I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
The Slain Divine Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Everlorn Empire’s grip on Thanet is tighter than ever. The God-Incarnate himself has arrived on its shores to crush the uprising and carry […]
I had a minor surgery on my shoulder the first day of May, so I spent a lot of the month recovering. However, it did have the unexpected bonus of allowing me more time to get reading done. I did manage to get out of the house for […]
Happy June! One of my favorite things about books is the way that they are able to draw out emotions. A lot of times they draw out positive emotions, but other times they can bring out negative emotions. This week’s prompt is books I had VERY strong emotions […]
Daughter of the Merciful Deep Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, racism, trauma, racial slurs, mention of enslavement, murder, violence, lynching, grief, gun violence, blood, death of a parent (off-page), […]
Welcome back. The past few discussion posts have been pretty heavy, so in honor of a new month and warm weather and the fact that today is my sister’s birthday, I wanted to keep things light. Today’s topic came from Cheila @ Pink for Days, and she’s got […]
I finished April with 22 ARCs left to be read. Hello June! While summer is my least favorite season, the month starts out strong with some nice celebrations in my family—a birthday and an anniversary, and I already know that my group of friends is going to plan […]
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: “This wasn’t the first time Daniel Braithwaite had […]
New Nigeria County Thank you to libro.fm and Simon & Schuster Audio Originals for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest opinion. When a white family moves to the affluent Black community of New Nigeria County, a “misunderstanding” between neighbors escalates until […]
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: casual mention of self-harm and suicide (due to unique circumstances of character), discussion of sexual assault […]
So far, I’ve had a bang-up year for getting my hands on books. Reading them, however, is a completely different activity. This week’s prompt actually feels like it was made for me, since it is about books I was super excited to get my hands on but still […]
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