I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Jews in the Garden: A Holocaust Survivor, the Fate of His Family, and the Secret History of Poland in World War II Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: Holocaust imagery, genocide, […]
The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill Thank you to Redhook and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: misogyny In the early 1900s, two sisters must navigate the magic and the dangers of the Fae in this enchanting and […]
The Writing Retreat CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, gore, panic attack, bullying, toxic friendship, drugging, homophobia, suicide A book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat at the remote estate of Roza Vallo, the controversial high priestess of feminist horror. Alex, a struggling […]
This week’s prompt is fictional parents, but I’ve gotta be honest here. Most of the books I read don’t include happy families. If there are parents, they’re usually of the wicked or horrible kind. So this took plenty of work to compile, but here are some of my […]
I’m embracing the ability to DNF books. Not every book is good for every reader, and that’s okay. Certain things make me DNF a book without question, but sometimes I’ll DNF a book just because I’m not feeling invested in the story, or because I don’t click with […]
Zero Days Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Scout Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, gore, grief, PTSD, mention of domestic violence, mention of stalking, police brutality An adrenaline-fueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The […]
This week’s prompt is a fun one, because nearly all of my book recommendations occur within the online book blogging community. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a few people in my life that I recommend books to, but they are few and far between. Here’s the books that […]
We Cry for Blood Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: torture, murder, violence, gore, mention of past rape, PTSD, suicide, grief, blood Ambition and schemes have left the Kisian Empire in […]
Someone Else’s Bucket List Thank you to NetGalley and Highbridge Audio for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: cancer, emesis, grief Readers of Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle will adore this bingeworthy, bittersweet P.S. I Love You for the digital […]
In the last few years, I’ve learned a lot about the value of reading diverse books. Reading books by and about various groups of marginalized people have massively expanded my understanding of history, culture, language, rituals, oppression, and the stressors that these groups face regularly, but it has […]
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