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Review: Cinders and Sapphires

Posted on 30 March, 201330 March, 2013 by Ikhlas

Lady Ava Averly has finally returned to England, after spending 10 years abroad with her family in India. England is a lot different from what she remembers. As her father remarries, Ava has to figure out a place for herself in her new family at Somerton, their family estate. After falling in love with Ravi,…

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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

Posted on 27 March, 201320 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

So I’ve kind of blogged in abundance about my love/hate relationship with shopping. I love it, really I do, until I don’t find anything. Then I’m mad. And lately, it seemed like there was nothing cute to be bought in shops. It was all a mix of ugly leftover Winter sweaters, and a bit of…

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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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Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

Posted on 23 March, 2013 by Ikhlas

Frankie Landau Banks is a typical teen girl at a competitive boarding school. She gets good grades. She is part of the debate club. She spends weekends with her roommate and her boyfriend. She’s a good kid. When Matthew Livingston, the school’s most popular boy, takes note of Frankie, she starts climbing her way to…

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Recipe: Brownie Cupcakes with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting

Posted on 20 March, 20132 April, 2026 by Ikhlas

So sometimes I get writer’s block when writing posts for this blog. When posting recipes, I like sharing funny, or interesting stories about myself with you guys, before I share the recipe, but sometimes nothing funny or even remotely interesting happens, so I’m left scratching my head as I stare at pictures of my recipe…

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