Reviews + Articles
I’ll Be Home for Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
If you enjoy Christmas romances, you should know Jenny Bayliss' books. I'll Be Home for Christmas is her sixth book revolving around the holidays, and it's as good as the other ones I've read. Of course, it has those romantic tropes; woman moves back to the hometown...
The Dark Vineyard by Martin Walker
Bruno Courreges may think of himself as a simple village policeman, but he's a shrewd man who loves Saint-Denis and its people, the ones he serves. The Dark Vineyard, the second in Martin Walker's Bruno, Chief of Police series, demonstrates his ability to maneuver...
“The Lonely Man” by Ann Cleeves
I'm getting ready to read Ann Cleeves' new book, The Killing Stones, due out at the end of the month. It's a Jimmy Perez book, the lead detective in Cleeves' Shetland series. So, for me, it was perfect timing to read her short story, "The Lonely Man". It brought me...
What Are You Reading?
Welcome to "Thursdays with Lesa", otherwise known as "What Are You Reading?", the day we all get to talk about what we've been doing, and what we've been reading. I'm going to miss this warm weather in a few months. In the meantime, I'm enjoying the 70s and 80s. I've...
Best Paranormal – A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke
I was excited to read Olivia Blacke's mystery, A New Lease on Death. It just won the Anthony Award for Best Paranormal Mystery. It was okay, but it didn't work for me as a "Best" mystery. Cordelia Graves died a few months ago. The police called her death a suicide,...
The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi
Today is release day for John Scalzi's The Shattering Peace. Although I enjoy Scalzi's books, I've never read one in his military science fiction series, Old Man's War. This is the seventh in the series, and I liked this one so much I'm waiting for the first one, Old...