Lesa's Book Critiques
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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...
Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore
As a reader, I find nothing more satisfying than an outstanding debut novel that's going to be part of a series. Evie Dunmore's historical romance, Bringing Down the Duke, has me eagerly awaiting the next in the League of Extraordinary Women series. Victorian...
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
Bess Kalb, an Emmy-nominated writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live! turns to a beautiful, sometimes moving, story of her relationship with her grandmother, Bobby Bell, in Nobody Will Tell You This But Me. She compiles records of their phone calls, stories told by other...
Have You Heard? The Prophet by Amanda Stevens
It's time for me to turn to Sandie Herron for another review for Have You Heard? The Prophet is book three in The Graveyard Queen series. Maybe some of you are looking for an audiobook to listen to right now. Check it out. Thank you, Sandie. The Prophet Written by...
Murder at the Queen’s Old Castle by Cora Harrison
When nothing seems to suit for reading, it's time to turn to a favorite series, a favorite country and its history. Cora Harrison's Murder at the Queen's Old Castle is a couple years old, but I never got around to reading this Reverend Mother mystery set in Cork,...
