I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
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 […]
The Mystery of Dunvegan Castle Author: T.L. Huchu Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: August 29, 2023 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Edinburgh Nights #3 Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, […]
August is finally over, and I can’t wait for the autumn weather to arrive. I’ve already gotten my fall scented hand soaps for the bathroom, and I am seriously looking forward to saying goodbye to summer. Sorry to all of you hot weather lovers, I need the temps […]
I finished July with 23 ARCs left to be read. I really did try to focus on getting through some more of my ARCs this month, but the trend of the universe laughing in my face has continued. I’m dealing with my own health issues, and visiting a […]
Forgive Me Not Author: Jennifer Baker Genre: YA General Fiction Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Thank you to Nancy Paulsen Books and Lathea Mondesir for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a child, […]
The Phoenix King Author: Aparna Verma Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 29, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Ravence Trilogy #1 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, blood, mention of […]
This week’s prompt is water, which is a relatively broad topic. We’re given some suggestions, like book covers with water on them, books with bodies of water in them, titles with bodies of water in them, etc), but I kind of wanted to come up with my own […]
