Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Last Letters of Sally and Walter by Cammie McGovern
The letters in the title of Cammie McGovern's novel, The Last Letters of Sally and Walter, refer to Scrabble letters, not correspondence. It's a quiet story, with mature characters who are actually mature in age, unlike some novels that refer to seniors as elderly...
What Are You Reading?
Thank you everyone for pitching in last Friday to talk about Childhood Reads. I hope you had a chance to circle back at the end of the day to see what everyone else was reading. I enjoyed the reminders of favorite books. I have one more picture book to add. Believe it...
Revenge Prey by John Sandford
I was late coming to the Prey novels by John Sandford. My late husband loved to read them. I'll admit I'm a bigger fan of Virgil Flowers than of Lucas Davenport, but the thirty-sixth Davenport novel, Revenge Prey, is a non-stop thriller. Davenport and another Marshal,...
the Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
Although there were times Meg Shaffer's The Book Witch felt like a young adult novel, she had me with her dedication. "Dedicated to...the librarians, booksellers, and teachers fighting the good fight to save our stories. And to all the world's bedtime story readers."...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Diversion by Cindy Goyette
I'm working my way through a stack of books and egalleys, but sometimes life just gets in the way, including Easter dinner and an electricity outage. So today I'm sharing Kevin Tipple's review of Diversion by Cindy Goyette. Thank you, Kevin! Diversion: A Probation...
Paranormal Payback, ed. by Jim Butcher & Kerrie L. Hughes
I picked up the urban fantasy anthology Paranormal Payback because Jim Butcher's name was attached to it. He's the author of the bestselling Dresden Files. I recognized names of some of the authors including Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson and Tanya Huff. However, I...
