Lesa's Book Critiques
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Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren
I'm a sometimes fan of Christina Lauren. Accidentally Yours is a short story, available only through Amazon Original Stories with Kindle Unlimited. The digital version is currently free that way. It's in a series from Amazon. "The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second...
A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa
Although the cover of A Midnight Pastry Shop Called Hwawoldang by Lee Onhwa is beautiful, I didn't sink into this translation from the Korean as I often do with these books. It wasn't the fault of the translator, Slin Jung. I think it was the presence of so many...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Bitter Fall by Bruce Robert Coffin
I played yesterday, so I appreciate Kevin Tipple's review of Bitter Fall by Bruce Robert Coffin. Thank you, Kevin! It is October as Bitter Fall: A Detective Justice Novel by Bruce Robert Coffin begins. It is just after midnight on a desolate stretch of Maine roadway....
Twelve Months by Jim Butcher
It's been five years since Jim Butcher's last Dresden Files novel. Twelve Months, though, is a long time in Harry Dresden's world. It hasn't even been a year since Chicago was destroyed in a war. Harry lost people he loved, and he's still recovering from his pain and...
The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery
Ross Montgomery capitalizes on world fears in 1910 in his locked-room mystery, The Murder at World's End. Montgomery, who normally writes children's books, decided to write an adult mystery during lock-down for COVID. He successfully introduces a fun new crime-solving...
Rosemary Kaye’s Favorite Books of 2025
I'm so pleased Rosemary Kaye found the time in her busy schedule to put together her list of Favorite Books Read in 2025. I'm sure the list is a little different from some of ours, since she's reading what is available in Scotland. Thank you, Rosemary. Looking back at...
