Lesa's Book Critiques
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Receipts from the Bookshop by Katie Clapham
Someone on my blog mentioned this book, Receipts from the Bookshop by Katie Clapham, but I couldn't find the post, so I don't know who to thank. The subtitle is what actually attracted me, "A Bookseller's Year in an English Seaside Town". It's an enjoyable collection...
Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight
It was an unlikely scene, an awards ceremony, that made me cry when I read Rhonda McKnight's novel Writer in Residence. My family would laugh though, saying everything makes me cry. This is a strong story about a woman searching for her identity and finding home....
Stage Left by Mary Ethel Schmidt
A friend on Facebook recommended this poetry collection, Stage Left, because she knows the author, Mary Ethel Schmidt. I'm the last person to be a poetry critic. I don't read much; a little Mary Oliver, poems by a friend who is an award-winning poet. However, when she...
The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury
Kate Westbury's debut historical mystery, The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies, is an engrossing story of Cold War espionage set in academia. Although there's a search for someone spying for Russia, it's the story of two students enlisted in the service of England's...
What Are You Reading?
It's been a quiet week here. If I hadn't been reading a historical mystery, I would have had a review yesterday. But, it's not easy reading, so I haven't even finished. Because it's been quiet (no complaints!), I don't have anything to talk about, weather or...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – First Chance by Kasey Lansdale
I am saving most of Kevin Tipple's reviews for next week when I'll need a few since I'm going to visit a friend. But, he sent this one featuring a new-to-me author, Kasey Lansdale. Since I just started a debut historical mystery, and historicals take me longer to...
