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: reasons why I love reading, and it was surprisingly hard to come up with 10. I’ve been reading on my own since I was 3 years old, and I always knew how much I enjoyed it, but I just never thought hard about why. […]
Every few months, a debate pops up on book twitter about audiobooks and whether they should actually be considered reading. Now, I fully understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I wanted to use this post to share my own thoughts on this topic. In […]
Falling Author: T.J. Newman Genre: Thriller Publication Date: July 6, 2021 Publisher: Simon Schuster Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: detailed description of a plane crash, gore, blood, mention of pedophilia, […]
June turned out to be a super productive month for me, even though it felt like it flew past. Does anyone else feel like this month was ridiculously short? I’ve been staying home a lot, especially since it’s been oppressively hot lately. I know the heat has been […]
Capture the Crown Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 6, 2021 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Gargoyle Queen #1 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: violence, torture, murder Bestselling author Jennifer […]
I finished May with 16 ARCs left to be read, and 1 that I had read and not yet reviewed. I’m so proud of the progress that I made in June! My ratio is currently at 90%, and I couldn’t be happier. I got approved for 2 new […]
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Author: Kwame Mbalia Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: October 15, 2019 Publisher: Rick Riordan Presents Series: Tristan Strong #1 CONTENT WARNING: grief, brief mention of slavery Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save […]
This week’s topic is the most anticipated releases for the second half of 2021. There are a lot of great books that have been released, and a bunch on my radar for the second half of the year. I’ve been fortunate enough to get approved for ARCs of […]
Moshkeleh the Thief: A Rediscovered Novel Author: Sholem Aleichem Genre: Yiddish Literature Publication Date: September 1, 2021 Publisher: The Jewish Publication Society Thank you to Edelweiss for providing me an ARC of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism This first English translation […]
Five Total Strangers Author: Natalie D. Richards Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: October 6, 2020 Publisher: Dreamscape Media CONTENT WARNING: grief, blood, mention of cancer, car accident, violence, stalking, murder A hitched ride home in a snow storm turns sinister when one of the passengers is plotting for the […]
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