Lesa's Book Critiques
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Winners and Female Sleuths/Male Authors
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Karen K. from Marietta, GA won A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons. Meg L. from Portland, OR won Buzz Kill. The books are going out in the mail today. I have two titles by male authors this week, books that...
Rick Robinson, RIP
Many of you who talk about "What Are You Reading?" or read it on Thursdays, knew Rick Robinson. Rick had been writing on Thursdays for the last year or so, until he had health issues that he didn't want to talk about here. I received this note from Rick's wife,...
What Are You Reading?
It's just hot. We had 101 on Tuesday, and a record high low temperature on Wednesday. That means our low temperature was 81, and the previous high low temperature was 77. The good news is we haven't had fireworks for the last two days. Not a fan. I'm reading a...
Should I Fall by Scott Shepherd
Quite often, I comment on the cover of a book, saying how attractive it is. The artwork for Scott Shepherd's fast-paced Should I Fall does nothing for the book. The cover of Shepherd's first book, The Last Commandment, was much more appealing. Shepherd wrote for TV...
Castle Deadly, Castle Deep by Veronica Bond
There's just something about Veronica Bond's Dinner and a Murder series that appeals to me. I don't know if it's the castle setting in a small town near Chicago. It might be that the actors in the Castle Dark theater provide a permanent cast of recurring characters,...
Favorites of 2022, So Far
You have a choice. You can either skip straight to the list of favorite books, or you can read through my political statement. I chose to run this list on Independence Day. I know of a number of women who are choosing not to observe Independence Day this year, saying...
