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: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. This week’s prompt is books I’m worried I might not love as much the second time around. This is such a great topic, because I have quite a few books that I feel this way about. Not all the books are going to be on this list for... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, so today’s topic is a love freebie. However, I’ve never really been one to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Instead, I always try to get together with one of my single friends and celebrate what we have always called “Galentine’s Day.” It’s a time when we... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. This week’s prompt is bookish goals for 2024, and I have to be honest here. While I’ve set a lot of goals in previous years, this year I didn’t actually set any bookish goals. I didn’t join any bookish challenges, and just wanted to let myself get back... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. This week’s prompt is atmospheric books, and this is another buzzy word I see used all the time. The Novelry explains this concept as: “A novel feels atmospheric when the setting and the narrative are deeply involved with one another; when characters and plot are physically embedded in their... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. I’m currently drowning in ARCs, so the vast majority of my fall 2023 TBR is going to be ARCs. However, there are some books I got that I’m dying to start sooner rather than later. Here’s just some of the books I’m hoping to read in fall 2023:... Continue Reading →
By: Stephanie Wyatt Have you ever wished you could read a certain character's perspective of events? Here are character memoirs/books I would devour. Rhys' Mother (A Court of Thorns and Roses) I would love to read a book about her. I am curious about her relationship with Rhys' dad. I also want to see her... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. This week’s prompt is a genre-related freebie, where we get to pick a specific genre and then build a freebie around it. And while I read and post about fantasy a lot, I want to take it in a different direction this time. My sister-in-law was visiting me... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah’s Books. This week’s prompt was submitted by Angela @ Reading Frenzy Book Blog, and it’s books with one-word titles. It’s finally starting to look like we’re moving on from the “A ____ of ____ and ____” book title trend, and while I don’t think we’re going to have a... Continue Reading →
By: Leah Originally posted on Leah's Books. It’s really feeling like summertime now. There are fun things going on, but there’s also some great books coming out! My TBR list is out of control, and I’ve been so focused on reading ARCs that I haven’t had a lot of time for pleasure reading, but there... Continue Reading →
Functionally Fictional 