Lesa's Book Critiques
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Plot Twist by Harlan Coben
I currently have three books titled Plot Twist home from the library, but two are romances featuring authors. The third is Harlan Coben's "Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir on Writing". It's probably more entertaining than both of the other books, as...
Ripsnorting Whoppers! by Rick Sowash
On Cindy's recommendation, I picked up a copy of Ripsnorting Whoppers! by Rick Sowash. Although I enjoyed the stories, this was actually "A Book of Ohio Tall Tales". I was looking for Ohio urban legends, and there is a difference. With tall tales, think of Paul...
Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn
Every page of Family of Spies is filled with new revelations. I can't even imagine how author Christine Kuehn felt when she uncovered her family history, stories that went back just two generations that she didn't know. However, it took her thirty years to research,...
“The Winter Solstice Gift” by Jenn McKinlay
I missed "The Winter Solstice Gift" by Jenn McKinlay when it came out last month.The short story serves as a bridge between McKinlay's fantasy novel, Witches of Dubious Origin and the November release, Witches of Questionable Intent. Zoe Ziakas is the newest librarian...
The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson
While there were brief moments that reminded me of The Astral Library by Kate Quinn, Meg Anderson's debut novel, The Memory of Borrowed Books is a luminous, lyrical love letter to libraries that broke my heart for the last 20% of the book, but managed to put it...
What Are You Reading?
I'm looking forward to our conversation today, although I'll miss Rosemary who is in Rome for a couple weeks. It's only October, and I'm already cold. It was 43 degrees on Tuesday morning. That's already too cold for me. I went to the library Monday night for a...
