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Summer Reading List

Posted on 12 May, 201412 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

So I’ve sort of fallen off the reading wagon this year. As my Goodreads goal reminds me so often, I am so behind! My school schedule allowed for limited reading this year, and I struggled with finding books that I really loved earlier in the year which caused me to fall behind as well. But…

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Friday Things

Posted on 2 May, 20142 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

So it’s been a CRAZY week. Some of you might have heard: I started a new blog. Check it out please? 🙂 For those of you who haven’t heard, it’s a Muslim Lifestyle blog that is geared towards young Muslim girls living in the West. For more information on how it began, please check out…

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Reasons I Hate My Job

Posted on 26 March, 20144 April, 2014 by Ikhlas

Sometimes I just hate my job. For those of you who don’t know, I work as a shelver at Chapters. So for starters, I’m surrounded by books all day. It sounds amazing, right? Wrong! It might be amazing sometimes, but when the books start calling your name and whispering to you to pick them and…

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Book Haul

Posted on 4 March, 20142 March, 2014 by Ikhlas

I don’t usually buy a lot of books, but sometimes I get into a mood and go on a book-buying spree! Luckily I received a gift card from Chapters early this month which was perfect since I was just in the mood to buy some books… Let’s start at the bottom, shall we? RED RISING So…

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Put a Tiara on it: Favourite Princess Books

Posted on 12 February, 2014 by Ikhlas

So I’ve spent the past few weeks rereading one of my all-time favourite series (Princess Diaries), and it got me thinking about all the other books about princesses I love or have loved since I was a kid. So I decided to make a list of it, and share with you some of my favourite…

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