I thought 2020 was long, but 2021 felt endless. The infinite slog. So I’m pretty proud of myself for tracking my media consumption through the never-ending muck. I’m someone who barely remembers what she ate for lunch the day before, so this is top-tier organization as far as I’m concerned. I hope you enjoy my… Read More Mala’s Best of 2021 Pop Culture Round-Up
2020 was eleventy billion months long. I barely remember most of what I consumed, but I think I managed to keep a decent list going here on my blog. It’s by no means comprehensive. I bet you I’m leaving off a book, a movie, or a performance that really made me flail! I’m not going… Read More Mala’s Best of 2020 Pop Culture Round-Up
October saw me sinking into horror and thrillers and things that go bump in the night. I could barely focus on romance. Luckily, I rallied in November and added to my reading count substantially—especially in my most beloved genre! From Ann Aguirre’s exquisite fairy tale, Bitterburn, to The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season (no… Read More Mala’s October and November 2020 Reading Rundown
My ability to lose myself in books has taken a serious hit as the year goes on. I was incredibly thrilled, though, by Jeannie Lin’s return to her Pingkang Li/Lotus Palace mysteries with The Hidden Moon. And I zipped through Tiffany Reisz’s The Pearl, all while googling the gorgeous artwork she name-checks in this very… Read More Mala’s August and September 2020 Reading Rundown
You ever finish a book and immediately want the sequel? That was me with Zoraida Córdova’s Incendiary last month. Zoraida is one of those authors who can genre-hop with ease and who just keeps getting better and better with each book. Renata might be my favorite heroine of hers to date! Speaking of awesome heroines, I’d… Read More Mala’s July 2020 Reading Rundown
May was not a great month—for multiple reasons. So it’s not surprising that I didn’t get much reading done. I DNFed several books, too. :/ I’ve combined posts with June for the sake of efficiency—-and so I’d have more than four books listed. June, fortunately, was WAY more productive. I read so many brilliant advanced… Read More Mala’s May and June 2020 Temperate Reads
Is it really May? I could swear we’re still in March or April. Mapril? I’m glad I’m tracking books, because otherwise I would have no idea how much time has passed. Last month, I was lucky to get access to advance copies of some highly anticipated summer releases—-and they couldn’t have come at a better… Read More Mala’s April 2020 Cool Reads
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