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 […]
Sons and Daughters Author: Chaim Grade Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 25, 2025 Publisher: Random House Audio From “one of the greatest—if not the greatest—contemporary Yiddish novelists” (Elie Wiesel), the long-awaited English translation of a work, Tolstoyan in scope, that chronicles the last, tumultuous decade of a […]
On Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice Author: Adam Kirsch Genre: Politics (Nonfiction) Publication Date: August 20, 2024 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing A prominent public intellectual tackles one of the most crucial political ideas of our moment. Since Hamas’s attack on Israel last October 7, the term “settler colonialism” […]
Another busy week, taking mom and I to some appointments, and running some errands. We head an internet and cable outage at my house for almost all of Saturday, and Sunday I’m hoping that we can just rest, because it’s the only day of the week that we […]
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 […]
The Master Jeweler Author: Weina Dai Randel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: June 24, 2025 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Night Angels comes the […]
Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me Author: Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 27, 2025 Publisher: Orbit Series: Dark Lord Davi #2 Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The hilarious sequel […]
It’s Tuesday again, and I’m going to be aiming to get my blog hopping done earlier in the week. Last week I had an endoscopy/colonoscopy on Wednesday, and I just basically laid low all week long. I did manage to get a haircut that was long overdue, and […]
The Wife’s Silence Author: Amanda McKinney Genre: Thriller Publication Date: May 23, 2025 Publisher: Storm Publishing Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. She sits motionless in the corner, white-blonde hair framing her face […]
A Charming Touch of Tarot Author: Melissa Holtz Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: May 13, 2025 Publisher: Berkley Series: The Gin & Tarot Club #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Four friends […]
