Lesa's Book Critiques
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How to Be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis
For a reader, Samantha Ellis' subtitle tells the true story of this book. It's actually called How to Be a Heroine, Or, What I've Learned From Reading Too Much. The author and playwright looks back at the books and heroines she's loved over the years, in order to...
Manhattan in Miniature by Margaret Grace
Anyone who has been to Manhattan in December will recognize the wonderful setting of Margaret Grace's latest mystery. Fortunately, most of us won't be involved in theft and murder investigations as Grace's characters are in Manhattan in Miniature. Gerry Porter's...
What Are You Reading?
I had book group last night, so didn't finish my book. I'm reading Margaret Grace's Manhattan in Miniature, the latest mystery featuring Grace Porter and her granddaughter, Maddie. They head to Manhattan for a crafts show, and end up investigating a murder. And, we...
TLC Book Tour – The Dead Key by D.M. Pulley
I love the premise of D.M. Pulley's debut novel, The Dead Key. In 1998, a structural engineer evaluating a bank that's for sale discovers that the safe deposit boxes in the bank's vaults are still there, locked. And, what it makes it even more intriguing is that the...
Dancing with Rose by Lauren Kessler
In some ways, Lauren Kessler's Dancing with Rose picks up where Lisa Genova's Still Alice left off. Genova left Alice sitting in her kitchen, aware she was sinking deeper into Alzheimer's. Dancing with Rose looks at it from the caretaker's point of view. However,...
A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge by Terry Shames
Terry Shames knows there's crime in small communities, just as there is in large cities. And, she's not afraid to talk about the cruelty and victimization that goes on in a small town. A Deadly Affair at Bobtail Ridge, her latest mystery featuring Samuel...
