Lesa's Book Critiques
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I’m Okay – Really I Am
The library where I work is closed right now, at least through March 29. And, it seems that family and friends were concerned, but they do think I probably have enough books to last for that duration. It all started with a text from my sister, Linda, who said her son,...
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan
The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Indonesian-born Singaporean writer Clarissa Goenawan isn't my normal type of reading. And, I'm still not sure what I think of this unusual book set in Japan. I can say I think it's designed for an audience in their twenties,...
Winners and a couple weeks hiatus
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Murder at the Capitol will go to Robert R. from San Antonio, TX. Jeanne K. from Tallmadge, OH won In the Shadow of Vesuvius. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm taking a couple weeks off from the...
What Are You Reading?
Thursday! And, if you're concerned about the Coronavirus, you should be sitting at home with plenty of time to read. I'm still working daily, so I don't have any more time. But, I did receive a gift copy today of Carousels of Paris by Kaye Wilkinson Barley with...
Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders by James C. Work
I had several reasons to read James C. Work's fourth Ranger McIntyre mystery. Ranger McIntyre: The Dunraven Hoard Murders includes some background about Lord Dunraven, who owned the village of Adare, Ireland, where we stayed when we were there, so it caught my...
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
Deanna Raybourn brings Veronica Speedwell and Stoker back in an exciting mystery set at the time of the Whitechapel murders, Jack the Ripper. A Murderous Relation has so many connotations in this masterful story of family secrets and masquerades. And, the sexual...
