I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Monday Mourning Author: Kathy Reichs Genre: Mystery Publication Date: June 14, 2004 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Series: Temperance Brennan #7 Internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs explores the Stockholm syndrome—the psychology of a captive submitting to the ideology of a captor—in […]
The House of the Witch Author: Clare Marchant Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: August 9, 2024 Publisher: Boldwood Books Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: ableism, domestic violence, mention of […]
There’s nothing like blog posts to really showcase my personality. This week’s prompt gives me an opportunity to showcase posts I’ve written that give you the best glimpse of me. This is a fun topic, because I get to browse through all of my post and show off […]
A Rose by Any Other Name Author: Mary McMyne Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 18, 2024 Publisher: Hachette Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. “A delightfully impish heroine… a tempestuous erotic connection… a […]
I was never even aware that people visualize things differently until only a few years ago. This week I want us all to discuss how we visualize what we’re reading, and I’m hoping that you all feel free to chime in. The idea of visualization while reading wasn’t […]
The Astrology House Author: Carinn Jade Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: July 16, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with a ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A group of wealthy Manhattanites escapes to an astrology-themed retreat, where […]
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 […]
Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices Author: Mosab Hassan Yousef with Ron Brackin Genre: Memoir Publication Date: March 2, 2010 Publisher: Tyndale Audio Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of the deadly […]
Between Dragons and Their Wrath Author: Devin Madson Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 27, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: Shattered Kingdom Trilogy #1 Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. From Aurealis Award–nominated author Devin Madson comes […]
This week’s prompt is a relationship freebie, and we’ve talked about so many different kinds of relationships. One of my favorite relationship types is also one of my favorite tropes to see in books—found family. So for this week, I want to build my own found family out […]
