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Book Review: Kontrasepsi by Eni Martini

Sunday, December 28, 2014

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Judul: Kontrasepsi
Penulis: Eni Martini
Penerbit: GagasMedia
Tebal: 250
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Desember, 2009
Harga: Out of stock/price not found
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: 20 Desember, 2014 - Date finished: 27 Desember, 2014

Sinopsis:
Cemburu adalah dosa yang paling rentan dialami perempuan. Uniknya perasaan ini justru tumbuh saat berinteraksi dengan sesama kaumnya.
Liat saja Moza. Meskipun tampak bahagia - bahagia saja dengan kehidupan pernikahannya, diam - diam Moza menyimpan iri hati yang besar terhadap Neyne, sahabatnya yang masih melajang.
Neyne selalu berkoar - koar tentang enaknya hidup single. Tapi kenapa dia tak bisa menyembunyikan perasaan cemburunya ketika Keira dilamar sang pacar?
Keira lain lagi ceritanya. Dia salut melihat Moza yang begitu kekeuh menjalani tanggung jawab sebagai ibu. Dia sendiri juga pengen punya anak... suatu hari nanti - entah kapan.
Dan ketika belakangan ketiganya dihadapkan kepada situasi yang melibatkan alat kontrasepsi, tiba - tiba rasa cemburu itu terasa tak perlu...
*this review might be intended for audiences above 18
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Book Review: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Anchor Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Published: June, 2007
Price: $ 6.99 -> Rp 87,489 (BookDepository)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: November 30, 2014 - Date finished: December 16, 2014

Synopsis:
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.

For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom for your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class": lessons in how to live.

"Tuesdays with Morrie" is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
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Graphic Novel Review: Senyum - Smile (Smile, #1) by Raina Telgemeier

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Penulis: Raina Telgemeier
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 224
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Juni, 2011
Harga: Rp 51,000 (BukuKita)
Rating: 4½ / 5 stars

Date started: 28 November, 2014 - Date finished: 28 November, 2014

Sinopsis:
Keluarga, Teman, Cowok… Gigi?!
Raina hanya ingin menjadi anak kelas enam yang normal. Tetapi, pada suatu malam, dia tersandung dan jatuh sehingga dua gigi depannya rusak parah. Hidupnya pun berubah menjadi kisah panjang pasang copot kawat gigi, operasi, headgear yang memalukan, bahkan retainer dengan gigi palsu! Namun, masih banyak yang harus dihadapinya: gempa bumi, masalah cowok, dan teman-teman yang ternyata tidak semuanya baik. Kisah Raina menyadarkan kita tentang arti persahabatan sebenarnya, dan tentang panggilan jiwa.
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Book Review: Heist Society - Pencuri Kelas Atas (Heist Society, #1) by Ally Carter

Monday, December 1, 2014

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Penulis: Ally Carter
Penerjemah: Alexandra Karina
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 336
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Desember, 2011
Harga: Rp 38,250 (BukuKita)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: 8 November, 2014 - Date finished: 28 November, 2014

Sinopsis:
Waktu Katarina Bishop berumur tiga tahun, orangtuanya mengajaknya ke Louvre di Paris untuk mencuri koleksi lukisan museum itu. Pada ulang tahunnya yang ketujuh, Kat diajak berjalan-jalan ke Austria untuk mencuri permata di mahkota kerajaan. Dan pada umur lima belas tahun, Kat membuat rencana khusus--masuk ke sekolah asrama terbaik, bertekad meninggalkan bisnis keluarga untuk selamanya.
Tetapi, hanya tiga bulan kemudian, teman sekaligus mantan rekan Kat, Hale, muncul dan membawanya kembali ke dunia yang coba ia tinggalkan. Tapi cowok itu punya alasan bagus: ayah Kat butuh bantuannya. Kini ayah Kat terjebak di Paris, diawasi Interpol dan penjahat besar karena dituduh melakukan dua pencurian berbeda pada saat bersamaan.
Kat hanya punya satu pilihan: membuktikan bahwa ayahnya tidak bersalah. Padahal ia hanya punya waktu dua minggu untuk melacak keberadaan benda-benda seni itu, mengelilingi Eropa untuk mencari petunjuk, dan akhirnya... melakukan pencurian terbesar dalam sejarah keluarganya.
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November/Birthday Book Haul, Part 2: Drive Books, Not Cars & Gifts/Freebies

Sunday, November 30, 2014

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Welcome to the second part of my November/Birthday Book Haul. So for the second part of my haul all of the books in this post are bought from Drive Books, Not Cars. For those of you who don't know what DBNC is, DBNC is a charity drive organized by wonderful people working alongside with Count Me In Indonesia where what they do is they sell cheap secondhand english books at a VERY CHEAP price (from Rp 10,000 - Rp 25,000) only and best of all, each and every cents of the profit goes to help Sahabat Anak and Taman Bacaan Pelangi.

So, obviously I bought a lot of books from this event because I am weak and I can't resist book sales. But I felt justified after buying the books that I'm going to show you because they are all great books and by buying books I'm helping all the children out there that are in need. Here are the books!!
PS: I volunteered to help at this event too!
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November/Birthday Book Haul, Part 1: IIBF 2014 & Gramedia Sale

Saturday, November 29, 2014

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Wazzap wazzap ma peeps! So as you guys can see from the title of this post I'm going to be writing about my November Book Haul, which is also my Birthday Book Haul!! So my birthday was last Thursday on November 20, 2014 and it's my 20th birthday (I still feel like I'm 17 years old on the inside though...) I have bought a SHITLOAD of books this month, so I'm going to be dividing my book haul into two parts so my post doesn't get very long and boring....

In this book haul, you will find my purchases from the recent IIBF (Indonesia International Book Fair) 2014 and also from a Gramedia Bookstore Sale from Puri Indah Mall. Alright then, here are the books!!
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The TBR Tag

Friday, November 14, 2014

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Welcome to another tag guys! Anyway I wasn't tagged to do this tag but I was reading about this tag on some of the other blogs and figured it would be fun to do it also. Today, I'll be doing The TBR Tag. Actually in reality I haven't accumulated a lot of books to-be-read but in my Goodreads shelf you'll see there are a lot of books that I want to read.

Let's get it started then! Here's my answers to the tag
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Taylor Swift Book Tag

Monday, November 10, 2014

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Howdy guys! Welcome to yet another blog post. This post I'm going to be doing the Taylor Swift Book Tag (sounds fun doesn't it?) anyway I wasn't tagged to do this post by anyone but what the heck I'm gonna do it anyway. I actually like many songs she sang but I wouldn't consider myself a swiftie. I'm currently obsessed with her song Welcome to New York from her newest album!

That was totally TMI, here's the thing you want to see! which is the tag. Let's begin!
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{The Little But Late} September-October Book Haul

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

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I know I know you guys are all thinking why am I posting a super late book haul post. Well the answer is simple I am currently facing my mid-term examination week of college and it has been super hectic, endless studying and little time to read my ever-growing TBR pile (agak lebay sih kayaknya) but it's true! So for this book haul I am actually doing a September and October book haul because I kinda forgot to post my September book haul, which I considered to be a nice coincidence since the books I bought in the month of October are so little compared to September and August...

Well, without prolonging this already long introduction here are the books!
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Book Review: Love & Misadventure by Lang Leav

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Author: Lang Leav
Publisher: Andrews McMeel
Pages: 178
Format: E-book
Published: August, 2013
Price: Rp 229,000 (Periplus)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: November 4, 2014 - Date finished: November 4, 2014

Synopsis:
Lang Leav is a poet and internationally exhibiting artist. Awarded a coveted Churchill Fellowship, her work expresses the intricacies of love and loss. Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully conceived, Love and Misadventure will take you on a rollercoaster ride through an ill-fated love affair- from the initial butterflies to the soaring heights- through to the devastating plunge. Lang Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted fans from all over the world.
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Graphic Novel Review: Sex Criminals, Vol. 1: One Weird Trick (Sex Criminals #1-5) by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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Author: Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
Publisher: Image Comics
Pages: 128
Format: E-book
Published: April, 2014
Price: $ 10.87 -> Rp 132,125 (BookDepository)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: November 4, 2014 - Date finished: November 4, 2014

Synopsis:
Suzie’s just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets Jon and it turns out he has the same ability. And sooner or later they get around to using their gifts to do what we’d ALL do: rob a couple banks. A bawdy and brazen sex comedy for comics begins here!
*this review is intended for readers above the age of 18
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Graphic Novel Review: Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol

Monday, November 3, 2014

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Judul: Anya's Ghost
Penulis: Vera Brosgol
Penerjemah: Chris Saxon
Penerbit: Secondwind
Tebal: 228
Format: Paperback
Terbit: April, 2013
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: 1 November, 2014 - Date finished: 2 November, 2014

Sinopsis:
Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn't kidding about the "Forever" part...
Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not a new friend who’s been dead for a century.
Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya's normal life might actually be worse. She's embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she's pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend—even a ghost—is just what she needs.
Or so she thinks. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, Anya's Ghostis a wonderfully entertaining debut from author/artist Vera Brosgol.
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Book Review: Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya

Monday, October 27, 2014

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Penulis: Adhitya Mulya
Penerbit: GagasMedia
Tebal: 278
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Juni, 2014
Harga: Rp 40.800 (PengenBuku)
Rating: 5 / 5 stars

Date started: 27 Oktober, 2014 - Date finished: 27 Oktober, 2014

Sinopsis:
“Hai, Satya! Hai, Cakra!” Sang Bapak melambaikan tangan.
“Ini Bapak.
Iya, benar kok, ini Bapak.
Bapak cuma pindah ke tempat lain. Gak sakit. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa Satya dan Cakra.
Mungkin Bapak tidak dapat duduk dan bermain di samping kalian.
Tapi, Bapak tetap ingin kalian tumbuh dengan Bapak di samping kalian.
Ingin tetap dapat bercerita kepada kalian.
Ingin tetap dapat mengajarkan kalian.
Bapak sudah siapkan.
Ketika punya pertanyaan, kalian tidak pernah perlu bingung ke mana harus mencari jawaban.
I don’t let death take these, away from us.
I don’t give death, a chance.
Bapak ada di sini. Di samping kalian.
Bapak sayang kalian.”
Ini adalah sebuah cerita. Tentang seorang pemuda yang belajar mencari cinta. Tentang seorang pria yang belajar menjadi bapak dan suami yang baik. Tentang seorang ibu yang membesarkan mereka dengan penuh kasih. Dan…, tentang seorang bapak yang meninggalkan pesan dan berjanji selalu ada bersama mereka.
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Book Review: Oh My Goodness: Buku Pintar Seorang Creative Junkies by Yoris Sebastian

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Penulis: Yoris Sebastian
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 201
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Maret, 2010
Harga: Rp 60.000 (Gramedia)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: 23 Oktober, 2014 - Date finished: 27 Oktober, 2014

Sinopsis:
Kreativitas bukanlah sesuatu yang given, melainkan sebuah keterampilan yang dapat dilatih dan dimunculkan. Namun ketika tumbuh dewasa, manusia cenderung menjadi tidak kreatif. Hal ini bisa terjadi karena rutinitas kerja, faktor lingkungan, dan mungkin memang tidak tahu bagaimana caranya mengasah kreativitas.
Dalam buku ini, Yoris Sebastian---pakar kreativitas Indonesia---membocorkan tips dan trik menjadi kreatif di segala bidang dan dalam setiap situasi. Karena ditulis berdasarkan pengalaman langsung Yoris saat mengerjakan proyek kreatif atau ketika menjadi konsultan sejumlah brand, langkah-langkah yang dipaparkan telah teruji serta dapat dipraktikkan dengan mudah.
Selain teori-teori, buku ini dilengkapi kuesioner yang mengukur kadar kreativitas seseorang, soundtrack di tiap bab, dan ilustrasi menarik. Tidak hanya itu, buku ini juga dilengkapi dengan augmented reality yang dapat menghubungkan pembaca langsung ke link facebook buku OMG. Membuatnya menjadi buku pertama di Indonesia yang memakai teknologi quick response code. Sampul bukunya pun didesain unik dengan konsep bisa diwarnai sendiri oleh pembaca. Semua itu membuat buku ini memberikan pengalaman membaca yang kreatif dan OMG! bagi pembaca untuk menjadi creative junkies yang berhasil di segala bidang.
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Waiting on Wednesday #4: Playlist for the Dead

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
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Top New Series I Want to Start (New...let's say within the last year or two)

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

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"Top New Series I Want to Start (New...let's say within the last year or two)"

Well hi.
This is yet another meme on this blog. Basically, the TOP 10 Tuesday meme is created by The Broke and the Bookish. I may be breaking the rules a little bit here because not all of them are series, some of them are trilogies. Well then, here they are:
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Book Review: Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1) by E.L. James

Sunday, October 19, 2014

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Author: E.L. James
Publisher: Arrow Books
Pages: 514
Format: Paperback
Published: April, 2012
Price: Rp 165.000 (Periplus)
Rating: 2½ / 5 stars

Date started: October 12, 2014 - Date finished: October 19, 2014

Synopsis:
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, this is a novel that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.
When literature student Anastasia Steele interviews successful entrepreneur Christian Grey, she finds him very attractive and deeply intimidating. Convinced that their meeting went badly, she tries to put him out of her mind - until he turns up at the store where she works part-time, and invites her out.
Unworldly and innocent, Ana is shocked to find she wants this man. And, when he warns her to keep her distance, it only makes her want him more.
But Grey is tormented by inner demons, and consumed by the need to control. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Grey keeps hidden way from public view...
*This review is intended for readers above 18 years old, or in some cases 21 years old*
*also may contain spoiler, if not thank god. But if so I'm sorry"

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Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit (whether fictional or real)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

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"Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want To Visit (whether fictional or real)"
Well hi.
This is yet another meme on this blog, haven't done this meme in a while. Basically, the TOP 10 Tuesday meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Without further ado, here they are:
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Book Review: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2) by Lemony Snicket

Monday, October 13, 2014

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Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 192
Format: E-book
Published: October, 2009
Price: $ 6.20 -> Rp 75.764 (Amazon)
Rating: 3½ / 5 stars

Date started: October 13, 2014 - Date finished: October 13, 2014

Synopsis:
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky.
In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, a lumpy bed, a deadly serpent, a large brass reading lamp, a long knife, and a terrible odour.
In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so enchanting, or quite so uproariously unhappy.
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Book Review: The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1) by Lemony Snicket

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Author: Lemony Snicket
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 176
Format: E-book
Published: March, 2009
Price: $ 5.99 -> Rp 73.198 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: June 12, 2014 - Date finished: October 13, 2014

Synopsis:
Imagine tales so terrible that as many as fifty million innocents have been ruined by them - tales so indelibly horrid that the New York Times bestseller list has been unable to rid itself of them for seven years. Now imagine if this scourge suddenly became available in a shameful new edition so sensational, so irresistible, so riddled with lurid new pictures that even a common urchin would wish for it. Who among us would be safe?
Begin at the beginning - evenif it is a bad one - with the first in A Series of Unfortunate Events, now even more disposable in paperback.
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Book Review: The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner

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Penulis: James Dashner
Penerjemah: Yunita Candra
Penerbit: Mizan Fantasi
Tebal: 532
Format: Paperback
Terbit: November, 2011
Harga: *out of print* (BukaBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: 5 Oktober, 2014 - Date finished: 12 Oktober, 2014

Sinopsis:
Setiap hari mereka harus berlari. Menyusuri lorong maze yang berkelok-kelok di luar dinding glade, tempat mereka tinggal, hingga senja tiba. Dan, ketika kegelapan turun, para pelari harus sudah ada di dalam glade. Ya, pada saat itulah griever, monster buas dan ganas, tak segan menerkam siapa saja yang masih berkeliaran di dalam maze.
Mereka bukan sekadar berlari. Itu cara mereka bertahan hidup. Dengan berlari mereka berharap menemukan jalan keluar dari tempat terkutuk itu. Keluar untuk kembali pulang menjumpai keluarga mereka. Namun, lintasan maze selalu berubah-ubah dari hari ke hari. Rasanya, mustahil bisa keluar dari tempat itu.
Suatu hari pintu batu pelindung mereka tak lagi turun menutup. Griever-griever itu bisa menyeruduk masuk kapan saja. Setiap hari, satu anak dibawa pergi dan lenyap. Satu-satunya jalan adalah bergegas keluar dari tempat itu. Namun, mereka harus melewati maze yang membingungkan dengan sejumlah monster mengerikan di sana. Beranikah para pelari lari keluar dengan nyawa sebagai taruhannnya? Atau, akankah justru lebih baik tetap berada di dalam menanti pencabut nyawa sambil berharap mukjizat datang tiba-tiba?
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Thursday Quotables #3: The Bad Beginning

Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Welcome to another Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies. It is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written.

This week's quotes is from...
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Wishlist Wednesday #3: Clockwork Angel

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

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Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post one book per week that is on your wish list, which you really want to own as an addition to your bookshelves! This is my first Wishlist Wednesday:)

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Waiting on Wednesday #3: Gorgito's Ice Rink

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
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Book Review: Shards and Ashes by Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, Veronica Roth, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Rachel Caine, Nancy Holder, Beth Revis and Carrie Ryan

Monday, October 6, 2014

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Author: Melissa Marr, Kelley Armstrong, Veronica Roth, Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Rachel Caine, Nancy Holder, Beth Revis and Carrie Ryan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Published: February, 2013
Price: Rp 105.000 -> Rp 30.000 [71% off] (Periplus)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: October 5, 2014 - Date finished: October 5, 2014

Synopsis:
Gripping original stories of dystopian worlds from nine New York Times bestselling authors, edited by Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong.
The world is gone, destroyed by human, ecological, or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare and cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space and inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease, corrupt corporations, and one another; their resources are few, and their courage is tested.
Powerful original dystopian tales from nine bestselling authors offer bleak insight, prophetic visions, and precious glimmers of light among the shards and ashes of a ruined world.
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Thursday Quotables #2: The Testing

Thursday, October 2, 2014

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Welcome to another Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies. It is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written.

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September Wrap Up & October TBR

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Hello fabulous reader! September has ended and October has finally arrived. It's the month of Halloween (not for me because it's quite uncommon to celebrate halloween where I'm from) so I'll call it the month of "hectic-college-schedule-filled-with-assignments-etc." Let's get started shall we? These are the books I've read in the month of September...
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Wishlist Wednesday #2: The Scorch Trials

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Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post one book per week that is on your wish list, which you really want to own as an addition to your bookshelves! This is my first Wishlist Wednesday:)

I wish for...
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Waiting on Wednesday #2: Juliet, Naked

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

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Stacking The Shelves #1: My Debut

Saturday, September 27, 2014

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Stacking the Shelves is another weekly meme hosted by Tynga @ Tynga's Reviews. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

HERE THEY ARE!!!!!
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Thursday Quotables #1: Shards and Ashes

Thursday, September 18, 2014

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Welcome to my first Thursday Quotables! This weekly feature is hosted by Lisa @ Bookshelf Fantasies. It is the place to highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week. Whether it’s something funny, startling, gut-wrenching, or just really beautifully written.

This week's quotes is from...
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"Waiting on" Wednesday #1: Tattoo Your Name On My Heart

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that features upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
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Wishlist Wednesday #1: A Game of Thrones

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Wishlist Wednesday is a meme hosted by Pen to Paper where you post one book per week that is on your wish list, which you really want to own as an addition to your bookshelves! This is my first Wishlist Wednesday:)

I wish for...
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Top Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED to Read More

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

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"Top Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED to Read More"

Well hi.
This is my first meme on this blog (exciting!). Okay so for my first meme I am going to participate in the TOP 10 Tuesday meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Without further ado, here they are:
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Book Review: The 5th Wave (The Fifth Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey

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Author: Rick Yancey
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Published: May, 2013
Price: Rp 163,000 (Periplus)
Rating: 3½ / 5 stars

Date started: May 24, 2014 - Date finished: September 16, 2014

Synopsis:
After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker.
Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie’s only hope for rescuing her brother—or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.
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Book Review: If Tomorrow Comes - Bila Esok Tiba by Sidney Sheldon

Friday, September 12, 2014

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Penulis: Sidney Sheldon
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 696
Format: Paperback (cetak ulang cover baru)
Terbit: Agustus, 2009
Harga: *out of print* (BukaBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: 17 Agustus, 2014 - Date finished: 23 Agustus, 2014

Sinopsis:
Tracy Whitney, yang muda, cantik, dan cerdas, akan menikah dan menjadi bagian dari keluarga yang kaya dan glamor. Namun, tiba-tiba ia dikhianati, dijebak oleh geng mafia yang keji, ditinggalkan oleh lelaki yang dicintainya. Hanya berkat kecerdikannya ia bisa menyelamatkan diri dan membalas dendam.
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Book Review: If I Stay - Jika Aku Tetap Di Sini (If I Stay, #1) by Gayle Forman

Thursday, September 11, 2014

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Penulis: Gayle Forman
Penerjemah: Poppy D. Chusfani
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 200
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Februari, 2011
Harga: Rp 32,300 (BukuKita)
Rating: 2½ / 5 stars

Date started: 9 September, 2014 - Date finished: 10 September, 2014

Sinopsis:
Mia memiliki segalanya: keluarga yang menyayanginya, kekasih yang memujanya, dan masa depan cerah penuh musik dan pilihan. Kemudian, dalam sekejap, semua itu terenggut darinya.
Terjebak antara hidup dan mati, antara masa lalu yang indah dan masa depan yang tidak pasti, Mia menghadapi satu hari penting ketika ia merenungkan satu-satunya keputusan yang masih dimilikinya---keputusan terpenting yang akan pernah dibuatnya.
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Book Review: Negeri Van Oranje by Wahyuningrat, Adept Widiarsa, Annisa Rijadi and Rizki Pandu Permana

Sunday, September 7, 2014

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Penulis: Wahyuningrat, Adept Widiarsa, Annisa Rijadi and Rizki Pandu Permana
Penerbit: PT. Bentang Pustaka
Tebal: 584
Format: Paperback (re-published cover edition)
Terbit: Juni, 2014
Harga: Rp 45,900 (PengenBuku)
Rating: 4½ / 5 stars

Date started: 4 September, 2014 - Date finished: 6 September, 2014

Sinopsis:
Untuk apa pulang ke Indonesia? Pertanyaan ini melintas datang dan pergi di benak Lintang, Banjar, Wicak, Daus, dan Geri, lima mahasiswa Indonesia yang mengejar gelar S-2 di Belanda. Dalam perjalanan menemukan jawaban dari pertanyaan itu, mereka menjalani susah senangnya menjadi mahasiswa rantau di Eropa. Mulai dari kurang tidur karena begadang demi paper, kurang tenaga karena setiap hari mesti genjot sepeda berkilo-kilo meter bolak-balik ke kampus, sampai kurang duit hingga terpaksa mencari pekerjaan paruh waktu.
Kesamaan nasib menjalin erat persahabatan mereka. Bersama, mereka berbagi pengalaman dan tip bertahan hidup di Belanda. Takdir menuntut mereka memiliki keteguhan hati untuk melampaui rintangan, menggapai impian, serta melakukan hal yang paling sulit: the courage to love!
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Book Review: An Abundance of Katherines - Tentang Katherine by John Green

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 320
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Mei, 2014
Harga: Rp 51,000 (PengenBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: September 2, 2014 - Date finished: September 3, 2014
Saat Lindsey menyela, Colin baru saja tiba di bait lara yang sangat disukainya: "Keabadian memintamu untuk melupakan"
Katherine V menganggap cowok menjijikkan.
Katherine X hanya ingin berteman.
Katherine XVIII memutuskan Colin lewat email.

Kalau soal pacar, ternyata tipe yang disukai Colin Singleton adalah cewek-cewek bernama Katherine.

Dan kalau soal Katherine, Colin selalu jadi yang tercampak. Setelah diputuskan Katherine XIX, cowok genius yang hobi mengotak-atik anagram ini mengadakan perjalanan panjang bersama teman baiknya. Colin ingin membuktikan teori matematika karyanya, supaya dapat memprediksi hubungan asmara apa pun, menolong para Tercampak, dan akhirnya mendapatkan cinta sang gadis.

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September TBR

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AWW YEAH...BOOKS TO READ BABY!
So I woke up today with the urge to post and talk to you guys about my TBR for the month of September cause why not? and of course in case any of you guys wanna know. so here are the books that I'm planning to read throughout the month:

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Book Review: The Giver - Sang Pemberi (The Giver Quartet, #1) by Lois Lowry

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

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Penulis: Lois Lowry
Penerjemah: Ariyantri E. Tarman
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 232
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Agustus, 2014
Harga: Rp 50,150 (PengenBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: 31 Agustus, 2014 - Date finished: 1 September, 2014

Sinopsis:
Dunia Jonas adalah dunia yang sempurna. Semuanya terkendali dan teratur. Tak ada perang, ketakutan, atau kesakitan. Juga tak ada yang namanya pilihan Semua orang memiliki peran di Komunitas. Saat Jonas menjadi Dua Belas, dia terpilih menerima latihan khusus dari Sang Pemberi. Selama ini Sang Pemberi memegang ingatan akan rasa sakit sejati dan kenikmatan hidup. Sekarang saatnya bagi Jonas untuk menerima kebenaran. Dan tak ada jalan untuk kembali.
Saat itu menjelang Desember, dan Jonas mulai merasa takut....
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August Book Haul

Sunday, August 31, 2014

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Hi guys, welcome to my blog! I'm sorta new at this so please be nice! HEHE. so for this post I think it would be nice to post a haul (yes, a book haul not any other haul if you're wondering) for the month of August I have accumulated a total of 10 books (this is a large number for me, since I usually buy few books each month so that I won't be broke). well then, let's see the books!
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Book Review: Inferno - Neraka by Dan Brown

Friday, August 29, 2014

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Penulis: Dan Brown
Penerjemah: Ingrid Dwijani Nimpoeno, Berliani M. Nugrahani
Penerbit: PT. Bentang Pustaka
Tebal: 644
Format: Paperback
Terbit: September, 2013
Harga: Rp 106,250 (PengenBuku)
Rating: 5 / 5 stars

Date started: 25 Agustus, 2014 - Date finished: 29 Agustus, 2014

Sinopsis:
Tempat tergelap di neraka
dicadangkan bagi mereka
yang tetap bersikap netral di saat krisis moral.
Tengah malam, Robert Langdon terbangun di rumah sakit dan syok saat mendapati dirinya ada di Florence, Italia. Padahal, ingatan terakhirnya adalah berjalan pulang setelah memberi kuliah di Harvard. Belum sempat Langdon memahami keganjilan ini, dunianya meledak dalam kekacauan. Di depan mata, dokter yang merawatnya ditembak mati. Langdon berhasil lolos atas bantuan Sienna Brooks, seorang dokter muda yang penuh rahasia.
Dalam pelarian, Langdon menyadari bahwa dia memiliki sebuah stempel kuno berisi kode-kode rahasia ciptaan ilmuwan fanatik yang terobsesi pada kehancuran dunia berdasarkan mahakarya terhebat yang pernah ditulis—Inferno karya Dante. Ciptaan genetis ilmuwan tersebut mengancam kelangsungan umat manusia, Langdon harus berpacu dengan waktu memecahkan teka-teki yang berkelindan dalam puisi-puisi gelap Dante Alighieri. Belum lagi, dia harus menghindari sepasukan tentara berseragam hitam yang bertekad menangkapnya.
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Reviews List

Sunday, August 17, 2014

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