Book Review: Morning Star by Pierce Brown

This is the third book in the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown and the final installment of this series of blog posts!

Book Review: Golden Son by Pierce Brown

This is the second book in the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown. 4.5/5 stars Paraphrased from Goodreads Golden Son continues the stunning saga of Darrow, a rebel forged by tragedy, battling to lead his oppressed people to freedom from the overlords of a brutal elitist future built on lies. Now fully embedded among the …

Thursday’s Top 4: book dogs

This week seems to be a week of lists. Sorry about that! lol Thursday's Top 4 is a thing I do occasionally that I started mainly because I like making lists. This month's topic is book dogs. Manchee from the Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness Better character development than any character I have ever …

Ally Bakes Things: Chocolate chip cookies

You may have noticed that I really like muffins. They’re just really good snacks and they’re better for you if you make them at home. So I found this recipe a while ago and it’s really great. Not even adapted, just straight up used from: http://cookieandkate.com/2016/healthy-apple-muffins-recipe/ (thank you for the delicious recipe!!!!) Ingredients 1¾ cups […]

Baking – Chocolate Lava Cakes for Valentine’s Day

You guys. These are the chocolate lava cakes straight up stolen from the Chatelaine website (here) and they're the BEST. These are perfect for dessert on Valentine's Day or any other day that you might want a gooey chocolate lava cake. They're one of my favourite desserts ever. Ingredients: For cups 8 tsp unsalted butter, …