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Living Life with Death by Sarah Jones

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - November 23, 2025

Thank you @zooloosBT For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Living Life of Death is a non-fiction genre and is 82 pages long. The book is about Sarah Jones's life, who works in the death industry. From the minute I opened the book, I was sucked in; it was a moving and powerful read. I felt it was very dark because it's about death, but I liked that. I was very fascinated by her job and all the things that she had to do dealing with dead bodies. Furthermore, I feel it was beautifully and elegantly written. Not only that, but I liked how the book was split into three sections; that was superb. Sarah Jones writing is very detailed, and I felt it was very poignant to me. I read it super fast, but I feel it’s a book I would probably read again. I felt like I could relate to Sarah Jones a little because I worked in the care setting and coming across death. Living a Life of Death is not just a non-fiction; it is written with some poetry in there as well. ...

Tideswell by Phill Featherstone

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - November 22, 2025

Thank you @PhillFeathers @LoveBooksTours For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Tideswell is a psychological genre. This is the second book that I have read from Phil Featherstone, and it has not let me down. Amazing. The writing is engaging from the start, and once you get into the book, you can’t put it down. The story is about Alice, who’s gone back to her sister's cottage to sort her things out because she’s been missing for a year and strange things have been happening in her dreams, and secrets start to come out from her family past. The descriptions in the book are brilliant because you can visualize everything a lot better in your head. Tideswell is a gripping and thrilling read that left me on the edge of my seat while reading this book. I really liked the plot of the story and the themes that ran through the book; it all worked well together. The story is excellently written, and I really engaged with all the characters throughout the book. 5 sta...

The Sound of Violet by Allen Wolf (10th Anniversary Edition)

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - November 20, 2025

Thank you @TheAllenWolf @Morning.Star.Media @LoveBooksTours For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Sound of Violet has a gorgeous front cover. I’ve been wanting to read this book for absolutely ages, and it did not let me down. The story is engaging from start to finish, and I read it in two days. The story is about Shawn, who really wants to find a girlfriend and struggles to find one. Then Shawn meets Violet who has her own dark secrets . I really like both characters very much and have a soft spot for both of them. The story is written beautifully, and it will tug at your heartstrings all the way through. The book deals with some really hard themes, but the author deals with them very well. I haven’t watched the film, but after reading the book, I definitely want to, but I think I’ll prefer the book better. An incredible read that you won’t be able to put down, and you will be sad to see it end. Five stars. Blurb He longs for love; she fears it. S...

The Wandering of Umbra by Alexander Linton

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - November 19, 2025

Thank you @Re_AlexanderLinton @LoveBooksTours For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Wandering of Umbra has a fabulous front cover, which is the reason I wanted to read it. I loved the descriptions in the book; they made me see what’s happening in my mind better. I find that for me, from the first page, I was hooked until the end. Umbra life seems so peaceful from the start, even though they have to work hard where they live, but then they find they are struggling because there’s not a lot of food around and other things are happening that are not for the good. The Wandering of Umbra is a very entertaining read and did pull at my heartstrings in places, and I was addicted to the story because I needed to know what was going to happen. Very different read from what I normally read, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you like fantasy, then this book is for you. Beautifully written, 5 stars. Blurb A storm. A shadow in the rain. A death. When the fog arrived, e...

The Starling Dance by Lucy Elena

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - November 19, 2025

Thank you @rararesources For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. The Starling Dance is romance genre with lovely bright colors on the front cover that will grab your attention in the shops straight away. The story is about Laura, who is trying to start a new life for herself. I liked Laura from the start and felt very invested in her character and her story. The Starling Dance is written beautifully, and I love the descriptions in the book. I could visualize them in my head and felt like I was there with Laura in Rome. The book did make me smile in places, and I loved the romance that flowed through the book. It’s a gripping and touching read. 4 stars. Blurb The Starling Dance In a sweltering Roman summer, Laure is trying to start a new life. But can she manage in a city where walls have ears, trees have eyes and even the birds are acting strangely? It’s been exactly one year since the shit hit the fan and Laure's anxiety exploded into a full-blown burn ...

Her Name is Blue by Iris Justice

By Emma Fitzgerald Tea Leaves and Book Leaves - November 16, 2025

Thank you hyggebooktours @sawsan98 For letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Her name is Blue, a romance genre. I love the title, and the front cover goes well with the title and the story. I really like Florencio, who appears to be a dreamer, and in her books I do feel like I related to her at times and understood her. Florencio meets James, who also is a lovely person, and I liked him from the first instance he entered the pages, and I like how they start a friendship together because of some things they both relate to. The story was easy to get into and is beautifully written. The story is an enjoyable and entertaining read. 4 stars. Author Bio: Sawsan Adel is a Bahraini author and postgraduate student at the University of York, who goes by the pen name of Iris Justice. As a graduate of Political Science from the American University of Sharjah, writing and creativity through the use of words have been her long-time companion, which enhanced her lov...

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