Lesa's Book Critiques
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Once and Again by Rebecca Serle
Don't you wonder about a review that begins with "although"? Although I wanted to love Rebecca Serle's latest novel, Once and Again, and I finished it, I didn't love it. In fact, the three female characters all fell flat for me. Although it was their story, it was...
Norah O’Donnell, Author of We the Women
Linda and I went to hear Norah O'Donnell from CBS interviewed by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Connie Schultz. O'Donnell is on tour for her bestselling book, We the Women. Two smart, funny women in conversation. Gramercy Books Bexley sponsored the program held...
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung
Although I usually don't read graphic novels, Debbie Tung'sQuiet Girl in a Noisy World caught my attention for two reasons. Lucy Mangan referred to it in her book, Bookish. The subtitle is what drew me in, though, An Introvert's Story. This black-and-white graphic...
Bookish by Lucy Mangan
I have Rosemary Kaye to thank for introducing me to British author Lucy Mangan. Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives is really about Mangan and how reading shaped her life. Books saw her through her college years, her jobs afterward, introduced her to her husband,...
The Blood Promise by Mark Pryor
While the third book in Mark Pryor's Hugo Marston series had a fascinating two hundred year old mystery, it was also a tragic book. The Blood Promise introduced a new character, but the killing of another one was shocking. I made it through the murder, but I cried...
Comfort Reads
Since last week, we've been talking about what constitutes a comfort read. Anything you think of as a comfort read qualifies. Is it a book you reread? A lot of people don't reread because there are too many new books out there. Is it a genre you turn to, short...
