Monday, June 29, 2009
Where's the Beef?
I like the romance novels...most of you know that.  I have no shame about it.  Sometimes I just need a palate cleanser.  Take this weekend, I read a book about the siege of Leningrad, a graphic novel about the Holocaust, and then watched a French WW I movie.  Sometimes I just need a little fluff.  And so, happily, I found the recent release of one of my favorite smut authors.  She often writes about professional hockey players-yippee!  But imagine my disappointment upon reading the book and finding...gasp... a plot!  I don't want some story about two people who know each other and kinda like each other.  And I certainly don't want to read about their families and their jobs.  I want two people who loathe one another on sight but can't seem to fight the draw they have to each other.  I want sparks and passion and secrets and fun.  Not first dates and trips to the symphony.  I don't want to read about an everyday relationship.  I want to read about a ridiculous relationship that could never ever happen.  This is escapism people! C'mon!