I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
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: First Lines: “I remember watching a man being hanged once. […]
One of Our Own Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: suicidal thoughts/ideation, mention of suicide, grief, sexual assault, mention of DV A suicide prevention hotline volunteer answers a call that may implicate […]
Come and Get It Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her […]
This week’s prompt is bookish goals for 2024, and I have to be honest here. While I’ve set a lot of goals in previous years, this year I didn’t actually set any bookish goals. I didn’t join any bookish challenges, and just wanted to let myself get back […]
Family Family Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. “Not all stories of adoption are stories of pain and regret. Not even most of them. Why don’t we ever get that movie?” India […]
Hey y’all and welcome to another bookish discussion Sunday. This week I figured we could talk about DNFing books, or quitting a book before finishing it (DNF = did not finish). Some people fall on one side of the divide or the other, never DNFing books or setting […]
Every so often, one of my blog posts is featured on another blogger’s page, and I just couldn’t resist the opportunity to highlight some of my most favorite recent reviews from some other bloggers I’ve visited lately. Here they are in no order of preference: Becky @ Becky’s […]
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: First Lines: “The clinic was usually loud at night. Addicts, […]
Labyrinth’s Heart Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, torture, blood, gore, death, grief MAY YOU SEE THE FACE AND NOT THE MASK. Ren came to Nadežra with a plan: Pose […]
A Bean to Die For Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, violence (off-page), mention of substance use Perfect for fans of Cleo Coyle and Lucy Burdette, reporter-turned-barista […]
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