Lesa's Book Critiques
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What Are You Reading?
It's been a slow week. I had time to read a couple books by favorite authors, John Scalzi and Craig Johnson. And, I stayed up until 2:15 AM on election night watching the returns. I do that for all the Presidential elections. That may have been a first time for the...
The Devilish Duke’s Rejected Wife by Eloisa James
Eloisa James, one of my favorite romance writers, just released a new series of four interconnected novellas. The Devilish Duke's Rejected Wife is the first historical one. As expected from James, it has humor, romance, a strong woman, and it's a little bawdy. The...
Have Courage: Longmire Stories by Craig Johnson
If you receive Craig Johnson's newsletter through his website, https://craigallenjohnson.com/, you may have already read most of the short stories in Have Courage: Longmire Stories. But, you haven't read "Angel Shot with a Twist", previously unpublished. And, you...
Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi
How could I resist a novel called Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi, my favorite science fiction author? He had my heart in my throat in his opening, but I should have had faith in him. As you can see on the cover, it says, "People change." So do rabbits, cats, dogs,...
December Treasures in My Closet
Ah, December. The month when even the publishers realize many of us won't have much reading time. Some of the books in my small pile of ten books are a little strange. However, there are two anthologies that might interest Jeff. Happy reading! Celia Aaron's Falling...
A Very Maui Christmas by Carlene O’Connor
I'm willing to try any of Carlene O'Connor's books. She's the author of the Irish Village and County Kerry mysteries. But, A Very Maui Christmas, a romance set in Maui, wasn't at all what I expected. It was fun, but, if you're not interested in the sexual innuendo,...
