I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
I finished January with 21 ARCs left to be read. February is now over, and it was a wild ride. Here in New York, the cold weather and the snow have continued. The temps were so low and we got snow in record breaking amounts. This kind of […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
The Three Witches Author: Elena Collins Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 2, 2026 Publisher: Boldwood Books Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Now: When Ruthie gets the part of one of Macbeth’s […]
Wolf Worm Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Horror Publication Date: March 24, 2026 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Something darker than the devil stalks the North Carolina woods in Wolf […]
It was nearly a year ago since I posted a discussion about double standards within the book industry. One of the people I mentioned in the post, Zachary Webber/Jacob Morgan, is a prolific audiobook narrator who had spread some heinous levels of antisemitism in recent years. In October […]
Nightshade and Oak Author: Molly O’Neill Genre: Romantasy Publication Date: February 3, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC as well as offering it in audiobook format, in exchange for an honest review. A goddess must grapple with becoming human […]
Strange Animals Author: Jarod K. Anderson Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 10, 2026 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. An ordinary man discovers a hidden world of wondrous supernatural […]
For Human Use Author: Sarah G. Pierce Genre: Horror Publication Date: February 10, 2026 Publisher: Run For It Thank you to Orbit and Run For It for sending me an ARC of this book and the audiobook version in exchange for an honest review. An unforgettable debut, For Human […]
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if, instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? The Rules: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
Sister Svangerd and the Not Quite Dead Author: KJ Parker Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 27, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Loyal Opposition #1 Thank you to Orbit for sending me ARCs of this book and audiobook in exchange for an honest review. FROM WORLD FANTASY AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR […]
