Strange Folk Author: Alli Dyer Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: Atria Books Originally posted on Leah’s Books. Thank you to NetGalley, Atria Books, and Zakiya Jamal for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★ CONTENT WARNING: self-harm/blood magic, blood, addiction, death, violence, neglect, statutory... Continue Reading →
Jews Don’t Count Author: David Baddiel Genre: Politics Publication Date: August 31, 2021 Publisher: HarperCollins Originally posted on Leah’s Books. ★★★★★ Plot Summary Jews Don’t Count is a book for people on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you. It is the... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Blurb In this rom-com about rom-coms, in the spirit of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, a hopeless romantic teen attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago.... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. A Sorceress Comes to Call Author: T. Kingfisher Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: August 6, 2024 Publisher: Tor Books Thanks to NetGalley, Tor Books, and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ Plot Summary A dark retelling of... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf Author: Deke Moulton Genre: MG Fantasy Publication Date: July 2, 2024 Publisher: Penguin Random House Canada Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★ CONTENT WARNING: anxiety, on-page panic attack,... Continue Reading →
By: Mariah Brown Ngozii's Plight by Melissa Smith was such a great addition to the series. I enjoyed how well the characters flowed together. There was even an Easter Egg in the book regarding some of Melissa's characters that are from her young adult series called the New Life Series. I really enjoyed how close... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Across So Many Seas Author: Ruth Behar Genre: MG Historical Fiction Publication Date: February 6, 2024 Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books Originally posted on Leah’s Books. Thank you to Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin Random House Books, and Sierra Pregosin for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ★★★★★... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Happy Wednesday! Time for our favorite weekly reading update! WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? I read multiple books at a time. I... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. There have been so many amazing books that were released in the first half of 2024, and it looks like the second half of 2024 has some pretty exciting books in store for readers. Which is really good news for readers, but bad news for our pockets. Since... Continue Reading →
By: Cait Marie Hello! It's time to talk about what we've been reading. WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading update hosted by Taking on a World of Words. The Three Ws are: What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next? I read multiple books at a time,... Continue Reading →
Functionally Fictional 