I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Family Family Author: Laurie Frankel Genre: Literary Fiction Publication Date: January 23, 2024 Publisher: Macmillan Audio 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 […]
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: Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your […]
Labyrinth’s Heart Author: M.A. Carrick Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: Rook & Rose #3 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 […]
A Bean to Die For Author: Tara Lush Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: January 9, 2024 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Series: A Coffee Lover’s Mystery #4 Thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest […]
This week’s topic is Most Anticipated Books Releasing in the First Half of 2024, and it’s definitely a bit of a more labor-intensive topic than I was hoping for today. But, instead of changing the topic to an easier one, I decided to put my big girl pants […]
The Heiress Author: Rachel Hawkins Genre: Mystery/Suspense Publication Date: January 9, 2024 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. CONTENT WARNING: alcoholism, death of a parent, parental abandonment, […]
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’re all charged up for 2024, because I decided to kick this year off with a bang. Today’s topic is separating authors from their art, and I figured it’s a good one, because this has come up a few times recently, and […]
December was a busy month for me, just like I’m sure it was busy for a lot of you. It was also a time to evaluate what worked for me in 2023, what I wanted to carry with me into 2024, and what I wanted to leave in […]
