Lesa's Book Critiques
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September Treasures in My Closet
It's the first day of August. We're talking about September releases, and, believe it or not, that includes some Christmas books! Are you ready? The good news is none of them are released before September 28! Actually, there are some Christmas books here that I want...
Bring Your Baggage and Don’t Pack LIght by Helen Ellis
Sometimes, a collection of essays is just what I need. I'll admit Helen Ellis and I would probably never be friends because she's definitely an outrageous character at times, but the opening essay of Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light shows what a good friend she...
Winners & Sky Thrillers Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bomber's Moon is returning to Vermont, going to Nancy H. from White River Junction, VT. Aubrey H. from Vienna, VA won The Unspoken. The books are going out in the mail tomorrow. Readers might not want to fly again...
What Are You Reading?
Some of us are tucked in at home, avoiding the temperatures in the 90s. Or, at least that's what I'm doing when I'm not at work. What have you been doing this week? And, what are you reading? I'm reading a debut novel that comes out next Tuesday, The Reading List by...
Much Ado About Nauticaling by Gabby Allan
This time, when I say Gabby Allan "launches" a new series, it's an appropriate word. Much Ado About Nauticaling is the first Whit and Whiskers mystery, and it's set on Catalina Island off the coast of southern California. There's something refreshing about this cozy...
A Fiancée’s Guide to First Wives and Murder by Dianne Freeman
Frances Wynn, the Countess of Harleigh, learned how a society marriage works in Victorian England before her first husband died in his lover's bed. Frances' fiancé, George Hazelton, loves and admires her. But, the fourth book in Dianne Freeman's series, A FIANCÉE'S...
