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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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Highly Anticipated YA Titles of 2013 (or Books I Needed Yesterday)

Posted on 15 January, 201328 January, 2013 by Ikhlas

So I have a bookshelf on Goodreads called ‘dying to read’. That list is kind of long, and every few months I have to go in and prune it, since some books that I was ‘dying to read’ eventually fall off my radar. Other books, on the other hand, stay on my radar, blinking furiously…

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Year in Review: Books

Posted on 31 December, 2012 by Ikhlas

So I read a lot of books this year. 80 according to Goodreads. Technically, I read more, since I love rereading favourites, but we won’t go into that now. ^_^ I’ve never done this before, but considering the fact that I posted a lot of reviews on the blog, compared to last year, I wanted to…

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Book Haul

Posted on 18 December, 201218 December, 2012 by Ikhlas

This past weekend was employee discount weekend at Chapters Indigo, which is where I work, in case you didn’t know. 🙂 I’ve only been hearing about this highly anticipated weekend for about 2 to 3 weeks, but it was enough to get me excited and it didn’t take very long for me to start making…

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