I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
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 […]
Wake Me Most Wickedly Author: Felicia Grossman Genre: Historical Romance Publication Date: April 9, 2024 Publisher: Forever Series: Once Upon the East End #2 Solomon Weiss has little interest in power, but to repay the half-brother who raised him, he pursues money, influence, and now—a respectable wife. That […]
Cackle Author: Rachel Harrison Genre: Horror Publication Date: October 5, 2021 Publisher: Penguin Audio A darkly funny, frightening novel about a young woman learning how to take what she wants from a witch who may be too good to be true, from the author of The Return. All her life, […]
The Fair Weather Friend Author: Jessie Garcia Genre: Mystery Publication Date: January 20, 2026 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The next gripping domestic suspense […]
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 […]
I can’t believe that the last month of the year is here. Now is crunch time for me on catching up about everything, so I haven’t been posting as regularly as I would like, but I’m planning to work my way back. I just have to figure out […]
I finished October with 20 ARCs left to be read. Is it just me, or did November feel like it lasted eleventy billion days? The month started out warm and cooled off a lot more, even having some frosty nights and one day of flurries but no actual […]
The Last Vampire Author: Romina Garber Genre: YA Romantasy Publication Date: December 2, 2025 Publisher: Wednesday Books Thank you to NetGalley, Wednesday Books, and Recorded Books for providing me with an ARC of this book (and audiobook) in exchange for an honest review. Pride & Prejudice meets Crave when Austen-loving Lorena […]
On Being Jewish Now: Essays and Reflections from Authors and Advocates Author: Zibby Owens, editor Genre: Nonfiction Religion Publication Date: October 1, 2024 Publisher: Zibby Books On October 7th, 2023, Jews in Israel were attacked in the largest pogrom since the Holocaust. But Jews everywhere felt it and […]
All the Sinners Bleed Author: S.A. Cosby Genre: Mystery Publication Date: June 6, 2023 Publisher: Macmillan Audio A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust. Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, Charon has […]
