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A review by thepinkrainboots90
The Hand I Fan with by Tina McElroy Ansa
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This review is gonna be a long one as I am trying to purge this from memory
The Hand I Fan With tells the story of Lena McPherson having a relationship with a ghost named Herman. This ghost was summoned by her and her friend during a love spell ritual. You should also learn that Lena is a very lucky and extremely popular figurehead in this made up town of Mulberry, Georgia. Lena also is thee only living survivor of her family.
This needed to be a novella, or a max of 300 pages. Everything else in this book that was NOT plot driven was a waste of time. Seriously, there was a chapter of Lena being driven to her house and it was 12 whole pages of exterior/interior detail, who helped her design it, what the towns ppl thought, and the different apartments Lena had previously lived in. There were A LOT of superfluous passages/chapters like that. All of them were definitely author self insert fantasy (Tina McElroy/Lena McPherson🙄). How pretty, rich, physically fit, smart, multitalented Lena is. All under this thin veil of how all these positive traits are damaging to her.
And Herman was just a man who too knew everything, saw everything, and was there to cater to every single one of Lena’s needs. I’ve never read a paranormal romance/sex scene, but the first detailed one was written so ridiculous I wanted to end it there.
There’s a vague plot of Lena learning not to over extend herself by spending lots of time with Herman, and to embrace her and clairvoyant talents but mainly the book was written about mundane moments in the couples life w/lots of sex.
462 pages of shit no one should be subjected to. That’s why when I give my copy away, I’m putting in a note to reader that’s advising them to read the highlighted portions only. Would not recommend, will not read gain.