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: First Lines: “Summer, 1348 One wicked July, a boy approached […]
This week’s prompt is books I was assigned to read in school, with bonus points for offering my own thoughts on the book. The vast majority of my schooling was long enough ago that I really had to think about the books that stood out in the vast […]
Night Owls Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York’s monstrous underworld to save the girl one of […]
The Whispering Night Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy. Winnie Wednesday’s future is […]
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: First Lines: “It was seven in the evening, and Clara […]
The Comfy Cozy Witch’s Guide to Making Magic in Your Everyday Life Thank you to NetGalley and HarperOne for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the host of the beloved podcast The Comfy Cozy Witch comes an accessible two-color illustrated guide […]
This week’s prompt comes from Lydia @ Lydia Schoch, and I’m completely unsurprised that she would submit a challenging prompt — bookish brags (or confessions). I’m going to just kind of free associate and see what comes up. Lydia’s blog always challenges me to read books that I might […]
The Masquerades of Spring Thank you to NetGalley and Subterranean Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. New York City, New York. Meet Augustus Berrycloth-Young – fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad – as he chronicles the Jazz Age from […]
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: First Lines: “It was not my intention to cause mischief […]
Happy fall y’all! We are now entering my favorite half of the year. I love the colder months, and the temps have finally started to cool down just enough to be comfortable. Today is not only my mom’s birthday (happy birthday mom!), it’s also Rosh Hashanah, the beginning […]
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