Lesa's Book Critiques
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The Monk by Tim Sullivan
I bought all the DS George Cross books that had been published by last year before they were released in the U.S. I see Tim Sullivan has a new one coming out this summer. My edition of the fifth in the series, The Monk, is the older edition, but it’s just...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Patient by Tim Sullivan
I had a busy day yesterday, so I’m using one of Kevin Tipple’s reviews today. Some of us are deep into reading Tim Sullivan’s DS Cross series. Today, Kevin reviews The Patient by Tim Sullivan. Thank you, Kevin. Third in the police procedural...
The Last Letters of Sally and Walter by Cammie McGovern
The letters in the title of Cammie McGovern’s novel, The Last Letters of Sally and Walter, refer to Scrabble letters, not correspondence. It’s a quiet story, with mature characters who are actually mature in age, unlike some novels that refer to seniors...
What Are You Reading?
Thank you everyone for pitching in last Friday to talk about Childhood Reads. I hope you had a chance to circle back at the end of the day to see what everyone else was reading. I enjoyed the reminders of favorite books. I have one more picture book to add. Believe...
Revenge Prey by John Sandford
I was late coming to the Prey novels by John Sandford. My late husband loved to read them. I’ll admit I’m a bigger fan of Virgil Flowers than of Lucas Davenport, but the thirty-sixth Davenport novel, Revenge Prey, is a non-stop thriller. Davenport and...
the Book Witch by Meg Shaffer
Although there were times Meg Shaffer’s The Book Witch felt like a young adult novel, she had me with her dedication. “Dedicated to…the librarians, booksellers, and teachers fighting the good fight to save our stories. And to all the world’s...
