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Review: The Cuckoo’s Calling

Posted on 3 August, 2013 by Ikhlas

Detective Cormoran Strike is a few pounds away from bankruptcy when he gets the call that changes his life. After his girlfriend dumps him and after he’s forced to live in his office, Strike gets a call from the brother of a model, who wants him to investigate her suspicious death. Model Lula Landry fell…

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Growing Older

Posted on 30 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

I always thought growing older meant growing wiser.   But today I have learned that by growing older, my heart has grown smaller, and my sins have grown larger.   I always thought that when I grew older the sun would be brighter, that the stars would be shinier.   But now I can’t help but…

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Recipe: Pinwheel Sugar Cookies

Posted on 28 July, 201311 March, 2026 by Ikhlas

Hi guys. Sorry about the lack of updates and the lack of recipes on the blog! It’s been a crazy month, ever since my cousin’s wedding finished, especially with Ramadan. I want to post stuff, but with work and family gatherings and fasting, I don’t get as much done as I want to. Originally, I…

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Growing Up

Posted on 24 July, 201330 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

Growing up… it’s realising that you’re not as amazing as your first-grade teacher told you’d be. it’s knowing that the monsters under your bed and in your closet are out in the real world, hidden and deadly. it’s wanting to go back to that innocent, wide-eyed kid who only wanted to grow up. it’s finding…

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Review: Hidden

Posted on 20 July, 201320 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

Jeff Manning has no idea that the day he fires a co-worker will be his last. Killed in a car accident, two women in his life fall to pieces when they hear the news: his wife, Claire, and his co-worker, Tish. When Tish volunteers to attend Jeff’s funeral, on behalf of the company they both…

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