Lesa's Book Critiques
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Mercy Knows No Color by Heather Graham
Well, this was my own fault. When I read about a wounded Confederate soldier at Appomattox Courthouse, I foolishly thought Heather Graham's novella Mercy Knows No Color was about a man who became a ghost. I read too many of her Krewe of Hunters books and forgot she...
Community Book Tasting – July
I missed the June Community Book Tasting at the Canal Winchester Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Thunderstorms and a downpour just as I was getting ready to leave for the library. I know I won't melt, but driving in that kind of rainstorm isn't fun....
The Peculiar Gift Of July by Ashley Ream
Nothing big happens in Ashley Ream's novel, The Peculiar Gift of July. On the other hand, every little thing is big in a small island community. If you're from a small town, you'll understand. That's the beauty of Ream's book. Ebey's End is an island as far north and...
The Dispatcher #1 by John Scalzi
While I liked John Scalzi's first in The Dispatcher series, one is enough for me. It's an odd concept, and I'm not really into the "gray area" of life and death. Sometime in the near future, people who are murdered or killed come back to life. So, The Agency was...
What Are You Reading?
Welcome to Thursday! The weather has been beautiful here this week, nice enough to walk in the morning. Even better, perfect weather to sit out on the screened in porch and watch lightning bugs and rabbits at twilight. I love lightning bugs, and missed them when I was...
Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews
I'll admit I bogged down early when reading Mary Kay Andrews' current beach read, Road Trip. Initially, I wasn't fond of Maeve and Therese Dunagin, sisters from Savannah, Georgia. Once they moved past their squabbling after their mother's death and headed for Ireland,...
