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Category: Book Banter

New Reading Goal

Posted on 19 June, 2013 by Ikhlas

So recently I’ve been trying to branch out my reading taste from just YA into adult fiction. As some of you might know, I read A LOT of teen fiction, and so I’ve been trying to include more adult books into my book diet. But recently I realised that I only read fiction. During school,…

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Request for Book Recommendations

Posted on 13 May, 2013 by Ikhlas

So I’m kind of in a bit of a book slump lately. Despite enjoying my last few reads (An Abundance of Katherines and Illuminate), there have been many more in between that I’ve abandoned because I just couldn’t get into them. I never used to abandon books in the middle of reading them, but lately, nothing…

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Why I Reread Books

Posted on 25 March, 2013 by Ikhlas

So I get asked a lot about why I like to reread books. If you’ve read them before, don’t you know the ending and what’s going to happen? What’s the point? I can understand why a lot of people don’t like to reread books, but let me tell you why I LOVE rereading books. …I…

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Confessions of a Readaholic

Posted on 4 March, 20134 March, 2013 by Ikhlas

So my friend Chelsey recently did a post about her ‘Readable Confessions‘, and I thought it was such a great idea that I wanted to do them too! So without further ado, here are my top confessions…enjoy! – I can’t go to bed without reading. No matter how tired I am, I need to read a few…

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Compilation: Best Villains

Posted on 17 February, 201319 February, 2013 by Ikhlas

Not all stories have villains, but the best stories are usually those that have the best villains. And what exactly is a good villain, you ask? I like my villains dark and deliciously evil, naturally. But the best villains have depth when planning their dastardly plans. They may not always have a reason for doing…

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