Lesa's Book Critiques
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Death at a Scottish Halloween by Lucy Connelly
When the Tartan Army was here in June, they made one thing clear. The Scots like to party as Lucy Connelly shows in her latest Scottish Isle mystery, Death at a Scottish Halloween. They may not actually celebrate Halloween, but the people of Sea Isle observe All...
Death on the Books by Victoria Gilbert
Somehow I missed one of the books in Victoria Gilbert's Blue Ridge Library mystery series, but I'm caught up now with her most recent one, Death on the Books. Although I had a few issues with this latest one, I still enjoy returning to the Taylorsford, Virginia...
Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki
It's been a while since I read The Full Moon Coffee Shop, and I don't remember a lot about it, other than the cats. Best Wishes from the Full Moon Coffee Shop is by Mai Mochizuki, translated by Jordan Taylor. This second book is set during the Christmas season when...
The Witch’s Orchard by Archer Sullivan
Archer Sullivan's second PI Annie Gore mystery, Brimstone Hollow, is due out next week, and it sounds so intriguing I wanted to go back and read the first one, The Witch's Orchard. However, I may have a hard time reading them so close together. The voice, together...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a good week here, starting with weather. It's been in the 80s, and we didn't get the rain that was expected. That's okay. I had things to do. Last week was fun. On Thursday, Mom, my sister, Christie, and I headed out to go to an afternoon tea. (Thank you,...
Tin City by David Housewright
I always say if I recommend a book to family, that's the highest recommendation I can make. Now that I've read David Housewright's second Mac McKenzie book, Tin City, I told my brother-in-law to read it. I'm hooked, and I suspect he will be, too. It all starts as if...
