Lesa's Book Critiques
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Kevin’s Corner Annex – Dark Harbor by Bruce Robert Coffin
Well, Kevin Tipple convinced me. I have the first book in Bruce Robert Coffin's series, Crimson Thaw, on a TBR pile at home. Since I'm out of town today, Kevin is reviewing Bruce Robert Coffin's latest Detective Justice novel, Dark Harbor. Thank you, Kevin. Dark...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – One Good Eye by Kevin Wade
I'm out of town until Thursday. While I'll have a "What Are You Reading?" post that day, I'll also be on the road driving home. In the meantime, I have reviews from Kevin Tipple today and tomorrow. Today, it's Kevin Wade's One Good Eye, a book I have on my own TBR...
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...
