I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Have you ever just wanted to curl up inside the pages of a book? But seriously, sometimes authors have the ability to portray a place so beautifully that I just want to live there. This happens to me a lot with fantasy settings, but for this week’s post […]
The Ex Talk Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Genre: Romance Publication Date: January 26, 2021 Publisher: Berkley CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, misogyny Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can’t imagine working anywhere else. But lately […]
The Kiss Quotient Author: Helen Hoang Genre: Romance Publication Date: June 5, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Series: The Kiss Quotient #1 CONTENT WARNING: mention of cancer Stella Lane comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases — a job that has given her more money than she knows what […]
The Henna Artist Author: Alka Joshi Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 3, 2020 Publisher: Mira Books CONTENT WARNING: domestic abuse, infidelity, abortion, alcoholism, depression, miscarriage, infertility, suicide Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the […]
Here’s the rules: This week’s prompt is all about ourselves, and asks the question: Why do I blog? At first, I started blogging because it was a great way to share about the books that I loved (and didn’t love). But it grew into a great way to […]
Thank you to Becky @ Becky’s Book Blog for tagging me in this. I’m super excited to participate in this one. And if you don’t already follow Becky, take the time to give her blog a look. She’s an awesome person and my favorite person to buddy read […]
Malice Author: Heather Walter Genre: Fantasy/Fairy Tale Retelling Publication Date: April 13, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: bullying, child abuse A princess isn’t supposed to fall for […]
This week’s topic is supposed to be “funny book titles,” but in case you haven’t noticed, I don’t generally read a lot of book with funny titles. And by “a lot,” I clearly mean “any.” So I decided to go off-topic and make my own prompt. Which is […]
The Unhoneymooners Author: Christina Lauren Genre: Romance Publication Date: May 14, 2019 Publisher: Gallery Books CONTENT WARNING: vomit Olive Torres is used to being the unlucky twin: from inexplicable mishaps to a recent layoff, her life seems to be almost comically jinxed. By contrast, her sister, Ami, is […]
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir Author: Brian Broome Genre: Autobiography Publication Date: May 18, 2021 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Thank you to Bookish First for providing me with a copy of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: child abuse, bullying, […]
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