I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
Imogen, Obviously Author: Becky Albertalli Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: May 2, 2023 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Thank you to Balzer + Bray and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: homophobia, biphobia, pressure to come out […]
The Family Morfawitz Author: Daniel H. Turtel Genre: Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 14, 2023 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Thank you to Goodreads and Blackstone Publishing for sending me a copy of this book. I am providing my honest opinion voluntarily. CONTENT WARNING: violence, rape, parental abandonment, antisemitism, Holocaust […]
I’m definitely a sucker for the found family trope, and it is one of my all-time favorite tropes. There’s just something so heartwarming about finding a group of people who are so close that they become your family, whether you already have family and they’re absorbed into it, […]
Our Crooked Hearts Author: Melissa Albert Genre: YA Horror Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Publisher: Flatiron Books 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 […]
The Justice of Kings Author: Richard Swan Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 22, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Series: Empire of the Wolf #1 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, […]
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 Author: Marina and Sergey Dyachenko Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 13, 2023 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Vita Nostra #2 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: […]
The Institution Author: Helen S. Fields Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: March 2, 2023 Publisher: Avon 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 […]
Conquer the Kingdom Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: March 7, 2023 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Gargoyle Queen #3 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 […]
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 […]
