I picked this up after Julia in Austin reviewed and raved about another novel by Alexis Hall and mentioned For Real as a favorite. This is actually the first M/M romance I’ve read, and it also has a BDSM focus. I think I assumed the structure would be like most of the romance novels I am familiar with but with the sex having a BDSM spin. As someone has since pointed out to me, when a novel markets itself as being BDSM or focused on […]
No more for the girl next door
I wasn’t particularly interested in this one when it first came out. I’ve only ever really seen Aziz on Parks&Rec, and I’m not a stand up comedy kind of gal usually so I didn’t know almost anything about his comedy. When I discovered, reading reviews of my fellow lovely Ballers, that is was actually a sociology book with some humor mixed in I was way more on board. Modern Romance came about from Aziz being curious about how people are finding each other in our […]
In which I hold back and refrain from geeking out about technology..
Oh boy oh boy! If I didn’t already have a crush on Aziz Ansari before reading this book, I definitely do now. Holy smokes that man is adorable! This book read kind of like a bunch of blog-entries strung together; like something from thegloss.com from way back when it was awesome (I don’t know what’s hip now as I am no longer young, #obvs.) Modern Romance is a sociological study of technologies impact on modern dating patterns and relationships. As we travel through America, Japan, […]
A celebrity book that isn’t a memoir. With science! And research!
I can’t believe I’m only now finishing my first book of the year. It’s January 11th! What am I doing with my life??? Anyway, this was an excellent first book of the year. I can’t even tell you how refreshing it is to read a book written by a celebrity that isn’t a self-obsessed money grab that makes too much of too little (if any) substance. It’s also well-written. And entertaining. And informative. And helpful! Several years ago when Aziz Ansari was putting together some […]