I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells her harrowing and ultimately inspiring story. Nadia Murad was born and raised in Kocho, […]
Silver in the Bone Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: gore, blood, parental abandonment, violence, abuse #1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken cements her status as one of the top […]
I’m sure this isn’t news to many of you, but the Harper Collins Union has been on strike since November 10, 2022. The HarperCollins Union is asking for an increased minimum salary to a living wage (from $45k a year to $50k a year), a greater commitment to […]
Wow, we’re really getting into tough prompts early this year, huh? I don’t tend to read a lot of books that are primarily set outdoors, but after some intense thought, I managed to come up with at least a few. Here goes nothing! That’s all I can come […]
Untethered Sky Thank you to NetGalley and Tordotcom for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of miscarriage, blood, death, death of a child, death of a parent, gore From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, […]
A House With Good Bones Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: fatphobia, blood, gore A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, […]
I’m not generally a fan of making New Year’s resolutions. But now that I’ve settled into 2023 a bit, I have had some time to think about the bookish goals I want to set for this year. Last year, I did pretty good with my goal of reading […]
Blood Debts Thank you to NetGalley, YA Books Central, and Tor Teen for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of a parent, anxiety, grief, excessive use of profanity, racism, homophobia, bullying, violence, depression, toxic relationship, gaslighting, gore, […]
Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest Thank you to NetGalley and Thread for providing me with an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All that was left of Doctor Linda Hazzard’s sanitorium was the […]
Damsel Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Worlds for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, death, death of a parent, grief A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on […]
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