Lesa's Book Critiques
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December Treasures in My Closet
I'm sure the current "Treasures in My Closet" posts are disappointments to all of you. There are not too many publishers who have followed through in sending me books now that I've moved. I have heard that books are still being delivered to my old address, but I'm not...
Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie
I wanted to love Vanessa Lillie's Blood Sisters. It features a Cherokee woman working as an archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Narragansett land in Rhode Island. Lillie herself is Cherokee, and lives in Rhode Island. I liked the book, but I didn't love...
Cheap Trills by Wendall Thomas
Monkeys and bats and snakes, oh my! Of course a new Cyd Redondo mystery would include all kinds of animals to terrorize the travel agent. But, Cyd's off to Bali on a rescue mission in Wendall Thomas' Cheap Trills. Whether she's trying to rescue her mother or...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – No Accident by Steven F. Havill
Kevin Tipple and I are both fans of Steven F. Havill's Posadas County mysteries. I'll admit, I preferred the earlier ones in the series. That often happens. No Accident is the 25th in the series. Thank you, Kevin, for another review with no spoilers. No Accident: A...
The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate diCamillo
It's been years since I read one of Kate DiCamillo's juvenile books. I read and loved her debut, Because of Winn-Dixie. I couldn't resist her first Newbery Award-winning novel, The Tale of Despereaux. And, I'll admit I picked up her new book, The Puppets of Spelhorst...
Wandering through Life by Donna Leon
If you recognize Donna Leon's name, it's probably from the Guido Brunetti mysteries set in Venice. Now, at eighty-one, she looks back at her own life in Wandering through Life. She admits she never had a life plan, which is why it has this title. The book is actually...
