Lesa's Book Critiques
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Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico
Maria DiRico may be a new name for all of us. However, the copyright page, and even a note I received from the publicist named Ellen Byron, author of the award-winning Cajun Country series, as the author of this first Catering Hall Mystery. Rest assured...
The Diva Sweetens the Pie by Krista Davis
At a time when I needed a cozy mystery, I knew nothing would suit better than one of Krista Davis' Domestic Diva mysteries. Fortunately, I was a year behind, and still had The Diva Sweetens the Pie to read. Her new one, The Diva Spices It Up, will be released on...
What Are You Reading?
If you read my blog the last couple days, you know I read, or attempted to read, two literary novels in a row. That doesn't work for me. So, I picked up a mystery from last year. Krista Davis' Diva series always works for me. The Diva Sweetens the Pie...
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
Charles Frazier's historical novel Cold Mountain came out in 1997, and went on to win the National Book Award. It became an Academy Award-winning film in 2003. Perhaps the same will happen with Paulette Jiles' latest book, Simon the Fiddler. After all, it...
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler's books feel as if they're stories of the lives of ordinary people, with reflections of all of our lives. That seems to be exactly what her latest novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road is. It's the story of one ordinary man who is in a rut. At...
Distractions
Well, I was distracted, and didn't realize I'd missed yesterday's Distractions, and it looks like I missed it last week as well. Are you doing any better with reading this week? Or, what have you been doing while we've been socially isolating at home? I finished a...
