Reviews + Articles
Belated Anniversary
Better late than never. On January 6, 2005, I posted my first blog post on the site that would eventually become Lesa's Book Critiques. Fifteen years ago, it was originally called "Nikki's World" after our kitten who had been dumped at the Central Library in...
Lefty Award Nominees
On Monday, January 13, Janet Rudolph's Mystery Fanfare announced the Lefty Award Nominations for 2020. Congratulations to all of the nominees. Here are the nominations, as announced. LEFTY AWARD NOMINATIONS: Left Coast Crime 2020 Left Coast Crime 2020, “Murder’s a...
Dead in Dublin by Catie Murphy
Well, I found a new cozy mystery series to love. Dead in Dublin may be a debut mystery, but Catie Murphy has written science fiction/fantasy as C.E. Murphy, so it's quite polished. It doesn't hurt that it's set in Dublin with actual buildings and monuments....
Kiss Me in Paris by Catherine Rider
I was walking by the stacks in the library the other day, and Catherine Rider's young adult novel, Kiss Me in Paris was on display. Naturally, I'm at least going to check out a book set in Paris. Yesterday, I reviewed Love Lettering, and picked it up because it was...
Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn
Before I knew how popular Kate Clayborn's contemporary romance would be at the library, I had already put my name on the list. Love Lettering is not only a romance between an unusual couple. It's a love letter to New York City as well. How could I resist that...
Winners and a Thin Ice Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the first giveaway of 2020. Daniel M. from Weymouth, MA and Cheryl A. of San Angelo, TX won the copies of Murder She Wrote: A Time for Murder. Nancy C. from Garland, TX won the copy of the Agatha Raisin mystery, Beating About the...