219 ratings | 65 reviews | avg rating:4.82

Leah Cypess’s Followers (814)

Leah’s Bookshelves

to-read (108)
currently-reading (0)
read (221)
novels-set-in-wwii-shanghai (4)

Leah’s Friends (557)

Lea Nolan

172 books | 1,472 friends

Elise

873 books | 401 friends

Medeia Sharif

7,100 books | 2,518 friends

Sarah (sarahandherbookshelves)

13,601 books | 546 friends

Suzanne

838 books | 60 friends

TheBookAddictedGirl

2,962 books | 503 friends

Megan (magan bagan)

2,773 books | 1,048 friends

Vania

3,308 books | 1,545 friends

More friends…

Leah Cypess

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.leahcypess.com/

Member Since

September 2008

edit data

I wrote my first story in first grade. The narrator was an ice-cream cone in the process of being eaten. In fourth grade, I wrote my first book, about a girl who gets shipwrecked on a desert island with her faithful and heroic dog (a rip-off of both The Black Stallion and all the Lassie movies, very impressive).

After selling my first story (Temple of Stone) while in high school, I gave in to my mother’s importuning to be practical and majored in biology at Brooklyn College. I then went to Columbia Law School and practiced law for almost two years at a large law firm in New York City. I kept writing and submitting in my spare time, and finally, a mere 15 years after my first short story acceptance, I sold my first novel to Greenwillow Books ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Leah Cypess questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Leah Cypess’s books

Average rating: 3.57 · 23,164 ratings · 3,548 reviews · 67 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 7,238 ratings — published 2014 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistwood (Mistwood, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 6,643 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Marked (Death Sworn, #2) 3.21 avg rating — 2,128 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightspell (Mistwood, #2) 3.26 avg rating — 1,642 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thornwood (Sisters Ever After #1) 3.77 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After #2) 4.03 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Piper's Promise (Sisters Ever After #3) 3.89 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Rose (Sisters Ever After #4) 3.73 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Braided (Sisters Ever After #5) 4.14 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2024 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Changelings & Other Stories 3.65 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Leah Cypess…

Series by Leah Cypess

Death Sworn (2 books)
by

Leah Cypess (Goodreads Author)

3.50 avg rating — 9,366 ratings

Mistwood (3 books)
by

Leah Cypess (Goodreads Author)

3.47 avg rating — 8,364 ratings

Sisters Ever After (6 books)
by

Leah Cypess (Goodreads Author)

3.87 avg rating — 1,774 ratings

Miriam's Magical Creature Files (3 books)
by

Leah Cypess (Goodreads Author),

Sarah Lynne Ruel (Illustrator)

4.28 avg rating — 61 ratings

rss
Leah’s Recent Updates

Leah wants to read Restoring the severed link of time by Yosef Begun	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 06, 2026 05:26PM · like
Leah wants to read Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy by Julia Ioffe	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 06, 2026 05:26PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Motherland by Julia Ioffe. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Motherland by Julia Ioffe <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah wants to read When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 01, 2026 12:40PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... by Steven Pinker. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... by Steven Pinker <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah wants to read Be a Refusenik: A Jewish Student's Survival Guide by Izabella Tabarovsky	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 31, 2025 07:06PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Be a Refusenik by Izabella Tabarovsky. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Be a Refusenik by Izabella Tabarovsky <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah wants to read Hill of Secrets by Galina Vromen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 31, 2025 07:06PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Hill of Secrets by Galina Vromen. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Hill of Secrets by Galina Vromen <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah rated a book it was amazing Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber by Rona Arato	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A fascinating book about a fascinating woman. "Courageous" sometimes meant "foolhardy"; the first time she said "Nothing can stop me" was in reference to her decision to go study in Germany for a year in 1931, over her parents' quite reasonable objec ...more
Dec 29, 2025 07:42PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Nothing Could Stop Her by Rona Arato. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Nothing Could Stop Her by Rona Arato <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah rated a book it was amazing A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1) by David Liss (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I think of this book as the epitome of what historical fiction can be -- it explained a transitional point in history in a human sense (how the people who went through it felt, how new it all was, etc.) without ever preaching about it, and while bein ...more
Dec 04, 2025 10:58AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah wants to read Crash of the Heavens: The Remarkable Story of Hannah Senesh and the Only Military Mission to Rescue Europe's Jews During World War II by Douglas Century	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 29, 2025 10:29PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Crash of the Heavens by Douglas Century. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Crash of the Heavens by Douglas Century <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah wants to read Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life-in Judaism (after Finally Choosing to Look There) by Sarah Hurwitz	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Nov 29, 2025 02:50PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Here All Along by Sarah Hurwitz. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Here All Along by Sarah Hurwitz <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Leah voted for Wind and Truth (The Stormlight Archive, #5) as Readers' Favorite Fantasy in the Final Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
Nov 25, 2025 08:44PM · like

More of Leah's books…

Quotes by Leah Cypess (?)

“I don't want you to be the shifter." Rokan's voice was quiet, and her human sense of smell told her nothing about how he felt. "I haven't wanted that for a long time. Since before I knew it was possible for you to not be the shifter." A pause then - so quietly that even she could barely hear him, "Since before I knew I loved you.”
― Leah Cypess, Mistwood

tags: rokan, shifter

26 likes

“Not all dangers are obvious.”
― Leah Cypess, Mistwood

21 likes

“How to throw assassins off balance: cry in front of them.”
― Leah Cypess, Death Sworn

tags: assassins

16 likes

See all Leah Cypess's quotes »

Polls

Members, choose your primary May group read! Remember, you can always write in suggestions.

Red Rising (Red Rising Trilogy, #1) by Pierce Brown

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

5 votes, 33.3%

Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen

2 votes, 13.3%

Under the Wide and Starry Sky by Nancy Horan

2 votes, 13.3%

Annihilation (Southern Reach Trilogy, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

2 votes, 13.3%

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

1 vote, 6.7%

The Line (Witching Savannah, #1) by J.D. Horn

The Line by J.D. Horn

1 vote, 6.7%

Death Sworn (Death Sworn, #1) by Leah Cypess

Death Sworn by Leah Cypess

1 vote, 6.7%

I Shall be Near to You by Erin Lindsay McCabe

1 vote, 6.7%

Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard

0 votes, 0.0%

Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

0 votes, 0.0%

15 total votes

comments and details

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Romance Readers R...: 2010 May Monthly Challenge: Participants' Lists Thread	459	513	Jun 06, 2010 01:33PM
Paranormal Romanc...: May 2010 Reading Challenge	689	1031	Jun 07, 2010 01:36AM
For The L♥ve of R...: Lucy's Reading Challenges & Reviews	23	104	Jun 28, 2010 10:09AM

More…

Leah’s Quotes

“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Stories

tags: intelligence, self-deprecation

71687 likes

“We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.”
― Yeats, William Butler

25 likes

“Hope is never something that comes easily. It's always something you've got to fight for, to work on... To search for something good. To stay optimistic. To win.”
― Eli Sharabi

0 likes

Leah’s Friend Comments

Comments (showing 1-11) post a comment »

date

newest »

message 11: by L

Oct 09, 2013 12:04AM

Thanks for acepting the friendship request x

reply | flag

message 10: by Graeme

Apr 26, 2012 04:36AM

Hi Leah, Thanks for your friendship.

reply | flag

message 9: by Leah

Sep 22, 2011 06:50PM

Toni wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request... I loved Mistwood and Nightspell!!"

Thank you! And I'm very happy to hear it. :)

reply | flag

message 8: by Toni

Sep 22, 2011 06:03PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request... I loved Mistwood and Nightspell!!

reply | flag

message 7: by Leah

Aug 19, 2011 11:14AM

Jen wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request :) I've heard such amazing things about Mistwood and Nightspell and I'm really looking forward to reading them."

Thank you! I hope you enjoy them. :)

reply | flag

message 6: by Jen

Aug 19, 2011 10:22AM

Thanks for accepting my friend request :) I've heard such amazing things about Mistwood and Nightspell and I'm really looking forward to reading them.

reply | flag

message 5: by Leah

May 28, 2011 06:43PM

Shiloh wrote: "I put in for the Nightspell giveaway . . . again. Second time's the charm, right? ;)"

We can hope! And this one's for a finished copy (not an ARC), so it's even better. :) Good luck!

reply | flag

message 4: by Leah

Mar 24, 2011 07:29PM

Thank you, Haylee! I'm always happy to befriend a fan. :)
Best,
Leah

reply | flag

message 3: by Leah

Sep 12, 2010 03:15PM

Good luck! ;) I believe it ends tomorrow... goodreads will notify me who the winner is.

reply | flag

message 2: by Leah

Apr 29, 2009 01:16PM

Hi Charles,
I like YA and adult fantasy -- Megan Whalen Turner, Diana Wynne Jones, Dave Duncan, Juliet Marillier...
Am having some problems with goodreads at the moment (related to them sending out mass invitations on my behalf!) so may not be on for a little while.
Leah

reply | flag

message 1: by Charles

Apr 29, 2009 01:08PM

Hi Leah. What is your favorite genre? Do you have any favorite authors? What books do you recall with the greatest emotion?

reply | flag

Leah Cypess’s Followers (814)

Leah Cypess

Goodreads Author

rssLeah’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — Motherland by Julia Ioffe

See a Problem?

Preview — When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... by Steven Pinker

See a Problem?

Preview — Be a Refusenik by Izabella Tabarovsky

See a Problem?

Preview — Hill of Secrets by Galina Vromen

See a Problem?

Preview — Nothing Could Stop Her by Rona Arato

See a Problem?

Preview — A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss

See a Problem?

Preview — Crash of the Heavens by Douglas Century

See a Problem?

Preview — Here All Along by Sarah Hurwitz

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

rss
Leah’s Recent Updates