Lesa's Book Critiques
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Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson
I skipped this novel when it came out a couple years ago. Things I Wish I Told My Mother is one of the selections for today’s book group at the library, and it’s the one I chose to read. It’s the story of a fraught mother/daughter relationship....
A Christmas Witness by Charles Todd
At 212 pages, Charles Todd’s A Christmas Witness is the longest novella I’ve ever read. It’s also tedious, and repetitive. Nothing happens except for a man who swears he sees a ghost and changes his life a la Charles Dickens’ A Christmas...
What Are You Reading?
It’s been a busy week. I drove back on Sunday. I had a dentist appointment Monday. This morning is my annual eye exam. I went to lunch with Linda yesterday, and we caught up after a couple weeks. I don’t have anything on the agenda for next week. Yay!...
Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
Matthew Norman’s novel, Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon, wasn’t at all what I expected. I expected a story in which the two main characters watched holiday movies, and discussed them. There was a little of that, but this story of two...
Sheriff Dan Rhodes in Shotgun Saturday Night
I love this new cover. I’m excited to share the latest news from Tom Neary, Bill Crider’s son-in-law. The refreshed book 02 of 25 in Bill Crider’s Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, Shotgun Saturday Night, is available now in ebook and audiobook....
Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay
Darn that Jenn McKinlay anyways. I just finished Witches of Dubious Origin and I already want a sequel. I don’t even know if this is a standalone or not, but a book featuring a librarian who is learning at the Museum of Literature’s special collection,...





