I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
In addition to reading books as often as I can, I’ve also started doing freelance proofreading. I have a Facebook page that you can find here. I do basic line edits, and will find typos, issues with punctuation, and inconsistencies within the text. I work with Young Adult […]
This week’s topic is book to movie or series adaptations, and it’s a tough one for me because I have such a vivid imagination. Somehow, the screen version of the book never quite lives up to what I pictured while reading the book. But every so often, there […]
The Bone Shard Emperor Author: Andrea Stewart Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: November 23, 2021 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Drowning Empire #2 Thank you to Orbit Books and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, violence, blood, […]
You Are My Sunshine: A Story of Love, Promises, and a Really Long Bike Ride Author: Sean Dietrich Genre: Biography/Memoir Publication Date: October 11, 2022 Publisher: Zondervan CONTENT WARNING: mention of cancer A laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept. […]
Before I start talking about the books on my Spring TBR, I want to check in on the books I had listed on my winter TBR. The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford ❌ Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian ✅ The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi ❌ Bone Weaver […]
Paper Cuts Author: Ellery Adams Genre: Cozy Mystery Publication Date: April 25, 2023 Publisher: Kensington Cozies Series: Secret, Book, and Scone Society #6 Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: grief, […]
The Cartographers Author: Amy Zhang Genre: YA Contemporary Publication Date: January 31, 2023 Publisher: HarperCollins Thank you YA Books Central and HarperCollins for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. You can find my YA Books Central review here. CONTENT WARNING: suicidal […]
The Bone Shard Daughter Author: Andrea Stewart Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 8, 2020 Publisher: Orbit Series: The Drowning Empire #1 CONTENT WARNING: blood, death, grief, violence, abuse, gore, murder The emperor’s reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that […]
I love posts like this, because my exposure to authors changes regularly, and my list of auto-buy authors expands pretty often. Authors who write such amazing books that I just need to own them without even knowing anything about the book beforehand include: Gina L. Maxwell — anything […]
Lone Women Author: Victor LaValle Genre: Horror Publication Date: March 28, 2023 Publisher: One World Thank you to NetGalley and One World for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, blood, murder, racism, mention of […]
