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MY TOP SIX BOOKS OF 2016

Saturday, December 31, 2016

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Hi guys! Hope everyone's having a great end of year holidays! Let me just say Merry Christmas for those of you reading this who are celebrating and Happy New Year for those of you reading this in 2017 because this post will be up in exactly December 31st Indonesian time of course! I can't believe 2016 is almost over and 2017 is just mere days away, time really does flew by. 2016 has been a year of highs and lows in terms of reading for me because I didn't find a lot of books that I read and loved or absolutely liked. Most were just "okay", so before the year ends and as the title of this post implies I'm going to show you my top books of 2016.

I decided to do six books only because as I've said before, I didn't read a lot of amazing books this year so making this list wasn't that hard for me because I can count with my fingers how many books that I really adored this year. Also because 6 and 2016 just sounds great together. Without further ado, let's just get to it!
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WISHFUL WEDNESDAY [6] - MARKITUKA JABO WISH LIST

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

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Finally the time has come! Markituka BBI Jabo digelar kembali! Di kali kedua ini, event Markituka Jabo diikuti oleh lebih banyak orang dari yang sebelumnya, jadi semoga saja event ini berjalan lancar dan seru! Di postingan Wishful Wednesday kali ini, aku mau memaparkan wish list-ku untuk event yang sudah aku sebutkan tadi, sengaja di-posting di blog karena biar ada update-an isinya gitu sekali-kali soalnya lagi males banget nulis review, apalagi sekarang lagi terserang reading slump! Hehehehe. Tetapi pasti nanti akan segera mengisi blog ini kembali dengan berbagai macam review!

Tanpa berlama-lama berikut adalah wish list-ku untuk Markituka Jabo tahun ini:
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Book Review: Anak-Anak Masa Lalu by Damhuri Muhammad

Sunday, December 11, 2016

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Penulis: Damhuri Muhammad
Penerbit: Marjin Kiri
Tebal: 121
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Juni, 2015
Harga: Rp29,700 (Marjin Kiri)
Rating: 3½ / 5 stars

Date started: 2 November, 2016 - Date finished: 3 November, 2016

Sinopsis:
Ditengah maraknya tren penulisan fiksi yang kian berkutat pada cerita-cerita dan permasalahan remaja kota besar, Damhuri Muhammad tetap setia menjelajah inspirasi sastranya dari pergulatan hidup di udik.

Dari legenda tentang manusia anjing, jimat sakti preman pasar, cinta terlarang, jurus silat, dan korupsi yang berurat sampai ke pelosok, Damhuri menunjukkan bahwa ditengah gempuran modernitas yang memabukkan, orang-orang biasa tetap membawa dalam diri mereka jejak-jejak masa lalu yang tak terhapuskan.
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WISHFUL WEDNESDAY [5] - NOVEMBERIAN WISH LIST

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

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Hola! Ngga kerasa udah sebulan lebih ngga nulis review di blog ini. Sebenernya udah ada draft review buku cuman karena lagi sibuk dan tersiksa karena skripsi jadi rasanya hasrat untuk menulis review semakin berkurang. Sebenernya kecepatan membaca juga berkurang sih karena sekarang lebih sering baca jurnal dan buku kuliah buat referensi skripsi. Okay, back to the point of this post! Jadi, tahun ini aku pertama kali ikutan event tukar kado bersama para kakak-kakak BBI yang ultahnya juga sama denganku di bulan November (yeay!). Jadi, tujuan postingan ini ditulis adalah untuk menunjukkan wish list-ku untuk giver yang nanti akan memberikan kado untukku.

Tanpa bertele-tele lagi, inilah wish list-ku (yang semoga tidak menyusahkan ya! hehe).
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Book Review: The Vegetarian by Han Kang

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

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Author: Han Kang
Translator: Deborah Smith
Publisher: Hogarth
Pages: 192
Format: E-book
Published: February, 2016
Price: $10.65 -> Rp141.554 (Amazon)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: August 26, 2016 - Date finished: August 31, 2016

Synopsis:
Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye's decision to embrace a more “plant-like” existence is a shocking act of subversion. And as her passive rebellion manifests in ever more extreme and frightening forms, scandal, abuse, and estrangement begin to send Yeong-hye spiraling deep into the spaces of her fantasy. In a complete metamorphosis of both mind and body, her now dangerous endeavor will take Yeong-hye—impossibly, ecstatically, tragically—far from her once-known self altogether.

A disturbing, yet beautifully composed narrative told in three parts, The Vegetarian is an allegorical novel about modern day South Korea, but also a story of obsession, choice, and our faltering attempts to understand others, from one imprisoned body to another.
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Book Review: Broken Prince (The Royals, #2) by Erin Watt

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

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Author: Erin Watt
Publisher: Timeout LLC
Pages: 350
Format: E-book
Published: July, 2016
Price: $4.99 -> Rp 65.494 (Barnes & Noble NOOK)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: August 3, 2016 - Date finished: August 6, 2016

Other books in the series:

Synopsis:
These Royals will ruin you…

From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself.

Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.

What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father’s new ward suffer turned into something else entirely—keep Ella close. Keep Ella safe. But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’s entire world begins to fall apart around him.

Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other.

She might be right.

Secrets. Betrayal. Enemies. It’s like nothing Reed has ever dealt with before, and if he’s going to win back his princess, he’ll need to prove himself Royally worthy.
-- WARNING: THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS OF THE FIRST BOOK --
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Book Review: Paper Princess (The Royals, #1) by Erin Watt

Saturday, August 6, 2016

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Author: Erin Watt
Publisher: Timeout LLC
Pages: 370
Format: E-book
Published: April, 2016
Price: $4.99 -> Rp65.519 (Barnes & Noble NOOK)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: August 2, 2016 - Date finished: August 3, 2016
Synopsis:
From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself.

These Royals will ruin you…

Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.

Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.

Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals.

He might be right.

Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.
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Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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Author: Mindy Kaling
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Published: September, 2012
Price: Rp203.000 (Periplus)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: July 14, 2016 - Date finished: July 18, 2016

Synopsis:
Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?” 

Perhaps you want to know what Mindy thinks makes a great best friend (someone who will fill your prescription in the middle of the night), or what makes a great guy (one who is aware of all elderly people in any room at any time and acts accordingly), or what is the perfect amount of fame (so famous you can never get convicted of murder in a court of law), or how to maintain a trim figure (you will not find that information in these pages). If so, you’ve come to the right book, mostly!

In Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, Mindy invites readers on a tour of her life and her unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood, with several conveniently placed stopping points for you to run errands and make phone calls. Mindy Kaling really is just a Girl Next Door—not so much literally anywhere in the continental United States, but definitely if you live in India or Sri Lanka.
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Book Review: Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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Author: Jojo Moyes
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 409
Format: Paperback, Movie Tie-In
Published: April, 2016
Price: Rp232.000 (Periplus)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: July 25, 2016 - Date finished: August 1, 2016

Synopsis:
The New York Times bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture; US release on June 3, 2016.

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?
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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts I & II (Harry Potter, #8) by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne & John TIffany

Monday, August 1, 2016

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Author: J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne & John Tiffany
Publisher: Pottermore
Pages: 352
Format: E-book
Published: July, 2016
Price: $9.99 -> Rp130.170 (Amazon)
Rating: 5 / 5 stars

Date started: July 31, 2016 - Date finished: August 1, 2016

Synopsis:
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on 30th July 2016.

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places.
-- WARNING: THIS REVIEW MIGHT CONTAIN SPOILERS --
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Book Review: Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

Sunday, July 17, 2016

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Author: Rupi Kaur
Publisher: Andrews McMeel
Pages: 208
Format: E-book
Published: October, 2015
Price: $7.99 -> Rp104.289 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: July 14, 2016 - Date finished: July 14, 2016

Synopsis:
The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. milk and honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.
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Book Review: Raden Mandasia si Pencuri Daging Sapi by Yusi Avianto Pareanom

Thursday, July 14, 2016

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Penulis: Yusi Avianto Pareanom
Penerbit: Banana Publishing
Tebal: 450
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Maret, 2016
Harga: Rp56.000 (IDEA Book Store by Madma)
Rating: 5 / 5 stars

Date started: 7 Juli, 2016 - Date finished: 13 Juli, 2016

Sinopsis:
SUNGU LEMBU menjalani hidup membawa dendam. Raden Mandasia menjalani hari-hari memikirkan penyelamatan Kerajaan Gilingwesi. Keduanya bertemu di rumah dadu Nyai Manggis di Kelapa. Sungu Lembu mengerti bahwa Raden Mandasia yang memiliki kegemaran ganjil mencuri daging sapi adalah pembuka jalan bagi rencananya. Maka, ia pun menyanggupi ketika Raden Mandasia mengajaknya menempuh perjalanan menuju Kerajaan Gerbang Agung.

Berdua, mereka tergulung dalam pengalaman-pengalaman mendebarkan: bertarung melawan lanun di lautan, ikut menyelamatkan pembawa wahyu, bertemu dengan juru masak menyebalkan dan hartawan dengan selera makan yang menakjubkan, singgah di desa penghasil kain celup yang melarang penyebutan warna, berlomba melawan maut di gurun, mengenakan kulit sida-sida, mencari cara menjumpai Putri Tabassum Sang Permata Gerbang Agung yang konon tak pernah berkaca—cermin-cermin di istananya bakal langsung pecah berkeping-keping karena tak sanggup menahan kecantikannya, dan akhirnya terlibat dalam perang besar yang menghadirkan hujan mayat belasan ribu dari langit.

Meminjam berbagai khazanah cerita dari masa-masa yang berlainan, Yusi Avianto Pareanom menyuguhkan dongeng kontemporer yang memantik tawa, tangis, dan maki makian Anda dalam waktu berdekatan—mungkin bersamaan.
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Book Review: Zenith (The Androma Saga, #1) by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings

Saturday, July 2, 2016

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Author: Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings
Publisher: Mirabel Inc.
Pages: 62
Format: E-book
Published: June, 2016
Price: $1.99 -> Rp26.044 (Amazon)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: June 30, 2016 - Date finished: July 1, 2016

Synopsis:
There is darkness sweeping across the stars. 

Most know her as the Bloody Baroness, the captain of a fearsome glass starship called The Marauder. Androma and her crew strike terror in the hearts of those who cross them amongst the many corners of the Mirabel Galaxy. 

When a routine mission goes rogue, the all-female crew is captured by a bounty hunter from Andi’s past and forced into a job that could, quite literally, start a war that will devour worlds. 

Meanwhile, on the far side of the galaxy, the ruthless ruler Nor waits in the shadows of the planet Xen Ptera, biding her time. The final pieces are about to fall into place, liberating a plan that will tear Mirabel in two. 

As the Marauder hurtles toward the unknown, there is one lesson that proves to be true: No one can be trusted in a galaxy that runs on lies and illusion. 

From internet sensation Sasha Alsberg and multi-genre author Lindsay Cummings comes a new serialized space opera, full of action, intrigue, and steamy star-crossed romance. 

Perfect for fans of Hugh Howie, Sarah J Maas, and Beth Revis.
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Book Review: The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories by Marina Keegan

Thursday, June 30, 2016

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Author: Marina Keegan
Publisher: Scribner
Pages: 224
Format: E-book
Published: April, 2014
Price: $8.68 -> Rp116.355 (Amazon)
Rating: 4½ / 5 stars

Date started: June 17, 2016 - Date finished: June 21, 2016

Synopsis:
An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured the world’s attention in 2012 and turned her into an icon for her generation.

Marina Keegan’s star was on the rise when she graduated magna cum laude from Yale in May 2012. She had a play that was to be produced at the New York Fringe Festival and a job waiting for her at The New Yorker. Tragically, five days after graduation, Marina died in a car crash.

As her family, friends, and classmates, deep in grief, joined to create a memorial service for Marina, her deeply moving last essay for The Yale Daily News, "The Opposite of Loneliness," went viral, receiving more than 1.4 million hits.

Even though she was just twenty-two when she died, Marina left behind a rich, expansive trove of prose that, like her title essay, captures the hope, uncertainty, and possibility of her generation. Her short story "Cold Pastoral" was published by NewYorker.com just months after her death.

The Opposite of Loneliness is an assemblage of Marina’s essays and stories, which, like The Last Lecture, articulate the universal struggle that all of us face as we figure out what we aspire to be, and how we can harness our talents to impact the world.
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Book Review: Mister O by Lauren Blakely

Sunday, June 26, 2016

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Title: Mister O
Author: Lauren Blakely
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books
Pages: 308
Format: E-book
Published: April, 2016
Price: $9.59 -> Rp 127.283 (Amazon)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: June 1, 2016 - Date finished: June 4, 2016

Synopsis:
Just call me Mister O. Because YOUR pleasure is my super power.

Making a woman feel ‘oh-god-that’s-good’ is the name of the game, and if a man can’t get the job done, he should get out of the bedroom. I’m talking toe-curling, mind-blowing, sheet-grabbing ecstasy. Like I provide every time.

I suppose that makes me a superhero of pleasure, and my mission is to always deliver.

BUT then I'm thrown for a loop when a certain woman asks me to teach her everything about how to win a man. The only problem? She's my best friend's sister, but she's far too tempting to resist--especially when I learn that sweet, sexy Harper, has a dirty mind too and wants to put it to good use. What could possibly go wrong as I give the woman I've secretly wanted some no-strings-attached lessons in seduction?

No one will know, even if we send a few naughty texts. Okay, a few hundred. Or if the zipper on her dress gets stuck. Not on that! Or if she gives me those get-over-here-and-take-me-eyes on the train in front of her whole family.

The trouble is the more nights I spend with her in bed, the more days I want to spend with her out of bed. And for the first time ever, I'm not only thinking about how to make a woman cry out in pleasure -- I'm thinking about how to keep her in my arms for a long time to come.

Looks like the real Adventures of Mister O have only just begun....
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Book Review: Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

Sunday, June 19, 2016

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Author: Grady Hendrix
Publisher: Quirk Books
Pages: 240
Format: E-book
Published: September, 2014
Price: $9.84 -> Rp119.237 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: June 15, 2016 - Date finished: June 17, 2016

Synopsis:
Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland. Every morning, employees arrive to find broken Kjerring wardrobes, shattered Brooka glassware, and vandalized Liripip sofa beds - clearly someone, or something, is up to no good. To unravel the mystery, five young employees volunteer for a long dusk-till-dawn shift and encounter horrors that defy imagination. Along the way, author Grady Hendrix infuses sly social commentary on the nature of work in the new twenty-first-century economy.

A traditional haunted house story in a contemporary setting, and full of current fears, Horrorstör delivers a high-concept premise in a unique style.
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Book Review: Hot Dudes Reading by Hot Dudes Reading

Friday, June 10, 2016

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Author: Hot Dudes Reading
Publisher: Atria Books
Pages: 224
Format: E-book
Published: April, 2016
Price: $10.99 -> Rp145.865 (Amazon)
Rating: 4½ / 5 stars

Date started: June 5, 2016 - Date finished: June 5, 2016

Synopsis:
Humans of New York meets Porn for Women in this collection of candid photos, clever captions, and hilarious hashtags about one of the most important subjects of our time: hot dudes reading.

Based on the viral Instagram account of the same name, Hot Dudes Reading takes its readers on a ride through all five boroughs of New York City, with each section covering a different subway line. Using their expert photography skills (covert iPhone shots) and journalistic ethics (#NoKindles), the authors capture the most beautiful bibliophiles in all of New York—and take a few detours to interview some of the most popular hot dudes from the early days of the Instagram account.

Fun, irreverent, and wittily-observed, this book is tailor-made for book lovers in search of their own happy endings—and those who just want to get lost between the covers for a while.
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Book Review: Stories for Rainy Days by Naela Ali

Thursday, June 9, 2016

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Author: Naela Ali
Publisher: POP (Imprint KPG)
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Published: May, 2016
Price: Rp88.000 (BukaBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: June 4, 2016 - Date finished: June 5, 2016

Synopsis:
It was a rainy day,
with a hot darjeeling tea,
warm striped blanket
and polka dot socks.
One perfect moment
to read stories
for cats.
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A KIND OF A BIG BOOK SALE/CLEANSE

Monday, May 30, 2016

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Hi guys, so I have some books that I want to sell because I think I won't be reading them again at all or lost interest in them. Some of these books are books I've already read and some of them I have not read yet. If any of you guys want to buy it please feel free to contact me:)

Here are the books:

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Book Review: The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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Author: Kathy Parks
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 336
Format: E-book
Published: March, 2016
Price: $10.05 -> Rp136.479 (Amazon)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: May 19, 2016 - Date finished: May 22, 2016

Synopsis:
Some people might say that Denver had a death wish. Why else would she have dared to sneak into a Malibu beach party where she’d be surrounded by enemies, namely including her ex-BFF Abigail?

Oh yeah. Croix. Denver never thought in a million years he’d ask her out, but who was she to question this miracle of fate? Well, that wasn’t the only surprise fate had in store.

During the party a tsunami hit the coast of California, wiping out everything in its path. Denver and a handful of others escaped death by holding onto the roof of the house and were swept out to sea. Of course, one of her fellow castaways was none other than Abigail, who could barely stand the sight of her.

Now that she’s floating in the ocean, stuck on a small boat with the most popular kids in school and waiting to be rescued, Denver wonders what might kill her first-dehydration, sunstroke, or the girl she used to think of as a sister?

A hilariously dark and twisted story that sparkles with a remarkably fresh voice, The Lifeboat Clique is Kathy Park’s irreverent yet insightful novel about how to survive in the most unthinkable circumstances.
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Book Review: The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1) by Marie Rutkoski

Monday, May 23, 2016

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Author: Marie Rutkoski
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Pages: 368
Format: E-book
Published: March, 2014
Price: $6.14 -> Rp81.033 (Amazon)
Rating: 1 / 5 stars

Date started: April 27, 2016 - Date finished: April 29, 2016

Synopsis:
Winning what you want may cost you everything you love 

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. Set in a richly imagined new world, 

The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.
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Book Review: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

Sunday, May 22, 2016

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Author: Rainbow Rowell
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Pages: 62
Format: E-book
Published: February, 2016
Price: $1.99 -> Rp26.208 (Amazon)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: May 1, 2016 - Date finished: May 1, 2016

Synopsis:
'Everybody likes everything these days. The whole world is a nerd.'

'Are you mad because other people like Star Wars? Are you mad because people like me like Star Wars?'
'Maybe.'


If you broke Elena's heart, Star Wars would spill out. So when she decides to queue outside her local cinema to see the new movie, she's expecting a celebration with crowds of people who love Han, Luke and Leia just as much as she does.

What she's not expecting is to be last in a line of only three people; to have to pee into a collectible Star Wars soda cup behind a dumpster or to meet that unlikely someone who just might truly understand the way she feels.
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Book Review: Sincerely, Carter (Sincerely Carter, #1) by Whitney G.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

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Author: Whitney G.
Publisher: WGW Books
Pages: 267
Format: E-book
Published: April, 2015
Price: $12.99 -> Rp176.469 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: May 11, 2016 - Date finished: May 12, 2016

Synopsis:
Just friends. 
We’re just friends. 
No, really. She’s just my best friend... 

Arizona Turner has been my best friend since fourth grade, even when we “hated” each other. We’ve been there for one another through first kisses, first “times,” and we’ve been each other’s constant when good relationships turned bad. (We even went to colleges that were minutes away from each other…) 

Throughout the years, and despite what anyone says, we’ve never crossed the line. 

Never thought about it. 
Never wanted to. 

Until one night changed everything. 
At least, it should’ve ... 

Just friends. 
We’re just friends. 
I’m only saying this until I figure out if she’s still “just” my best friend…
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Book Review: Tidak Ada New York Hari Ini by M. Aan Mansyur

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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Penulis: M. Aan Mansyur
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 120
Format: Paperback
Terbit: April, 2016
Harga: Rp41.600 (BukaBuku)
Rating: 3½ / 5 stars

Date started: 31 April, 2016 - Date finished: 31 April, 2016

Sinopsis:
Hari-hariku membakar habit diriku
Setiap kali aku ingin mengumpulkan
tumpukan abuku sendiri, jari-jariku
berubah jadi badai angin.

Dan aku mengerti mengapa cinta diciptakan-
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Giveaway Winner Announcement: Malam-malam Terang by Tasniem Fauzia Rais dan Ridho Rahmadi

Saturday, April 23, 2016

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Halo semuanya! Sebelumnya aku ingin minta maaf dulu karena pengumuman pemenang untuk giveaway Malam-malam Terang karya Tasniem Fauzia Rais dan Ridho Rahmadi ini terlambat satu hari. Semoga kalian tetap setia menunggu untuk mengetahui siapakah pemenangnya. Oke tanpa basa-basa lebih lanjut langsung saja kita lihat siapa pemenangnya!
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Book Review: I, Justine: An Analog Memoir by Justine Ezarik

Sunday, April 17, 2016

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Author: Justine Ezarik
Publisher: Atria/Keywords Press
Pages: 240
Format: E-book
Published: June, 2015
Price: $11.99 -> Rp159.227 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: March 22, 2016 - Date finished: March 25, 2016

Synopsis:
A one-woman media phenomenon and a leading YouTube influencer takes readers behind the camera, and deep inside her world.

Justine Ezarik has been tech-obsessed since unboxing her family’s first Apple computer. By sixth grade she had built her first website. A decade later, she became one of the Internet’s first—and most popular—“lifecasters,” inviting people around the world to watch her every move, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. But it was a one-minute video about an itemized AT&T bill that gave Justine her first taste of viralsuccess: Within ten days of release, her “300-page iPhone bill” had garnered more than 3 million views and international media attention. These days, iJustine is a one-woman new media phenomenon: The popular techie, gamer, vlogger, and digital influencer has an army of nearly 3.5 million subscribers across multiple YouTube channels, with total views approaching half a billion.

Now, Justine is giving friends and fans a look behind the scenes, sharing never-before-told stories about the hilarious (and sometimes heartbreaking) reality of sharing your life online. With her trademark wit and delightfully weird sense of humor, Justine delivers an inspirational message in support of creativity, entrepreneurship, and the power of staying true to yourself, while reminding readers that the Internet is a very small world—you just never know who you’re going to meet.
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Book Review: I Hate Myselfie: A Collection of Essays by Shane Dawson

Saturday, April 16, 2016

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Author: Shane Dawson
Publisher: Atria/Keywords Press
Pages: 241
Format: E-book
Published: March, 2016
Price: $9.04 -> Rp119.486 (Amazon)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: March 18, 2016 - Date finished: March 21, 2016

Synopsis:
The book that more than 12 million YouTube subscribers have been waiting for! Shane Dawson’s memoir features twenty original essays—uncensored yet surprisingly sweet.

Shane Dawson has always been an open book. From his first YouTube vlog back in 2008, to his feature film debut "Not Cool," to a cover story in Variety magazine, Shane has documented his life pre-tty thoroughly. We’ve seen awkward and adorable Q&As with his mom, weight loss center drama, love life details, and the all-important haircut reveal. We’ve seen his hilarious spoofs of Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, and Sarah Palin. His music videos are awesome.

But in I Hate Myselfie, fans will finally get a chance to see the real Shane through personal stories that are at once humorous and heartwarming, self-deprecating and totally inspiring. Highlighting key moments of his childhood and adolescence, through his phenomenal success on YouTube, and continuing on to his more recent experiences as an actor and director, Shane’s memoir will feature the silliness and satire his fans already enjoy, but it will be even more in depth, more real, and more portable (it’s a book).
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Blog Tour: Malam-malam Terang by Tasniem Fauzia Rais dan Ridho Rahmadi [Book Review + Giveaway]

Friday, April 15, 2016

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Penulis: Tasniem Fauzia Rais dan Ridho Rahmadi
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal: 246
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Desember, 2015
Harga: Rp52.000 (BukaBuku)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: 14 April, 2016 - Date finished: 15 April, 2016

Sinopsis:
Secara keseluruhan, cerita yang ingin kami usung adalah tentang metamorfosis seorang perempuan muda, yang kemudian beranjak dewasa, hingga kelak ketika ia menjadi orang tua. Aneka rupa peristiwa: senang-sedih, jatuh-bangun, tawa-tangis, kehujanan-kepanasan, lapar-kenyang yang berdasarkan kisah nyata penulis, kami coba ramu sedemikian rupa, untuk menyampaikan banyak hal. Yang pertama adalah pesan, yang menjadi identitas buku ini. Yang kedua adalah pertanyaan dan wacana diskusi, karena bagi kami, buku yang menarik adalah yang memberikan satu ruang kepada pembacanya untuk bebas berinterpretasi, berimajinasi, dan berkesimpulan. Untuk lebih kongkretnya, adalah pertanyaan-pertanyaan sebagai berikut: sebagai perempuan muda, haruskah aku menjadi mimpiku atau barangkali mimpi dari orangtuaku? Sebagai perempuan dewasa nanti, yang barangkali seseorang sudah meminangku, haruskah aku menjadi mimpi dari suamiku atau kelak ketika aku sudah tua, haruskah aku menjadi mimpi dari anak-anakku? Apakah Tuhan Mengizinkanku ‘tuk memilih atau biarkan aku mengizinkan Tuhan Memilihkan satu untukku?

Paragraf di atas adalah abstraksi dari mimpi kami tentang buku(-buku) yang kami tulis. Kalau tak tampak sederhana, mohon maaf, terkadang memang angan-angan sulit dikalimatkan. Kalau Tuhan Mengizinkan, dan juga Memberi kesempatan, insya Allah buku pertama kami ini, Malam-Malam Terang, akan jadi buku pertama dari trilogi yang kami harapkan bisa merajut bagian demi bagian dari barisan impian kami di atas. Doakan ya :)

Tentang Malam-Malam Terang.

Buku ini bercerita fase pertama; di mana Tasniem, tokoh utama di dalam buku ini, mengalamai kegagalan untuk memperoleh nilai ujian akhir yang cukup untuk masuk SMA idamannya di Yogya. Tasniem yang saat itu baru 15 tahun, menantang dirinya untuk merantau ke luar negeri. Berbekal restu sang ibu yang rela menjual sepetak tanah, ia berangkat ke Singapura melanjutkan sekolah dengan tekad memenangi apa yang “direbut” darinya.

Hidup di Singapura dan belajar di sekolah internasional mengantarkan Tasniem melihat dunia global. Di sisi lain, remaja belasan tahun ini juga didera cobaan hidup merantau: rindu keluarga, kesepian, terasing dan uang pas-pasan seringkali merayunya untuk menyerah dan pulling.

Beruntung, Tuhan kirimkan tiga teman serantau; Cecilia asal China, Aarin asli India, dan Angelina dari Indonesia. Empat sekawan ini sekalipun berbeda dalam keyakinan dan banyak hal lain, berhasil melewati suka-duka dan sukses membangun persahabatan. Petulangan mereka menjadi suguhan menarik sarat makna.

Mampukah Tasniem memenangi apa yang menjadi tekadnya? Mampukah ia menjadi bintang yang paling terang?
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Book Review: The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend by Kody Keplinger

Saturday, March 12, 2016

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Author: Kody Keplinger
Publisher: Poppy
Pages: 296
Format: E-book
Published: September, 2010
Price: $4.74 -> Rp61.549 (Amazon)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: March 10, 2016 - Date finished: March 12, 2016

Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.

But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.
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Never Never: Part Three (Never Never, #3) by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Thursday, March 10, 2016

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Author: Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Publisher: Hoover Ink
Pages: 92
Format: E-book
Published: January, 2016
Price: $9.99 -> Rp132.917 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: February 25, 2016 - Date finished: February 26, 2016
Synopsis:
New York Times bestselling authors Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher are back with the much-anticipated final installment in the Never Never novella series.
Together, Silas Nash and Charlize Wynwood must look deeper into the past to find out who they were and who they want to be.
With time ticking down, the couple are in a race to find the answers they need before they lose everything. Can they regain what they once had? And will it restore who they once were?
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Book Review: Never Never: Part Two (Never Never, #2) by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

Thursday, February 25, 2016

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Author: Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Publisher: Hoover Ink
Pages: 157
Format: E-book
Published: May, 2015
Price: $7.99 -> Rp107.170 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars
Date started: February 24, 2015 - Date finished: February 25, 2016

Synopsis:
“Never forget that I was your first real kiss. Never forget that you’ll be my last.
And never stop loving me between all of them. 
Never stop, Charlie. 
Never forget.” 

Silas races against time as more truths unravel, while others twist tighter together. And now, the stakes are higher as Silas’ control slips and others begin to point fingers. Charlie is in trouble and he must be the one to bridge the chasm between their past and their present. Because somewhere between I love yous and Never Nevers and Never Agains, a truth they can't imagine, beckons to be found. 

“Where are you, Charlie?”
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Wishful Wednesday [6] - Sherlock Holmes

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

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made and edited by me
Hi guys! Well, it's been awhile since I've posted a Wishful Wednesday meme. I think my last one was like months ago from last year. Anyways, I saw that the WW meme is celebrating its fourth anniversary! Woooow, so it has been four years since this meme started so happy birthday to Wishful Wednesday! Of course to celebrate this occasion, kak Astrid is doing a giveaway and I am certainly not passing this opportunity up! HEHE.

So, here's my Wishful Wednesday for this week!
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Book Review: Resentment by Nicole London

Monday, February 22, 2016

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Title: Resentment
Author: Nicole London
Publisher: London Books
Pages: 265
Format: E-book
Published: October, 2015
Price: $12.99 -> Rp173.676 (Amazon)
Rating: 4½ / 5 stars

Date started: February 9, 2016 - Date finished: February 10, 2016

Synopsis:
Re•sent•ment

The act of hating – no, fucking loathing Dean Collins. (Yes, I’m well aware that’s not the actual definition, but it might as well be . . .)

It’s been ten years since we've seen each other and the feelings are still as strong.

I’m not going to bore you with all the details of how our love was once intoxicating, consuming, and perfect.

Because it was . . . until it wasn't.

I've been fine without him. I haven’t missed his cruelty, his coldness and his spite.

And after the ugliest breakup in the history of breakups, I forced myself to move on.

Year by year, the feelings I had for him slowly drifted away, but one encounter with him recently changed everything. One encounter made me realize how the heart doesn't forget shit, and how my mind is going to have to work overtime to make sure I never forget my definition of resentment.
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Book Review: Leveled (Saints of Denver, #0.5) by Jay Crownover

Sunday, February 21, 2016

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Author: Jay Crownover
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages: 224
Format: E-book
Published: November, 2015
Price: $6.72 -> Rp91.530 (Amazon)
Rating: 2 / 5 stars

Date started: November 13, 2015 - Date finished: February 5, 2016

Synopsis:
We all need a hero...let the Saints of Denver begin

Orlando Frederick knows what it is to be leveled by pain. Instead of focusing on his own, he’s made it his mission to help others: sports stars, wounded war vets, survivors of all kinds. But when Dom, a rugged, damaged, sinfully attractive cop, makes his way into Lando’s physical therapy practice, he might be the biggest challenge yet. Lando loved one stubborn man before and barely survived the fallout. He’s not sure he can do it again.

Dominic Voss is a protector. The police badge he wears is not only his job, it’s his identity, so when he’s sidelined because of an injury, the only thing he cares about is getting back on the force. He expects Lando to mend his body, he just doesn’t realize the trainer will also have him working toward a hell of a lot more. As attraction simmers and flares, Dom sees that Lando needs repair of his own...if only the man will let him close enough to mend what's broken.

An Avon Romance
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Book Review: Big Rock by Lauren Blakely

Saturday, January 23, 2016

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Title: Big Rock
Author: Lauren Blakely
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books
Pages: 244
Format: E-book
Published: January, 2016
Price: $3.99 -> Rp55.102 (Kobo Store)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: January 15, 2016 - Date finished: January 22, 2016

Synopsis:
It's not just the motion of the ocean, ladies. It's definitely the SIZE of the boat too. 
And I've got both firing on all cylinders. In fact, I have ALL the right assets. Looks, brains, my own money, and a big c&$k. 
You might think I'm an as%*$le. I sound like one, don’t I? I'm hot as sin, rich as heaven, smart as hell and hung like a horse. 
Guess what? You haven't heard my story before. Sure, I might be a playboy, like the NY gossip rags call me. But I’m the playboy who’s actually a great guy. Which makes me one of a kind. 
The only trouble is, my dad needs me to cool it for a bit. With conservative investors in town wanting to buy his flagship Fifth Avenue jewelry store, he needs me not only to zip it up, but to look the part of the committed guy. Fine. I can do this for Dad. After all, I’ve got him to thank for the family jewels. So I ask my best friend and business partner to be my fiancĂ©e for the next week. Charlotte’s up for it. She has her own reasons for saying yes to wearing this big rock. 
And pretty soon all this playing pretend in public leads to no pretending whatsoever in the bedroom, because she just can’t fake the kind of toe-curling, window-shattering orgasmic cries she makes as I take her to new heights between the sheets. 

But I can’t seem to fake that I might be feeling something real for her. 

What the hell have I gotten myself into with this…big rock? 

BIG ROCK is a standalone, dirty romance novel written from the guy’s POV by NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely…
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