Lesa's Book Critiques
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Evil Under the Tuscan Sun by Stephanie Cole
Isn't that an attractive cover for Stephanie Cole's third Tuscan Cook School Mystery? Here's my complaint. That cover has absolutely nothing to do with the plot of Evil Under the Tuscan Sun, just nothing. And, maybe I missed it someplace. The only scene in this book...
Winners & Female Authors
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Karen R. from Katy, TX won Her Name is Knight. Linda L. won The Mitford Vanishing. The books are going out in the mail today. As you can tell, I have a number of mysteries by female writers. Once again, I'm giving...
What Are You Reading?
Whew! Made it through last week. Our weather here was ice, ice and more ice, with some snow piled up on it. The library was closed on Thursday and Friday last week, with a late opening on Saturday. We still have snow piled around town, but we survived without the...
Goodbye Again by Mariah Stewart
I liked Mariah Stewart's second Wyndham Beach novel, Goodbye Again, so much that I suggested it to all the women in my immediate family, but I did recommend that they start with the first book, An Invincible Summer. If you like women's fiction featuring mature women...
Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala
Mia P. Manansala's Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries are not typical cozies. There's a depth and relevance to the series that is sometimes lacking in the genre. I'm not disparaging cozies because I read a number of them. I'm saying that Homicide and Halo-Halo deals with...
Love and Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, food, and Love by Kim Fay.
I know marketing for books means someone is always going to compare a new book to a beloved or popular one. In this case, Kim Fay's Love & Saffron was compared to 84, Charing Cross Road. I enjoyed Love & Saffron, and I'm recommending it to people who enjoy...
