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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
Treat Them as Buffalo Author: Blair Palmer Yoxall Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: May 5, 2026 Publisher: Algonquin Books Thank you to Algonquin Books for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. An electrifying anti-Western from an exciting new Indigenous writer. As […]
Odessa Author: Gabrielle Sher Genre: Horror Publication Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height […]
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 […]
The Trident and the Pearl Author: Sarah K.L. Wilson Genre: Romantasy Publication Date: February 24, 2026 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Fisher King #1 Thank you to Orbit for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A desperate queen makes a deal with […]
We’re still having some temperature swings, but they’re heading in the warmer direction for the most part. It’s bananas to think that I have seen climate change alter weather patterns and they keep getting more extreme. As if my brain needed one more thing to worry about, here […]
I finished March with 27 ARCs left to be read. It’s definitely springtime—the weather is vacillating between warm and cool, sun and clouds, and rain. Mom got away to Florida to visit the grandkids, great-grandkids, and her siblings, and I got a nice quiet break at home. I […]
A Death in the Dark Author: Ellie Alexander Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher: Storm Publishing Series: Novel Detectives Mystery #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. An assistant […]
Mad Mabel Author: Sally Hepworth Genre: Mystery Publication Date: April 21, 2026 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The […]
The Story Keeper Author: Kelly Rimmer Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: July 21, 2026 Publisher: Harlequin Audio Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. A crumbling mansion, a forgotten book, and a mystery […]
