tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post6200533407035845490..comments2023-11-03T06:20:06.604-05:00Comments on Lesa's Book Critiques: April's Hot TitlesLesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-9967552390319447532012-03-05T15:17:27.841-06:002012-03-05T15:17:27.841-06:00That's great to hear, Clea. Thanks for the not...That's great to hear, Clea. Thanks for the note about the Sandra Dallas book. I have a copy coming from the publisher, and I'm definitely looking forward to it.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-58271867268444783392012-03-05T14:18:53.243-06:002012-03-05T14:18:53.243-06:00I got to read an advance of the Sandra Dallas and ...I got to read an advance of the Sandra Dallas and let me tell you, it's a stunner. Not only is the story of their saga across the Plains thrilling (and horrible), Dallas does a great job at delineating all her characters - at times, I related to all of them. VERY satisfying ending too (right on the last page)!Clea Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10810838253598050028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-80114074727864371652012-03-03T11:05:47.802-06:002012-03-03T11:05:47.802-06:00Oh, I recognize the feelings of a horrendous TBR p...Oh, I recognize the feelings of a horrendous TBR pile, Karen.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-15784494766899158382012-03-02T22:22:48.508-06:002012-03-02T22:22:48.508-06:00There are certainly a lot of good books I'd li...There are certainly a lot of good books I'd like to read, but the the TBR is horrendous already!Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879661976460705463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-75324672578207924332012-03-02T14:23:44.768-06:002012-03-02T14:23:44.768-06:00Oh, I know, Caite. It's a problem, isn't i...Oh, I know, Caite. It's a problem, isn't it?Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-69005547522096681792012-03-02T14:23:23.445-06:002012-03-02T14:23:23.445-06:00Happy Friday, Sandie! I love your comments. I'...Happy Friday, Sandie! I love your comments. I'm not a McCall Smith fan myself, so it's great to read comments by one of his readers. And, I appreciate all the other book notes as well. Thank you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-17751449357469056972012-03-02T14:22:33.490-06:002012-03-02T14:22:33.490-06:00Glad you're #1 on the list, Nancy. And, I hope...Glad you're #1 on the list, Nancy. And, I hope you enjoy the other books as well.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-37711899287767649382012-03-02T14:22:07.130-06:002012-03-02T14:22:07.130-06:00Now, that's a heads-up I appreciate, Cindy. Th...Now, that's a heads-up I appreciate, Cindy. Thank you!Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-22131773654372017482012-03-02T14:21:31.296-06:002012-03-02T14:21:31.296-06:00My pleasure, Elizabeth. I think it looks like a go...My pleasure, Elizabeth. I think it looks like a good month as well.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-63014299735818144662012-03-02T14:11:18.207-06:002012-03-02T14:11:18.207-06:00If my TBR pile is not took large already...lol.......If my TBR pile is not took large already...lol....oh, that is a good one..caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-82696026155762175132012-03-02T13:46:32.046-06:002012-03-02T13:46:32.046-06:00Good Friday to you Lesa. Lots of good sounding bo...Good Friday to you Lesa. Lots of good sounding books hidden out there for this and next months. The first I will go for is Alexander McCall Smith's newest Mme Ramotswe title The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, the 13th in the series to be published April 3rd.<br /><br />Also to be published on the same date is The Great Cake Mystery: Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case: A Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Book for Young Readers.<br /><br />I do love the series so much, it would be fun to see how Precious is as a younger woman/girl and where her values came from.<br /><br />Being the cat fan that I am, I'm looking forward to Rita Mae Brown's 20th anniversary Mrs. Murphy book The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery.<br /><br />And speaking of cat books, I'm purring to read Clea Simon's new Pru Marlowe, (the woman who can talk with her own cat Wallis) Cats Can't Shoot from Poisoned Pen Press.<br /><br />Still on books published April 3, I'm looking forwward to Leann Sweeney's The Cat, the Wife and the Weapon, the 4th in the Cats in Trouble mystery series.<br /><br />A favorite of mine because of the subjects of mystery and scrapbooking, Joanna Campbell Slan has her 5th in her Kiki Lowenstein series Ready, Scrap, Shoot due out on April 8th.<br /><br />Plus Amanda Stevens must be happy to know that Stephen King releases his next book on April 24th, the same day the third in her Graveyard Queen series is released -- The Prophet. Following so closely on #2's heels, The Kingdom.<br /><br />And to mention a title I haven't noted here yet is Little Shop of Homicide, a new series by Denise Swanson, to be published March 6. At the center of her series is an old "five and dime" store - Devereaux's Dime Store - she inherits where she runs into trouble right off the bat.<br /><br />Lots of good reading I better get to right away!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-82161645650908404042012-03-02T12:04:19.713-06:002012-03-02T12:04:19.713-06:00Thanks for the list of titles, Lesa! I have the Al...Thanks for the list of titles, Lesa! I have the Alexander McCall Smith book on hold at my library. I'm #1 on the list, so that'll be at the top of my TBR pile. I see several books here that I'd love to read.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253087981864526963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-22686851613722657632012-03-02T09:47:35.082-06:002012-03-02T09:47:35.082-06:00I think one of your favorite authors has a new boo...I think one of your favorite authors has a new book out in April - THE GARDEN OF HAPPY ENDINGS by Barbara O'Neal.CindyDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995206.post-71398936370194007192012-03-02T08:40:11.465-06:002012-03-02T08:40:11.465-06:00April is looking like a great month to be a reader...April is looking like a great month to be a reader! Thanks for the preview, Lesa. :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com