Lesa's Book Critiques
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What Are You Reading?
I have nothing to report that I'm reading this week. I spent two days working on the Treasures in My Closet post, two evenings reading August book releases for reviews, and I'm getting ready to go to Ohio for my mother's birthday. I did read a wonderful children's...
Death in Bloom by Jess Dylan
The cover of Jess Dylan's first Flower House mystery, Death in Bloom, is almost as busy as the poor amateur sleuth. However, I like the cover art and Sierra Ravenswood. Sierra's back home in Aerieville, a small town in southeastern Tennessee. She's been back for four...
Treasures in My Closet for July 2021
Fortunately for all of us who are trying to catch up with our TBR piles, there aren't quite as many July book releases as June ones. If you're a fan of cozy mysteries, you should be pleased. Of course, there are other titles as well. Check out this list. Let's start...
The Mystic’s Accomplice by Mary Miley
Mary Miley, author of The Roaring Twenties mysteries, introduces a new series set in the same time period in Chicago. Prohibition, mobsters, speakeasies, seances. It's a tantalizing atmosphere for a mystery. And, Maddie Pastore is the perfect courageous amateur sleuth...
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners was one of my favorite books of 2019. I liked her latest, The Soulmate Equation, even more. Lauren (writing partners Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings) creates wonderful characters. There's humor, emotional growth, and sexual...
The Unforgiven by Heather Graham
I will never say Heather Graham's Krewe of Hunters books are my guilty pleasure because I don't feel one bit guilty for reading them. I'll admit, I do devour them immediately when I get them, just like chocolate. I think I've read all thirty-three now that I finished...
