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The Mahabharata: a neverending story
People sleeping with their brother’s wives. Threesomes. Murder. Intrigue. Sex changes. Gambling. Near-rape (possible actual rape, but I haven’t gotten to those parts yet). Teen pregnancy. … more →
bad necklace: not quite pearls of wisdom
The Mahabharata: a neverending story
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Mala wrote 4 days ago: People sleeping with their brother’s wives. Threesomes. Murder. Intrigue. Sex changes. Gamblin … more →
The 2009 Wrap-Up, Best and Worst.
Mala wrote 1 week ago: I cannot believe that it is almost 2010…that I’m now less than two months from turning 3 … more →
Practice Makes Perfect, by Julie James
Mala wrote 1 week ago: Practice Makes Perfect, by Julie James is one of those breezy, banter-y contemporary romances about … more →
Bed of Roses, by Nora Roberts
Mala wrote 2 weeks ago: As I stood in the airport bookstore with the daunting task of picking some in-flight reading, my eye … more →
An unsatisfying experience with Unbound
Mala wrote 3 weeks ago: The new urban fantasy anthology Unbound, featuring short stories from Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, … more →
Bored to death by Death's Daughter
Mala wrote 1 month ago: I picked up Amber Benson’s 2009 paperback release, Death’s Daughter, from the library be … more →
Never Deceive a Duke, by Liz Carlyle
Mala wrote 1 month ago: Liz Carlyle’s 2008 release Never Deceive a Duke, leaves me with the same conundrum as Wicked A … more →
Jellicoe Road, by Melina Marchetta
Mala wrote 1 month ago: Sometimes, when a book or a move are overhyped, I brace for impact, expecting my experience with it … more →
A week in reading: more quick hits
Mala wrote 1 month ago: Love You Hate You Miss You – This stark, first person POV novel about Amy, a problem drinker, … more →
A week in reading: some quick hits
Mala wrote 2 months ago: Fragile Eternity - I was looking forward to Melissa Marr’s third young adult novel meshing the … more →
Heroine addiction: relatable women in fiction
Mala wrote 2 months ago: There’s a lot of discussion in the romance blogosphere right now about heroines and what makes a goo … more →
Damon: The Vampire Diaries' sexy beast
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Mala wrote 2 months ago: In talking about soaps, I often talk about how predators and abusers of women are glorified as heroe … more →
Once upon a time in India
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Mala wrote 2 months ago: I currently have two work-in-progress novels in play, and one of them uses a lot of storytelling to … more →
A Lady of Persuasion, by Tessa Dare
Mala wrote 2 months ago: With the third novel in her debut trilogy, Tessa Dare effectively wins the triple crown, hits a gran … more →
Wicked For a Day, by Liz Carlyle
Mala wrote 2 months ago: Wicked For a Day, by Liz Carlyle, like so many great romance novels that have come before it, suffer … more →
Natural born charmers
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Mala wrote 3 months ago: I love “the rake and the ingenue;” I love the Benedick-and-Beatrice couples who banter … more →
Surrender of a Siren, by Tessa Dare
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Mala wrote 3 months ago: Surrender of a Siren, by Tessa Dare, hit bookstore shelves yesterday and I hit the bookstore yesterd … more →
Far from the last vampire
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Mala wrote 3 months ago: I’m never shy about making my dislike of the Twilight phenomenon known to the public at large. … more →
Written on Your Skin, by Meredith Duran
Mala wrote 4 months ago: Victory! I’ve finished Meredith Duran’s much-touted third novel, Written on Your Skin … more →
