By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. 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... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Drizzle, Dreams, and Lovestruck Things Author: Maya Prasad Genre: YA Romance Publication Date: October 18, 2022 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Series: Songbird Inn #1 Thank you to NetGalley and Disney-Hyperion for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. CONTENT WARNING: mention of death... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Witch Haven Author: Sasha Peyton Smith Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: August 31, 2021 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Series: The Witch Haven #1 CONTENT WARNING: murder, grief, blood, violence, domestic violence, racism ★★★★ Plot Summary Well-behaved witches seldom make history… In 1911 New... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Akata Witch Author: Nnedi Okorafor Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: April 14, 2011 Publisher: Viking Children’s Series: The Nsibidi Scripts #1 CONTENT WARNING: bullying, silence, blood, gore, murder of children ★★★★ Plot Summary Sunny doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere. The reason why will change her life forever.... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Descendant of the Crane Author: Joan He Genre: YA Fantasy Publication Date: June 16, 2020 Publisher: Titan Books CONTENT WARNING: death of a parent, murder, grief, gore, prejudice, torture, blood, violence ★★★★ Plot Summary Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own. Princess Hesina of Yan has always... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. This week’s topic, submitted by Lisa @ Hopewell, turned out to be a bit more comprehensive than I thought it would be at first. Geographical terms (for example: mountain, island, latitude/longitude, ash, bay, beach, border, canyon, cape, city, cliff, coast, country, desert, epicenter, hamlet, highway, jungle, ocean, park,... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Matchmaker’s Gift Author: Lynda Cohen LoigmanGenre: Historical FictionPublication Date: September 20, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, death of a parent... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. Spells for Forgetting Author: Adrienne YoungGenre: MysteryPublication Date: September 27, 2022Publisher: Delacorte Press Thank you to NetGalley and Delacorte Press for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: mention of death of a parent, blood, mention of murder,... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. The Dragon’s Promise Author: Elizabeth LimGenre: YA FantasyPublication Date: August 30, 2022Publisher: Knopf Books for Young ReadersSeries: Six Crimson Cranes #2 Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★ CONTENT... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. I’ve been focusing on reading a lot of recent books, so finding books that I love which were written more than ten years ago took a lot of effort on my part. Here’s some of my favorite books that are at least a decade old: A Discovery of... Continue Reading →
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