I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
I finished September with 14 ARCs left to be read. October, or ARCtober, as I like to think of it, was a smashing success. I’ve continued to reduce how many books I’ve requested, while reading as many ARCs as I could. In fact, I managed to halve my […]
Some books have characters that aren’t very likable at first. I’m pretty partial to those that grow on me, and fortunately, there’s no shortage of those in books. Here’s some of my favorites: Who are some of the unlikable characters who have grown on you?
Empire of Exiles Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, blood, suicide, violence, forced drugging Magic, mystery, and revolution collide in this fantasy epic where an unlikely team of mages, scribes, […]
Cheddar Late Than Dead Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: murder, misogyny, violence The next in a delicious new culinary cozy series featuring a grilled cheese eatery owner who […]
Locust Lane Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: harm to an animal (unintentional), murder, gore, substance use, addiction, death, sexual assault, misogyny, self-harm For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane […]
Witchful Thinking Thank you to Forever for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Love is the trickiest spell of all. Lucinda Caraway loves living in Freya Grove, the mystic seaside town where charms, hexes, and magical beings of all kinds are […]
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries Thank you to NetGalley and Del Rey Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, violence, murder, gore A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study […]
Better the Blood Thank you to NetGalley and Grove Atlantic for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: rape, violence, blood, murder, death of a child, mention of addiction, suicide, grief A DETECTIVE IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH Hana […]
Halloween is approaching, and it’s starting to feel like the pinnacle of fall. I have a TBR shelf that is overflowing with spooky season reads, and I want to share some of them with you. Since today’s prompt is a Halloween freebie, I’m talking about the spooky season […]
Phaedra Thank you to NetGalley and Alcove Press for providing me with an ARC or this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: blood, gore, murder, suicide, rape Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect […]
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