I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
The Pariah Author: Anthony Ryan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 24, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: Covenant of Steel #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, gore, murder, child neglect, child […]
This week’s prompt is books that have pink, purple, or blue covers. It’s a fun prompt because these are my favorite colors! I don’t typically seek out books that have these colored covers, but I have to admit that they do draw my attention. Here are some of […]
I’m currently drowning in ARCs, so the vast majority of my fall 2023 TBR is going to be ARCs. However, there are some books I got that I’m dying to start sooner rather than later. Here’s just some of the books I’m hoping to read in fall 2023: […]
This week’s prompt is about broody/grumpy characters, and it’s surprisingly apropos for me. I love a good grumpy/sunshine story, and that obviously can’t happen without a grumpy or broody character. I also read a lot of fantasy novels, and those tend to be chock full of broody and […]
This week’s prompt is favorite character relationships, which can be platonic or not, romantic relationships, parent/child, siblings, family bonds, friendships, found families, pet/human, etc. I love this prompt, because the relationships and interactions between characters can really take a book to the next level. Here are some of […]
Hex and the City Author: Kate Johnson Genre: Romance/Erotica Publication Date: September 3, 2023 Publisher: One More Chapter Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, mention of bullying, […]
This week’s prompt is cinnamon roll characters, but since I missed last week, I want to revisit that prompt instead. It’s about mental health representation which I think is so important to have in books, and unfortunately, has been less than stellar. Mental health is a topic that […]
The Jasad Heir Author: Sara Hashem Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: July 18, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Scorched Throne #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, violence, blood, gore, mention […]
This week’s topic is a fun one—books that defied my expectations, and it was submitted by Sia @ Every Book a Doorway. The prompt further clarifies: we can focus on books we thought we wouldn’t like that we loved, books we thought we’d love but didn’t books that […]
Bloody Summer Author: Carmen Maria Machado Genre: Horror Publication Date: February 24, 2022 Publisher: Amazon Original Stories Series: Trespass Collection #6 What do children know that adults can’t begin to believe? The answer is hidden in plain sight in this haunting short story by the bestselling author of […]
