I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Cammy Sitting Shiva Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This stirring debut novel is an unflinching, darkly funny look at loss, family, and coming home—perfect for fans of This Is Where I Leave […]
The summer months went out with a bang, literally, since my neighbors think that 5 hour firework shows should be had at least once a month. I was able to attend a Korean culture fair on Labor Day weekend with some friends, and it was a really fun […]
Happy Tuesday, and it’s the first Tuesday of September. We’ve moved past summer and we have just entered the season of the witch (and pumpkin spice everything). I’m not complaining about either one of these things, and I actually wait all year for this season. I do enjoy […]
I finished July with 19 ARCs left to be read. Happy Saturday! I am so ready for autumn and everything that comes along with it: the scent of woodsmoke in the air (from fireplaces, not wildfires), the leaves changing color, chilly weather, switching from capris and sandals to […]
Hello! It’s been a while since I did a bookish discussion post, but things have eased up a little bit and I’m able to sit and come up with this post. I’d like to reiterate that if you have any ideas for bookish discussion topics, please share them! […]
This Vicious Hunger Thank you to Redhook, Orbit, Oliver Wehner, and Oriel Voegele for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. From the author of Wild and Wicked Things comes a dark gothic fantasy about intoxication, obsession, and a desperate hunger for […]
A Mother’s Guide to the Apocalypse Thank you to Redhook, Oliver Wehner, and Oriel Voegele for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. If you knew the world was ending, how far would you go to protect the people you love? How […]
We Are All Guilty Here Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent series. Welcome to North […]
On Her Own A moving, page-turning story of two families in crisis that melds the clock-ticking tension of Laura Dave’s The Last Thing He Told Me with the “issue-driven” gravity of Jennifer Haigh’s Mercy Street. Watching her Russian immigrant mother, Irina, struggle to put food on the table, […]
Wow, is it Tuesday already? It feels like the last week just flew by. Maybe that’s what happens when you get busy. Due to last minute cancellations, we had two glorious days midweek to rest, make phone calls, and follow up on the things we can’t get to […]
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