I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
I’ve noticed a lot of problematic disability rep in fiction, and I wanted to create a list of books with representation that was more accurate and true to the experience of living with a disability. The 6th Annual NYC Disability Pride Parade would have been tomorrow (July 14th), […]
I’m resigned to the fact that 2020 is just a raging dumpster fire of a year. However, I find myself actively looking for the positives that I can find. Here’s what I came up with in June: My library opened up for curbside pickup, so I’ve been making […]
This debut fantasy was really hyped, and the cover is absolutely GORGEOUS! A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Author: Roseanne A. Brown Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 2, 2020 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Series: A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1 TRIGGER WARNING: on-page death of a […]
Today’s top ten list is about my most anticipated releases for the second half of 2020. So, the first half of 2020 had some seriously amazing book releases, and I’m fully expecting the second half to be just as good. Here’s some of my most anticipated releases: 1. […]
Here’s the rules: The world is tough right now, and we all have found our ways to escape even for a little bit. This week’s prompt is inspired by the fruit of the Fae. Fruit from the Fae is known to intoxicate and be addictive, so we want […]
Clap When You Land Author: Elizabeth Acevedo Genre: YA Contemporary, Multicultural Publication Date: May 5, 2020 Publisher: Hot Key Books TRIGGER WARNING: plane crash, off-page death of a parent, sexual assault Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this […]
You Should See Me in a Crown Author: Leah Johnson Genre: YA Romance, LGBT Publication Date: June 2, 2020 Publisher: Scholastic Press TRIGGER WARNING: chronic illness, racism, off-page death of a parent, public outing Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine […]
Top Ten Tuesday is turning 10! So today’s prompt is revisiting a previous TTT topic that I haven’t done already. So, I’m doing a list of books with single word titles. Specifically books that I really liked with single word titles. 1. Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams2. Scythe by […]
A Song Below Water Author: Bethany C. Morrow Genre: YA Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Publication Date: June 2, 2020 Publisher: Tor Teen Tavia is already at odds with the world, forced to keep her siren identity under wraps in a society that wants to keep her kind under lock […]
Queenie Author: Candice Carty-Williams Genre: Contemporary, Multicultural Publication Date: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Orion Publishing Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Americanah in this disarmingly honest, boldly political, and truly inclusive novel that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and found something very different in its place. Queenie Jenkins […]
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