drugging, enslavement, mention of rape, medical experimentation, suicide The thrilling conclusion to an […]
Like many others who are long-time bookworms, there are certain books that I’ve associated with good times in my life. Even if I haven’t read them in a long time, I know that they’re on my shelf and I can just reread them if I’m going through a […]
I’m in a reflective mood, even though there’s still close to two weeks left in the year. At the start of the year, I made a promise to myself that I’d read some more nonfiction books, and I actually stuck to that one. Each month, I chose at […]
Lady Smoke Author: Laura Sebastian Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: February 5, 2019 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Ash Princess #2 CONTENT WARNING: blood, mention of medical experimentation, violence, mention of torture, death, murder, suicide, forced drugging, gore The sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that was “made for […]
The original prompt for this week is … books I hope Santa brings this year. However, this is a bit of a conundrum for me. First of all, I’m Jewish, so I don’t make lists for Santa. I just pass along my wishes to my family. Second of […]
I tend to read a lot of audiobooks, but I struggle to write reviews for them, because I process them differently than when I actually read the words. I don’t take the same kind of notes when I read audiobooks, so when I write my reviews, I typically […]
