I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
This week’s topic is supposed to be books with a unit of time in the title, but this turned out to be an unexpectedly difficult one for me. And since it is Pride Month and various states in the US have been working hard to pass anti-LGBTQ legislation, […]
Upgrade Author: Blake Crouch Genre: Sci-Fi Publication Date: July 12, 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: bioterrorism, suicide, forced confinement, blood, mention of torture, violence, gun […]
May was one of the most stressful months that I can remember in a long time. We had to put one of my dogs to sleep, and another dog went into congestive heart failure the next week, followed by some major health issues for my mom resulting in […]
From Potter’s Field Author: Patricia Cornwell Genre: Mystery/Suspense Publication Date: August 2, 1995 Publisher: Scribner Series: Kay Scarpetta #6 CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, mention of animal abuse, homophobia, drug use Christmas Eve in Central Park—Temple Brooks Gault stands over his latest victim, washing his bloody hands in the […]
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! There have been some seriously amazing LGBTQ+ characters appearing in books all over the place, and I am HERE FOR IT! It’s so hard to narrow the list down to just a few, because I have so many favorites. But in no particular order, here […]
Little Thieves Author: Margaret Owen Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: October 19, 2021 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Series: Little Thieves #1 CONTENT WARNING: addiction, violence, death, blood, child abuse and neglect, reference to past attempted assault Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl… Vanja Schmidt […]
I finished April with 30 ARCs left to be read. In May, I got approved for 10 new ARCs, bringing my total to 40. It got out of control, and I started feeling super stressed about it. So instead of getting overwhelmed, I devoted some serious time to […]
I always have a long, long list of books on my TBR list, so I don’t tend to reread books very often. Even though I’d like to read them more often. However, there are some books that I’ve turned to more than a few times over the years. […]
The Scent of Burnt Flowers Author: Blitz Bazawule Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Publisher: Ballantine Books Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, racial slurs, racism, […]
This Wicked Fate Author: Kalynn Bayron Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 21, 2022 Publisher: Bloomsbury YA Series: This Poison Heart #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury YA for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, death […]
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