I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Here’s how it works: Holidays books are selling out quickly, and Christmas music is in the air. That is why I want to know What are some of your favorite holiday books? (Psst, this is any holiday and not just Christmas). Holiday books are a super tough sell […]
The Bloom Girls Author: Amy Pine Genre: Women’s Fiction Publication Date: August 3, 2021 Publisher: Forever A charming, funny, and utterly engaging mother-daughter story that celebrates family, second chances, and falling in love. Gabi Bloom doesn’t believe in signs. She believes in photographic evidence, the view through her […]
I Kissed a Girl Author: Jennet Alexander Genre: Romance Publication Date: August 3, 2021 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC CONTENT WARNING: stalking Is a happy ending finally in sight for Hollywood’s favorite scream queen? Lilah Silver is a young actress who dreams of climbing out of B-list stardom. She’s […]
This week’s prompt is a freebie, and I’m going to talk about some of the 2022 releases that I’m most excited about! In no particular order, I’m really looking forward to: The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman (January 4) — Magic, a prized resource, is the only thing […]
Leah on the Offbeat Author: Becky Albertalli Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: April 4, 2018 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Series: Simonverse #3 CONTENT WARNING: profanity, racism, fatphobia (minor) When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in […]
November was a wild ride! It started out pretty mild, but then it picked up a lot of speed at the end of the month. There was a really cool trend on Instagram called the #JewishBookstagramTour, highlighting all the amazing books by Jewish authors that feature Jewish characters […]
Beyond Reach Author: Karin Slaughter Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: July 31, 2007 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Grant County #6 CONTENT WARNING: murder, mention of rape, mention of torture, addiction, racism, Neo-Nazi ideology and imagery, gore, mention of suicide, infidelity, homophobia, violence, mention of domestic violence, blood In a […]
Here’s how it works: We all have those little pet peeves and things that instantly ruin or pull us out of a story. That is why today’s prompt is: what is something in a book that instantly pulls you out of the story? There’s so many things that […]
The Rules of Magic Author: Alice Hoffman Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 10, 2017 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Series: Practical Magic #0.2 CONTENT WARNING: mention of statutory rape, mention of death of an animal, alcohol abuse, death of a parent, grief, mention of suicide, mention of addiction, mention […]
I finished November with 9 ARCs left to be read. I got approved for a whopping 7 new ARCs in November, 3 of which I was absolutely dying to get my hands on! In case you’re wondering, they were the Karen M. McManus, Hailey Neil, and Dahlia Adler […]
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