I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
New Nigeria County Author: Clare Brown Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publication Date: June 17, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Originals 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 […]
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying Author: Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 21, 2024 Publisher: Orbit Series: Dark Lord Davi #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT […]
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 […]
The Witch’s Workshop: A Guide to Crafting Your Own Magical Tools Author: Melissa Madara Genre: Arts & Crafts Publication Date: May 14, 2024 Publisher: Watkins Publishing Thank you to NetGalley and Watkins Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. […]
Ill-Fated Fortune Author: Jennifer J. Chow Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: February 20, 2024 Publisher: Minotaur Books Series: Magical Fortune Cookie #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The first in the […]
Sociopath Author: Patric Gagne Genre: Memoir Publication Date: April 1, 2024 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Thank you to libro.fm and Simon & Schuster Audio for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle […]
I’m really excited for this week’s prompt, which is authors I’d love a new book from. Jana explains that these could be authors that have passed away, who have retired from writing, who have inexplicably gone quiet, or who might just not be able to keep up with […]
