There’s something about brunch that just screams relaxation and contentment. Especially on a Sunday. That’s why my niece and I decided to go out to a cute little café called Coffee & Cream that wasn’t too far from us (we both live within, I kid you not, sixty seconds of each other.) I’d been toContinue reading “Harry Potter, Brunch & The Devil Wears Prada”
Author Archives: Sumaiya Ahmed
Peggy Porschen’s Cakes: Worth the Visit?
If you’re on Instagram, then you will probably have seen various influencers and bloggers hitting up the chic bakery, Peggy Porschen’s Cakes, specialising in cute cakes, pretty cupcakes, other sweet treats, drinks of which ranges from teas to champagne. For months, I’d been seeing pictures of it all over my social media, so my interestContinue reading “Peggy Porschen’s Cakes: Worth the Visit?”
A Court of Thorns & Roses Series
I recently reread this amazing series by Sarah J Maas and figured I’d write a review on it. After all, I need an excuse to talk about how much I love the Inner Circle. (Especially Cassian.) SPOILERS AHEAD. (Seriously, if you haven’t read these books, do not continue reading the review after A Court ofContinue reading “A Court of Thorns & Roses Series”
The Undoing of Ryder Burke: A Discussion
LET’S TALK ABOUT TOXIC MASCULINITY, SLUT SHAMING, RAPE CULTURE AND VICTIM BLAMING TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE Thirteen days after finishing this masterpiece, I am still thinking about The Undoing of Ryder Burke. That should tell you something.
If I Had A Time Machine
When I was around seven years old, my parents and I lived in this little house at the end of a pretty long road. I remember it feeling like forever by the time we finally got to the shops every Saturday, when we did our weekly grocery shopping at Iceland and Tesco’s, buying jams, bread,Continue reading “If I Had A Time Machine”
The Rest of the Story
When I think of Sarah Dessen, I think of summer. (Even though she does have, I think?, three or four books also set during the school year—Lock and Key, Someone Like You, Saint Anything and What Happened to Goodbye). Her new book, The Rest of the Story, doesn’t disappoint. It is all about summer. ItContinue reading “The Rest of the Story”
All The Things We Never Said
Firstly, I would love to thank NetGalley for sending over a copy of All The Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman to give an honest review. I appreciate it so much. TRIGGER WARNING: MENTAL ILLNESS, SELF-HARM, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, MENTIONS OF SUICIDE, SEXUAL ABUSE Synopsis: 16-year-old Mehreen Miah’s anxiety and depression, or ‘Chaos’, as sheContinue reading “All The Things We Never Said”
These Witches Don’t Burn
These Witches Don’t Burn is a spellbinding novel to a new series by Isabel Stirling. It features everything from (gay) witches, first loves and heartbreaks, trying to get over said first love whilst searching for the Blood Witch in town and trying to solve a mystery to meeting a cute ballerina at a party and trying to flirt and hopefully get a date with her.
Kinkao Thai Restaurant
So, on the 6th of June, it was the day after Khadija’s 21st birthday and we decided to go to a Thai restaurant (after days of searching for a place). We took the DLR from South Quay to Island Gardens — from there it was a 2-4 minute walk. It was nestled in a littleContinue reading “Kinkao Thai Restaurant”
A Review on BakedbySameera’s Brownies
I came across @bakedbysameera on Instagram and fell in love with the pictures of her brownies first. They looked glorious. She does various flavours: lotus biscoff, Nutella, Snickers, Lindor, Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, and so many more, as well as mixed boxes. Her small business is based in Manchester. (Thankfully, she does postal deliveries but thoseContinue reading “A Review on BakedbySameera’s Brownies”
