I'm Leah! The woman behind Leah's Books, a blog where I write book reviews and post other bookish content.
I’ve always enjoyed reading historical fiction. It’s a way to make history more understandable and relatable on a personal level, in a manner that history books can’t, almost like speaking to someone who has lived through an experience. Here are some of my favorite historical fiction books: The […]
The Faithless Author: C.L. Clark Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: March 7, 2023 Publisher: Orbit Series: Magic of the Lost #2 Thank you to Orbit and Angela Man for sending me a copy of this ARC in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: trauma, violence, blood, racism, murder, […]
Yours Truly Author: Abby Jimenez Genre: Romance Publication Date: April 11, 2023 Publisher: Forever Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: infidelity, reference to parental abandonment, reference to a prior miscarriage, depictions […]
Last year was a great reading year for me all around—in terms of the number of books I read, the amount of 5 star books, and the number of new-to-me authors that I had discovered. There were a lot of really great authors that I hadn’t read any […]
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State Author: Nadia Murad Genre: Memoir Publication Date: November 7, 2017 Publisher: Random House Audio WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Islamic State tells […]
Silver in the Bone Author: Alexandra Bracken Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 4, 2023 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Series: Silver in the Bone #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest […]
I’m sure this isn’t news to many of you, but the Harper Collins Union has been on strike since November 10, 2022. The HarperCollins Union is asking for an increased minimum salary to a living wage (from $45k a year to $50k a year), a greater commitment to […]
Wow, we’re really getting into tough prompts early this year, huh? I don’t tend to read a lot of books that are primarily set outdoors, but after some intense thought, I managed to come up with at least a few. Here goes nothing! Madhouse at the End of […]
Untethered Sky Author: Fonda Lee Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: April 11, 2023 Publisher: Tordotcom Thank you to NetGalley and Tordotcom for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of miscarriage, blood, death, death of a child, death of […]
A House With Good Bones Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Horror Publication Date: March 28, 2023 Publisher: Tor Nightfire Thank you to NetGalley and Tor Nightfire for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. CONTENT WARNING: fatphobia, blood, gore A haunting Southern […]
