Lesa's Book Critiques
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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...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Diversion by Cindy Goyette
I’m working my way through a stack of books and egalleys, but sometimes life just gets in the way, including Easter dinner and an electricity outage. So today I’m sharing Kevin Tipple’s review of Diversion by Cindy Goyette. Thank you, Kevin!...
Paranormal Payback, ed. by Jim Butcher & Kerrie L. Hughes
I picked up the urban fantasy anthology Paranormal Payback because Jim Butcher’s name was attached to it. He’s the author of the bestselling Dresden Files. I recognized names of some of the authors including Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson and Tanya...
The Governess’s Guide to Spells and Managing Misfit Marquesses by Amy Rose Bennett
I like the world Amy Rose Bennett has created in her Parasoll Academy books, and the romances between the graduates of the Parasol Academy for Exceptional Nannies and Governesses and the flawed noblemen who have wards. In The Governess’s Guide to Spells and...
Childhood Reads
I’ve been looking forward to today so I can see what books you remember reading when you were a child. Did those books lead you to the books you read today? I think they led me to mysteries, fantasy, and biographies. Before I was old enough to go to the...
What Are You Reading?
Here’s the most important reminder this Thursday – tomorrow, April 3, we’re talking about Childhood Favorites on the blog. I hope you drop by even if you don’t have a book to share. You can check out favorites that other readers enjoyed....






