I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Practical Candle Magic: Witchcraft with Wick & Wax Author: Rachel Patterson Genre: Paranormal/New Age Publication Date: December 8, 2023 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Thank you to NetGalley and Llewellyn Publications for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Light that flame and […]
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 Other Mothers Author: Katherine Faulkner Genre: Mystery/Suspense Publication Date: December 4, 2023 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Thank you to libro.fm for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook. I am offering my honest opinion voluntarily. When a young nanny is found dead in mysterious circumstances, […]
Son of the Storm Author: Suyi Davies Okungbowa Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: May 11, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Nameless Republic #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. In the city of Bassa, […]
This week’s prompt is books on my winter 2023-2024 to-read list and I’m actually kind of excited about this topic for a change. Why is that, you might ask? Because you might have noticed that while I work through an ever-growing backlog of ARCs, my list of pleasure […]
Age of Ash Author: Daniel Abraham Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 15, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Kithamar #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Every story matters, and the fate of the city […]
A Victorian Grimoire: Enchantment, Romance, Magic Author: Patricia Telesco Genre: Paranormal/New Age Publication Date: October 24, 2023 Publisher: Crossed Crow Books Thank you to NetGalley and Crossed Crow Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The magic and romances […]
The Hexologists Author: Josiah Bancroft Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 26, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Hexologists #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The first book in a wildly inventive and mesmerizing […]
Wrath Becomes Her Author: Aden Polydoros Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: October 10, 2023 Publisher: Inkyard Press Thank you to Bookish First and Inkyard Press for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: antisemitism, genocide, grief, murder, violence, death of […]
This week’s topic is a freebie, and since Chanukah starts at sundown on Thursday night this year, I figured I would use this week’s post to highlight ten of my favorite Chanukah stories. I figured it works because of the heavy emphasis on Christmas books, and the recent […]
