I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
The Temple of Fortuna Author: Elodie Harper Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: November 9, 2023 Publisher: Union Square & Co. Series: Wolf Den Trilogy #3 Thank you to Jenny Lu & Union Square & Co. for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest […]
There are so many aspects of today’s topic that we can discuss. Audiobooks happens to be a really broad topic, but I’m pretty sure you all know that I’m talking about the way that gatekeeping is used to say that listening to audiobooks doesn’t count as “real reading.” […]
The Phoenix Keeper Author: S.A. MacLean Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 13, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit, NetGalley, and Angela Man for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Set in a magical zoo teeming with mythical beasts, The […]
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 […]
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Author: Emmanuel Acho Genre: Nonfiction/Social Sciences Publication Date: November 10, 2020 Publisher: Macmillan Audio “You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address […]
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew Author: Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby Genre: Nonfiction/Social Sciences Publication Date: April 30, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio From two New York Times bestselling authors, a timely, disarmingly honest, and thought-provoking investigation into antisemitism that connects the dots between the tropes and hatred of […]
This week’s prompt is planes, trains, and automobiles AKA books featuring travel. It was submitted by Cathy @ What Cathy Read Next, and I get to talk about ten of my favorite books featuring travel in the plot. I love reading books about travel, since it lets me […]
Worst Case Scenario Author: T.J. Newman Genre: Thriller Publication Date: August 13, 2024 Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown & Company for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Following her explosive debut thriller Falling and its […]
At first glance, today’s topic seems like one that is too obvious to have a discussion around. Who actually likes spoilers? No one, right? But there are different aspects of the topic of spoilers to discuss. For one, I always try to avoid reading any reviews of a […]
Goddess of the River Author: Vaishnavi Patel Genre: Fantasy/Mythology Publication Date: May 21, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: infanticide, casteism, ableism, sexism, violence, war A powerful reimagining […]
