Her Hands, My Hands
Her Hands, My Hands
Aztec Lady
This is my personal blog; the vast majority of my posts are book reviews, and of those, a good two-thirds are genre romance novels, the rest mostly mysteries, with a few non-fiction books sprinkled in. I also occasionally review movies or tv series.
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Because the past, oh, 16 months, have been hell (see footnote 1), I am several months late with this review; with the next book in the series to be released in July, I better get caught up! Beware: alcoholism; references to narcissism...
Look, I have literally no idea by what stroke of luck I was approved for this ARC, but (and) also, there was no way on this reality or any other, I would not request it. Beware: emotional abuse and narcissistic behavior; discussion of...
Despite a terrible start, April is the month I’m finally catching up with the TBR Challenge–and I’m even managing to post this review just shy of a couple of weeks late. The challenge theme was ‘fool’s errand’, described by challenge...
I am only human: books and an aging dog; what was I supposed to do? Reader beware: grief over the loss of a spouse; depression; parental abandonment; bullying (implied); elderly dog’s death. Also: spoilers in the review. Dog Person, by...
I’ve long had a soft spot in my heart for the 1998 movie “Practical Magic”, and what with news that there’s a sequel coming up later this year, with all four of the main actresses reprising their roles, paired with some insomnia, I...
I mentioned a few days ago that I should put together a list of all the TBR Challenge reviews I’ve posted over the years, with the month and themes they were for, just for the sake of tidiness–if not completeness, given that the first...
March’s TBR Challenge theme was ‘tropestastic!’, and in genre romance, there’s a long and storied tradition for the one night stand. (Never mind that that’s not quite how it happens here) Either way, while this book has only been on my...
Unlike what happened with the ARC for Faithless in Death, I actually remember grabbing this ARC, even though I am not sure why I did; most likely, I was thinking that I generally can get through these even when most everything else I try...
I just realized–well into 2026–that I never posted my sad TBR Challenge performance for 2025; I barely managed to write reviews for half the themes in the challenge, and mostly well after the fact.* Still, I tried, and I want to record...
Wendy’s review of the newly-released The Harvey Girl intrigued me and jogged my memory enough that dug up this old ARC from the digital shelves, and, because it has been in my digital TBR shelves for over three years, I’m going to claim...
I first tore through this series back in early-December 2025; by the time I finally got to watch the first season of “Heated Rivalry”, my brain had already been wreaking havoc, for months, with my ability to read and write (see footnote...
Are you ever surprised by something past-you did? I ask because this week NetGalley ‘reminded’ me that I had been approved for this ARC back in late 2020–a good four years after I had stopped reading the series (see footnote 1). My only...
I had managed to forget that have had this novella in my digital TBR for about three years, when a Bluesky post by the author reminded me that the story is set on April Fools’ Day; what better day to inhale it, eh? Full disclosure:...
This post brought to you by synchronicity, GenAI images on social media (disinformation on crowd size at the March 27 2026 #NoKings protests in various cities), and my personal nightmares–with links. (There are MANY LINKS below the fold;...
I have been meaning to read this book since it was released; alas, life happens, and it took me a full year to get on with it. My humble apologies! (in the interest of full disclosure: the author and I have been acquainted online for a...