I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
March was a month full of ups and downs for me. The weather couldn’t decide if it wanted to be cold or warm, my energy and motivation couldn’t decide if it wanted to be at high levels or low levels, and the rain really did a number on […]
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 […]
Grievar’s Blood Author: Alexander Darwin Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: December 5, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Combat Codes #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In a world where single combat determines […]
In the Shadow of the Greenbrier Author: Emily Matchar Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 12, 2024 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Random House, and Ashley Hewlett for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. For fans of […]
Happy Tuesday and second day of April! This week’s prompt is April Showers and we get to pick our own direction for this prompt. Some ideas we were given are books with rain on the cover/in the title, that have rainstorms in the story, or that have anything […]
I finished February with 29 ARCs left to be read. Spring is definitely in the air, and I’m happy to see the weather starting to warm up and things starting to grow again. March was a busy month for me, but I still got a lot accomplished. I […]
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice Author: Elle Cosimano Genre: Mystery Publication Date: March 5, 2024 Publisher: Minotaur Books Series: Finlay Donovan #4 Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From New York Times bestseller Elle […]
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 […]
Where Sleeping Girls Lie Author: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Genre: YA Mystery Publication Date: March 19, 2024 Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Thank you to NetGalley and Feiwel & Friends for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, rape, suicide, […]
It’s already the last Tuesday in March, and it definitely feels like it. The weather is all over the place to the point where I’m never sure what it’s going to be like outside at any moment in time. I just need to leave the house with a […]
