Lesa's Book Critiques
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Winners and Give Me a D Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jennifer H. from Indianola, IA won Ten Dead Comedians. Edited Out by E.J. Copperman will go to Pat S. from Farmington, NM. This week, I'm giving away ARCs by authors whose last name begins with D. Hannah Dennison's...
What Are You Reading?
While I'm in the middle of reading for Library Journal right now, I did find the time to read a nonfiction picture book that I bought. It's so good that I'm planning to use it when/if I read to my class of third graders again this year. Suzi Eszterhas is a wildlife...
The Bookshop at Water’s End by Patti Callahan Henry
Mimi, the bookseller at Title Wave, the bookstore in Watersend, South Carolina, welcomes readers to her bookstore, a place as magic as the river. The characters revolve around the bookstore, the beginning and end of the story, a place of secrets and answers in Patti...
Murder in Mayfair by D.M. Quincy
Fans of Georgette Heyer's Regency romances or Charles Finch's Charles Lenox mysteries will want to try D.M. Quincy's debut historical mystery, Murder in Mayfair. The wit, clothing and setting brings Regency London to life in a mystery with satisfying twists. "Had his...
If the Haunting Fits, Wear It by Rose Pressey
Rose Pressey's latest Haunted Vintage Mystery, If the Haunting Fits, Wear It, is as frothy as the artwork on the cover. Put together vintage clothing and several ghosts, and the reader heads off for Kentucky Derby Week with Cookie Chanel, the amateur sleuth. Cookie,...
Murder at the Male Revue by Elizabeth Perona
I always seem to pick up a mystery series with the third book, but I always recommend readers start with the first one. The latest Bucket List mystery,Murder at the Male Revue, by Elizabeth Perona, is a fun book with a serious backstory. The septuagenarian members of...
