Lesa's Book Critiques
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Something Fishy This Way comes by Gabby Allan
It's time to go back to Catalina Island with the second fun Whit and Whiskers Mystery by Gabby Allan, Something Fishy This Way Comes. Whitney Dagner, owner of a gift shop on Catalina Island, is hiding a treasure chest on the golf course for a customer when she finds...
The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle
Kate Carlisle's publisher, Berkley, has some of the best cover artists in the business, and, whoever they selected to illustrate the cover of The Paper Caper excelled at the job. Because I read an egalley, I can't give credit to the artist, but I wish I could. Part of...
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Sometimes, the shortest books are the most difficult to read emotionally. That's probably one reason Claire Keegan's novel Small Things Like These won the 2022 Orwell Prize for fiction earlier in the week. I picked up the book when I read an article in Books &...
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
I finally got around to this book after it appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list. I've had it on my TBR pile for a while. But, I read it earlier this week, and sobbed so much over it that my cat, Josh, climbed into my lap to check on me. Ashley Poston's first...
Winners & Murders in the 1800s
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Linda G. from Durham, NC won Murder at Mallowan Hall. Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI will receive Peril at Pennington Manor. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I have two mysteries set in the 19th...
What Are You Reading?
First, I'll check in and say I went to see "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" last Sunday, and loved it. It's a quiet, good movie. Lesley Manville was perfect in the role. And, the clothes! Oh, my gosh! The movie is set in 1958, and the dresses were stunning. Thank you,...
