Lesa's Book Critiques
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austenland by Shannon Hale
I needed a reread of Shannon Hale’s romantic novel, Austenland. I read it years ago when I was watching the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth. But, I never was as obsessed as Jane Hayes. Only Jane’s best friend knows she yearns to be...
Dying Cry by Margaret Mizushima
I think Dying Cry may be my favorite of Margaret Mizushima’s ten books in her Timber Creek K-9 mystery series. We’re past the ongoing issues in Mattie Walker’s childhood. We’ve moved on to a police procedural involving Mattie’s K-9...
To Die For by Rosie Grant
Even with that title, Rosie Grant’s book isn’t a mystery. It’s actually called To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes.The stories about the forty recipes do become a little repetitious, but the ideas behind this book are fascinating. A...
Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason
With the title of Murder Most Haunted, and the knowledge that Emma Mason’s novel is a locked-room mystery, I was looking forward to an exciting story. Instead, I felt the story was slow-paced with dislikable characters, even the protagonist. She spent thirty...
One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
Well, I won’t make that mistake again. I had never read one of Carley Fortune’s beach reads. I had her latest one, One Golden Summer, home twice from the library, and had to take it back because there were people waiting for it. When I picked it up this...
Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards
Don’t trust anyone. That’s the message given to six people who agree to spend the Christmas holidays playing a mystery game at Midwinter, a village in the extreme north of England. It’s also a warning to readers of Martin Edwards’ first...
