When I was a kid, my mom left me at one of her friend’s house after school, a lovely British lady who lived in the apartment building opposite mine. Her daughter was a year younger than me, and we became the best of friends from these afternoons of playing Barbies and watching Disney movies together….
Author: Ikhlas
Recipe: Reese Chunk Cookies
So, you guys might’ve noticed that my posts have gotten a bit sporadic, and I’m sorry about that. Things have been kind of crazy lately, for no reason whatsoever, and I’ve found myself getting lazy about posting. Oops… I’ve been busy applying to grad programs, and that’s been taking up a whole chunk of my…
Review: Seraphina
It’s been exactly 40 years since the treaty between dragons and humans was signed in Goredd. Despite the banner of peace, the relationship between dragons and humans isn’t perfect. Half-dragon, half-human, Seraphina tries to maintain her secret in a land where being mixed is not only illegal, but extremely taboo. As she joins court as a…
Compilation: Favourite Middle Grade Books
After working in Chapters.Indigo for 2 weeks now, I’ve spent a lot of time in the teens/kids’ section, and more specifically, the middle grade section. As I work on scanning middle grade chapter books and series, I’m excited by some of the titles I go through, which all sound very exciting and full of great…
Recipe: Vanilla Sprinkle Cupcakes with Frosting
So I finished writing the first draft of my work in progress this week. No big deal. You’d think I’d be excited to finally finish it, or even sad that it was all over, but instead I just felt…empty. I was expecting some sort of intense emotion, like the overwhelming excitement I had when I…