I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Okay, so if you’ve been checking out my blog, you probably already know that I’m a total sucker for series. I LIVE for series. Duologies, trilogies, longer, I’m all for them. And while I’m already in the middle of eleventy billion series (yes, that’s an exact number), there’s […]
A Deadly Act Author: Jonathan Dunsky Genre: Mystery Publication Date: February 8, 2020 Publisher: Independently Published Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries #5 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, Holocaust imagery, blood, antisemitism, […]
The Weight of Blood Author: Tiffany D. Jackson Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: September 6, 2022 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Thank you to YA Books Central and Katherine Tegen Books for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can see my […]
It kind of feels like I was waiting for October to roll around for so long, and then it just flew past! I’m feeling much better, which is a bonus, and I got to focus on what I like to call ARCtober. It’s not exactly cold here yet, […]
This week’s prompt is my favorite books to recommend to others, but this is a tough one for me. I try to tailor my recommendations based on what kind of genre people like, so here’s my favorite books to recommend by genre: Fantasy: Jade City by Fonda Lee […]
At Midnight Author: Edited by Dahlia Adler Genre: Fairytale Retellings Publication Date: November 22, 2022 Publisher: Flatiron Books Thank you to Young Adult Books Central (YABC) for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my original YABC review here. […]
A Debt of Death Author: Jonathan Dunsky Genre: Mystery Publication Date: November 14, 2017 Publisher: Independently Published Series: Adam Lapid Mysteries #4 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, Holocaust imagery, […]
I finished September with 14 ARCs left to be read. October, or ARCtober, as I like to think of it, was a smashing success. I’ve continued to reduce how many books I’ve requested, while reading as many ARCs as I could. In fact, I managed to halve my […]
Some books have characters that aren’t very likable at first. I’m pretty partial to those that grow on me, and fortunately, there’s no shortage of those in books. Here’s some of my favorites: Locke Lamora in The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. Locke is an unrepentant […]
Empire of Exiles Author: Erin M. Evans Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 8, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Books of the Usurper #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, suicide, […]
