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7.- I read J.D. Robb's _Faithless in Death_; this is the 62nd novel in this futuristic police procedural series. Not the strongest entry in the series, I must say.

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/faithless-in-death-by-j-d-robb/

Faithless in Death, by J.D. Robb

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…

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6.- I read 'Nathan Burgoine's "Village Fool", part of his wonderful Little Village series of contemporary romances.

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/04/04/village-fool-by-nathan-burgoine/

“Village Fool” by ‘Nathan Burgoine

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 bette…

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5.- I read Olivia Waite's "Murder by Memory", the first in her new Dorothy Gentleman series of cozy mysteries--in space.

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/murder-by-memory-by-olivia-waite/

Murder by Memory, by Olivia Waite

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 a…

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4.- I read T.E. Kinsey's _A Fire at the Exhibition_, part of the wonderful Lady Hardcastle series of cozy historical mysteries.

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/03/18/a-fire-at-the-exhibition-by-t-e-kinsey/

A Fire at the Exhibition, by T.E. Kinsey

Because I’m nothing if not stubborn, I’m determined to complete SuperWendy’s TBR Challenge this year–even if I have to bend the rules (read: cheat) more than a little in ord…

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3.- I read Cat Sebastian's _Star Shipped_, her first contemporary romance (yes, despite the cover's 60's vibes)

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/03/14/star-shipped-by-cat-sebastian/

Star Shipped, by Cat Sebastian

I’m not crying, you are crying–and also, I just inhaled a book. After literal months of not being able to read. Beware: third person, present tense, single point of view (this may not b…

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2.- I read Rachel Reid's _Heated Rivalry_, the second in her Game Changers series (yes, that one)

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/heated-rivalry-by-rachel-reid/

Heated Rivalry, by Rachel Reid

It’s been a month since I posted my review of the first book, so let us get on with the Game Changers book series reviews; please note: if you have already watched the Crave adaptation of the…

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@MaraEmily 😞

@pomegranate_stew This is lovely--fingers crossed for many little plants to take root, and invite both insects and birds to your yard.

azteclady 15h ago

So many people everywhere: "how could the Germans let the Nazis take over? how did democratic institutions in the 1930s and 1940s react to Hitler?"

Holocaust Memorial Museum: Here you go: how "bending the knee preemptively" works--it won't save us, but by golly, we'll have complied in advance.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/05/trump-holocaust-museum-00859274

‘Proactively fall in line:’ Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office

Two former employees said they believed the museum was altering its content preemptively to avoid unwanted negative attention from the Trump administration.

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