I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Our Crooked Hearts CONTENT WARNING: drunk driving, blood, alcoholism, death of an animal, mention of death of a parent, grief, animal sacrifice, violence Secrets. Lies. Bad choices. Dangerous magic. . . . This is Our Crooked Hearts, a contemporary fantasy “so precise and enthralling that the only explanation […]
The Justice of Kings Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: violence, murder, gore, blood The Justice of Kings, the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy, follows the tale of Sir […]
This week, the prompt was a genre freebie and I decided to do something completely out of character. I’ve always been a fiction reader through and through, and only read nonfiction when I absolutely had to, like when it was assigned for classes. But last year, I decided […]
Assassin of Reality Thank you to NetGalley, Julia Meitov Hersey, and Harper Voyager for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death, blood The eagerly anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed Vita Nostra takes readers to the next stage in […]
The Institution Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, fetal abduction, grief, mention of physical and psychological abuse, stigmatizing language towards mental illness (challenged at times), misogyny, suicide, violence, gore, […]
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 […]
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