Lesa's Book Critiques
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Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
Every year, Sheriff Walt Longmire rereads A Christmas Carol. Every year, I reread Craig Johnson's story of a Christmas Eve, Spirit of Steamboat. I never know if I'll have time to read it on Christmas Eve, and I do have some short pieces I always read, but I can make...
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
A gorgeous cover. Descriptions of Edinburgh, Scotland at Christmastime that would make anyone want to be there, even a snow grinch like me. The Christmas Bookshop is another delightful novel by Jenny Colgan, with a little bit of romance, and a great amount of family...
Duke, Actually by Jenny Holiday
If Jenny Holiday's books, A Princess for Christmas, and the follow-up, Duke, Actually, remind you of the Christmas movies on a certain network, they're supposed to. The author admits her editor said just add spice. And, she also added hints of the movie "Love...
One Day Off
This is Josh after I just spent two days reading and reviewing books to meet my deadline. He's tired of the computer, unless he can curl up on it and purr because he's between me and the laptop. Now, that you've seen him for today, you can see why I'm skipping any...
Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth by Heather Graham
Well, I was still reading on deadline until last night, but I did find time to read one of Heather Graham's short stories about the Krewe of Hunters. I stumbled across several holiday stories she wrote, and I thought "Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth" would be...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! It's also less than two weeks until Christmas, so I don't know if you're reading, or shopping, or spending time with family. I know Rosemary probably won't be joining us today since she has a full schedule, but she said she'd read everyone's posts...
