Lesa's Book Critiques
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Winners and a Scottish Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Marla B. from Las Vegas, NV won Dead Cold Brew. Charlotte W. of Covington, GA will receive Pekoe Most Poison. Tart of Darkness is heading to Trish R. from Decatur, GA. I'm mailing the books today. This week, there's...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Let's talk about what we're reading. I'm reading Dorothea Benton Frank's latest novel, By Invitation Only. It's about a wedding between a young couple whose parents couldn't be more different. Her parents are well-to-do city people in Chicago, social...
New York City Trip – Days 1 & 2
I'm a little late in sharing this, but, if you're interested, you probably don't care. If you're not interested, you'll skip it anyways! My sister, Christie, drove in from Ohio on Monday. Tuesday morning, I made her get up hours before dawn so we could drive to...
Sometimes Life…
Sometimes life just gets too busy. It was a wonderful weekend away. My nephew married the woman he loves, and it was a joyous weekend. Then, I just opened email this morning when I learned about the death of a special woman I've known my entire life. I had moved book...
A Stone’s Throw by James W. Ziskin
I'm late coming to James W. Ziskin's Ellie Stone mysteries. I read his last book, Cast the First Stone, in which reporter Ellie Stone headed to Hollywood to cover the story of a hometown boy. But, I liked the new book, A Stone's Throw, much more. Ellie is a...
Murder to the Metal by Annie Hogsett
The second Somebody's Bound to Wind Up Dead mystery, Murder to the Metal, doesn't have as much humor as Annie Hogsett's debut. But, the complex storyline and the heart in this mystery make up for it. Allie Harper is the narrator. She and Thomas Bennington III, a blind...
