I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
I might as well just call this week ‘Gratitude Week,’ because it feels like all my posts have been either book reviews or posts about what I’m grateful for. Today’s prompt is books I’m grateful for. And there’s so many books I can be grateful for, for a […]
Today is a holiday here in America, and I don’t support the genesis of it and the way it has been whitewashed and taught in schools. Instead, my family gets together for a gratitude gathering. In reality, my family doesn’t really need much of an excuse to get […]
The Pomegranate Gate Thank you to NetGalley and Erewhon Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Ariel Kaplan’s The Pomegranate Gate is the lyrical first installment of the Mirror Realm Cycle, a vibrant and heartfelt Inquisition-era Jewish epic fantasy in the […]
This week’s prompt is reasons why I’m thankful for books, and it’s in honor of Thanksgiving here in the United States. I’m aware of the problematic nature of this holiday and its roots, and I am fully on the side of the Indigenous people. However, my family likes […]
The Lover During a brutal winter, a young woman longing for love finds more than she expected in the woods, in this wickedly sensuous short story by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. Judith knows her sister, Alice, is the pretty one—but that […]
A Little Magic Thank you to Lindsey Lanza for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Nine years to fall in love. Eight nights to learn the truth. One chance to rewrite the past. Ellie Klein fled Vermont after graduating high […]
The Reformatory Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Saga Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is […]
Hey everyone and welcome to another week of Friday Favorites. This week’s prompt is retellings, and anyone who’s read more than a couple of my posts will know that I’m a huge fan of retellings. I’m always on the hunt for new and interesting retellings, and here are […]
The Maker’s Guide to Magic: How to Unlock Your Creativity Using Astrology, Tarot, and Other Oracles Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Essentials for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. A guide to unlock creativity through the use of […]
Thick as Thieves Thank you to Saga Press and Julia McGarry for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. M.J. Kuhn returns to the gritty world of heists, magic, and deception in this high-stakes fantasy follow-up to internationally bestselling Among Thieves—perfect for […]
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