I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Conquer the Kingdom Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Voyager for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, blood, mention of torture, trauma, murder, mention of death of a parent, gore Magic reigns, plots abound, and a new […]
I guess we’re sticking with the girl power theme this week. After posting about books featuring female friendships on Tuesday, now I get to talk about some of my favorite book heroines! There’s a lot to choose from, but here are some I can think of off the […]
The Wife Before CONTENT WARNING: violence, mention of parental abandonment, mention of death of a parent, blood, molestation, suicide, murder, mention of addiction, abusive relationship Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise to get harder. Until she […]
The Thick and the Lean Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery/Saga Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: emesis, bulimia, racism, mention of colonialism, fat-shaming, eating disordered thoughts, suicide, self-harm, blood, violence, murder, ableism and erasure of […]
I’ve always looked at Valentine’s Day as one of those Hallmark holidays that’s focused more on consumerism than anything else. Maybe it’s my natural cynicism, maybe it’s because I’m jaded about relationships, maybe it’s because I’m rarely part of a relationship when this day rolls around, but I’ve […]
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty This is a no-holds-barred response to the liberal and conservative retreat from an assertive, activist, and socially transformative civil rights agenda of recent years–using a black feminist lens and the issue of the impact of recent legislation, social […]
This week, I saw more than a few authors being penalized by Amazon for having their books pirated, and it got me thinking. These authors put their time, hard work, and energy into these books, which they agree to exclusively make available on Amazon, but when someone pirates […]
The Everything One Pot Mediterranean Cookbook: 200 Fresh and Simple Recipes That Come Together in One Pot Thank you to NetGalley and Everything for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Mediterranean diet has never been easier to follow with […]
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it makes sense that today’s post would be all about romance books. And here’s my confession: I only started reading romance recently. Why? Well, when I was young, there weren’t any YA books. We just kind of jumped from picture books […]
Sizzle Reel Thank you to NetGalley and Vintage for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: biphobia, homophobia, public outing, misgendering For aspiring cinematographer Luna Roth, coming out as bisexual at twenty-four is proving more difficult than she anticipated. […]
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