Lesa's Book Critiques
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Winners and No Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Donna S. from Milford, CT won Death at the Sanatorium. The Dark Wives will go to Lynn T. from Madison, WI. The books will go out in the mail on Saturday. There won’t be any contest for the next couple weeks...
What Are You Reading?
Thirty-four degrees! It was thirty-four here when I got up this morning. Too cold for me, and I know it’s only going to get colder in the winter. We are going to have temperatures in the 70s by the weekend. More my type of weather. I’m up at my...
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise
Two years ago, I fell in love with the illustrations and the little owl in Christopher Denise’s picture book, Knight Owl. It went on to become a Caldecott Honor Book, which means it’s celebrated for the illustrations. Yesterday was release date for the...
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima
Margaret Mizushima brings back Deputy Mattie Wray and her search-and-rescue dog, Robo, in the latest in her Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series, Gathering Mist. Just days before her wedding to veterinarian Cole Walker, Deputy Mattie Wray is asked to fly to...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – It Happened One Knife by Jeffrey Cohen
I almost took most of this week off from the blog, but, as usual, Kevin Tipple came through. Thanks for the review of Jeffrey Cohen’s second Comedy Tonight mystery, It Happened One Knife. It has been four months since patrons darkened the comedy tonight movie...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg
Although I reviewed Lee Goldberg’s Ashes Never Lie, it doesn’t hurt to see another viewpoint. Here’s Kevin Tipple’s review of the book. Ashes Never Lie by Lee Goldberg picks up about a year after the events of MalibuBurning. This second book...
