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Tag: YA

Review: Red Queen

Posted on 20 June, 201619 June, 2016 by Ikhlas

Mare Barrow is a Red. In a world ruled by elite Silvers, her and her family live day to day on their meagre income- and what Mare steals. The Silvers, on the other hand, are rich and powerful, and all are ruled over by the King. After an encounter with a stranger, Mare finds herself…

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Review: Saint Anything

Posted on 14 November, 2015 by Ikhlas

Sydney’s older brother, Peyton, has always been the star of the family. Even after he gets into an accident, leaves a young boy paralysed, and gets himself arrested, Peyton is all her parents can talk about. Sydney feels adrift in her family and insists on switching schools, in hopes of finding a new place for…

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Review: Finding Audrey

Posted on 21 August, 2015 by Ikhlas

14 year old Audrey is not like other girls. She’s got an anxiety disorder that keeps her at home for the time being, while the world continues to move on around her. Audrey prefers to wear dark sunglasses at all times, even when she’s indoors. She doesn’t like having contact with other people, other than…

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Meeting Morgan Rhodes

Posted on 18 July, 2014 by Ikhlas

For those of you who follow me on instagram, you might already have seen a preview of this post. But I’m here to tell you exactly how I met Morgan Rhodes, bestselling author of the Falling Kingdom series! About 2 weeks ago, I was sitting in the backroom at work on my phone when I saw that…

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The Lack of Coloured People in Teen Fiction

Posted on 13 July, 201413 July, 2014 by Ikhlas

So I just recently finished reading a teen book on beauty and how young girls are pressured to look a certain way. It was a great topic for a book and the author made some interesting points about the way girls from such a young age are forced into this particular mindset. But after finishing…

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