By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. House of Roots and Ruin Author: Erin A. Craig Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: July 25, 2023 Publisher: Delacorte Press Series: Sisters of the Salt #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. While I would love to spend all day lounging around on the couch/bed/other comfortable spot and reading all day, life has other things in mind. This week’s topic is all about the things that get in the way of reading, and take up my time. Obviously, time that... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Writing Retreat Author: Julia Bartz Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: February 21, 2023 Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books ★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: blood, murder, gore, panic attack, bullying, toxic friendship, drugging, homophobia, suicide Plot Summary A book deal to die for. Five attendees are selected for a month-long writing retreat... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Ward D Author: Freida McFadden Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: May 9, 2023 Publisher: Dreamscape Media Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing me with an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. ★ Plot Summary Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. I spend a lot of time on here talking about books, but this week’s topic is a non-book freebie! This week I’m going to discuss ten random facts about me that will hopefully let you get to know me a little better. Some of these you might have... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Mountain of Souls Author: Marcus Lee Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: February 23, 2023 Publisher: Independently Published Series: The Chosen #1 Thank you to the author for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ Plot Summary Only the strong survive!... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. I haven’t been blogging for nearly as long as TTT has been going, so this rewind gives me the time to revisit previous topics that I never got the chance to do. This week I’m going to talk about gateway books. Have you ever read the kind of... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Pieces of Me Author: Kate McLaughlin Genre: YA General Fiction Publication Date: April 18, 2023 Publisher: Wednesday Books Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: anxiety, mention of depression, mention... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Imogen, Obviously Author: Becky Albertalli Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: May 2, 2023 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Originally posted on Leah’s Books. 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... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. 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... Continue Reading →
Functionally Fictional 