Lesa's Book Critiques
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A Cherry Cola Christmas by Ashton Lee
It was 80 degrees here yesterday, and Halloween is a week away. A little early for a Christmas novel? Christmas novels are coming out earlier and earlier every year. Honestly? Those of us who love them enjoy them any time of year. But, Ashton Lee will be appearing at...
Winners and a Ghostly Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lynn L. from Rio Linda, CA won the copy of Trick or Deceit. The Skeleton Haunts a House goes to Jeanetta S. of Evansville, IN. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I'm giving away two more books for Halloween....
What Are You Reading?
I didn't have much time to read last night. I had to bake a bundt cake for an extortion breakfast at a radio station where we're promoting our One Book/One Community program. This year, Piper Kerman, author of Orange is the New Black, is our guest speaker. So,...
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell
No one but Sarah Vowell can manage to write about history with wry humor, while managing to also include references to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Elvis Presley and Bruce Springsteen. At the same time, she brings the Marquis de Lafayette and the sometimes cranky...
Untimely Death by Elizabeth J. Duncan
Don't you like it when an author with one enjoyable series launches another one that's just as appealing? Elizabeth J. Duncan is the author of the Penny Brannigan series set in North Wales. Now, she takes readers to the Catskill Mountains for a summer Shakespeare...
What You See by Hank Phillippi Ryan
What do witnesses actually see at a crime scene? Can police actually trust witnesses? In less than forty-eight hours, Hank Phillippi Ryan forces her characters, homicide detective Jake Brogan and reporter Jane Ryland, to confront those questions. And, they must...
