I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
When You Wish Upon a Lantern Author: Gloria Chao Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: February 14, 2023 Publisher: Viking Thank you to YA Books Central and Viking for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central […]
A Curious Beginning Author: Deanna Raybourn Genre: Mystery Publication Date: September 1, 2015 Publisher: Berkley Series: Veronica Speedwell #1 CONTENT WARNING: death, violence, attempted kidnapping, murder, blood London, 1887. After burying her spinster aunt, orphaned Veronica Speedwell is free to resume her world travels in pursuit of scientific […]
Hi and welcome back! Last week was a bit hectic with Passover preparation and family visiting, and my schedule got a little thrown off. I wasn’t posting regularly for the first time in a long time, but after a short break, I’m back and ready to rock! This […]
Emperor of Ruin Author: Django Wexler Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 28, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: Burningblade and Silvereye #3 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, violence, torture Two […]
The Last Russian Doll Author: Kristen Loesch Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher: Berkley CONTENT WARNING: murder, death of children, blood, alcoholism, death of a parent, child abuse, violence, miscarriage, starvation, gore, death, bullying, suicide A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that […]
March feels like it went by quickly, and it was a hectic month. Since it was so busy, I didn’t get as much done reading-wise as I was hoping to, but I also had some fun celebrating Purim, a Jewish holiday. However, it also meant that Passover is […]
This week’s topic is all about indie/self-published books, and it was submitted by Nicole @ BookWyrm Knits. Unfortunately, it’s a tough prompt for me. As a disabled person who doesn’t have a lot of income, I rely on the library, NetGalley, and ARCs from a publisher for the […]
The Tyranny of Faith Author: Richard Swan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 14, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: Empire of the Wolf #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, suicide, gore, […]
The Mountain of Souls Author: Marcus Lee Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Independently Published Series: The Chosen #1 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. Only the strong survive! When Malina is […]
I finished February with 13 ARCs left to be read. March turned out to be a really hectic month for me, and I didn’t get as far with my ARCs as I was hoping to. I definitely didn’t do very well with requesting less books, since there were […]
