I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave Author: Elle Cosimano Genre: Mystery Publication Date: March 4, 2025 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Series: Finlay Donovan #5 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From New York Times bestseller […]
I’ve come a long way with being open to books about romance, but I’m still not a mainly romance reader. Sometimes it pops up in other books, usually fantasy or cozy mystery, so I don’t mind seeing romance in books, and I don’t mind it spicy. However, picking […]
A Long Time Gone Author: Joshua Moehling Genre: Mystery Publication Date: February 4, 2025 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Series: Ben Packard #3 Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. It’s time to […]
I hope everyone has been enjoying their weekend. In these here parts and many others across the country, we’re getting snow. This isn’t abnormal for winter in New York, but in my part of the state, we haven’t really had more than a dusting of snow in years. […]
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum Author: Antonia Hylton Genre: Nonfiction, History Publication Date: January 23, 2024 Publisher: Hachette Audio In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the nation’s last segregated asylums, that New York Times bestselling […]
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 […]
Greenteeth Author: Molly O’Neill Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 25, 2025 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From an outstanding new voice in cozy fantasy comes Greenteeth, a tale of fae, folklore, and […]
The Outcast Mage Author: Annabel Campbell Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 28, 2025 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Shattered Lands #1 Thank you to Orbit and Oliver Wehner for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. In the glass city of Amoria, magic […]
Happy Tuesday y’all! I hope February is treating you well so far. We’ve gotten a little light snow over the weekend, and I had a great time celebrating my birthday with family. Which is also why I’m so late in responding to comments and blog hopping. This week’s […]
Hello February! January has become a month full of joy mixed with a drop of sadness for my family since my father passed six years ago. We have always had a lot of January birthdays in the family, and my dad had one in January as well. But […]
