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 books I hope Santa brings, I don’t celebrate Christmas, and my holiday has already come and gone. So just like last year, I had to come up with my own creative topic if I wanted to participate in Top Ten Tuesday this week. Sometimes […]
The Burning God Author: R.F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Poppy War #3 CONTENT WARNING: gore, war, rape, torture, violence, starvation, cannibalism After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a […]
The Dragon Republic Author: R.F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 8, 2019 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: The Poppy War #2 TRIGGER WARNING: addiction, infanticide, self-harm, gore, violence, torture, war, animal sacrifice, rape The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan […]
Did you know that today is International Migrants Day? This is a day to celebrate our differences & how migrants make our world a better place. That is why the prompt this week is: What is one of your favorite books that feature a culture that is not […]
I was tagged to do this by Riddhi at Whispering Stories. Considering that I’ve only recently connected with her, she really hit the nail on the head by inviting me to complete a book tag that combines two of my most favorite interests — books and music! It […]
This week’s prompt is: Books On My Winter 2020-2021 TBR. There weren’t a lot of great things to be said about 2020, but so many of the books released in 2020 were absolutely incredible! Apparently, 2021 is going to be keeping up on that trend, because there are […]
Woven in Moonlight Author: Isabel Ibañez Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: January 7, 2020 Publisher: Page Street Books Series: Woven in Moonlight #1 TRIGGER WARNING: gore, addiction, violence A lush tapestry of magic, romance, and revolución, drawing inspiration from Bolivian politics and history. Ximena is the decoy condesa, […]
The Henna Wars Author: Adiba Jaigirdar Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: May 12, 2020 Publisher: Page Street Kids TRIGGER WARNING: racism, homophobia, bullying, a character being outed Nishat’s parents say she can be anyone she wants — as long as she isn’t a lesbian. Nishat doesn’t want to […]
Happy Chanukah!! Some of you may not know, Hanukkah is the festival of lights, and in certain tales, fairies show up as lights. To celebrate the Fae & Chanukah, we are talking about books that have become the beacon of light for us. What book or genre has […]
This week’s topic is a holiday/seasonal freebie! Unfortunately, I haven’t come across 10 books with a Chanukah theme. I’ve found two, and one was basically just a Christmas book with a ton of unflattering Jewish tropes and a Hanukkah themed … title. So I’ve decided to go with […]
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