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I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.

Where The Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing is a debut novel by Delia Owens that left me breathless in a way that no book ever has before, and I think sets a high standard that very few books will ever meet. I do not say this lightly. This book is the […]

Girl Desecrated

I received a copy of this book for free from Book Sirens and I am providing this review voluntarily. TRIGGER WARNING: use of derogatory terms for mental illness, physical and psychological childhood abuse, violence, murder, promiscuity, rape. Girl Desecrated by Cheryl Cowtan was the story of Rachel on […]

A Gentleman In Moscow

I had seen a lot of buzzing about A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles on social media, and it sparked my curiosity. When I looked up the description and discovered that it is set in post-revolution Russia, I absolutely knew that I had to get my hands […]

The Wicked King

The Wicked King by Holly Black is the incredible follow up to The Cruel Prince, and it delivers on everything I had expected and then some. SPOILER ALERT: While I pride myself on not including any spoilers in my reviews, this is the second book in a trilogy. […]

Protect The Prince

Jennifer Estep has hit it out of the park with Protect The Prince, the follow up to Kill the Queen (see review here). I’m quite upset that I have to wait until March 2020 for the next book in the series to be released. There’s so much to […]

The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles

I received a free copy of this book through BookTasters in exchange for an honest review. The Improbable Journeys of Billy Battles by Ronald E. Yates is the second book in the Finding Billy Battles trilogy. It’s an exciting book full of action, adventure, exotic destinations, romance, and […]

The Black Kids

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. The Black Kids Author: Christina Hammonds Reed Genre: YA, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Publication Date: August 4, 2020 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers TRIGGER WARNING: racial slurs for Black people, […]