Lesa's Book Critiques
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Favorite Books of 2026, So Far
It's really hard to believe we're already halfway through 2026. I missed it at the beginning of July, but I'm not too far off. It's time to talk about my Favorites Books of 2026, so far. These are the ones I read in 2026. Most of them were published this year, but not...
A Dark Path by Linda Castillo
Linda Castillo's latest collection, A Dark Path and Other Kate Burkholder Short Stories, is dedicated to all of us. "This short story collection is dedicated to all of the readers, booksellers, and librarians who have read and loved the Kate Burkholder series. Thank...
Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known by Scott Simon
Those who enjoy animal anecdotes, even some haiku by a French poodle, will find most of Scott Simon's musings amusing in his collection Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known. However, it's about pets, and very few of them outlive us. It's the love we share,...
What Are You Reading?
I'm still enjoying evenings on the porch, watching lightning bugs, although I know it won't be for much longer. Linda and I are planning to go to the Columbus Book Festival one day this weekend. Other than that, it's been an easygoing week, hot outside, air...
Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt by Ben Reeves
I've been intrigued by Death as a character ever since I read Mort by Terry Pratchett. However, Ben Reeves' debut novel, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt is certainly not funny. Reeves says he reads for language and voice and tone. His narrator, Death, in the...
It’s About Time by Carol J. Perry
I liked Carol J. Perry's Witch City Mysteries. She ended that series, and spun it off with It's About Time, the first Wicked Salem book. I won't be reading more of these. The main character, and her friends, are just too ridiculous. I found all of their antics, as...
