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MY TOP SIX BOOKS OF 2016

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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

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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: Perfect Pain by Anggun Prameswari

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Monday, December 28, 2015

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Judul: Perfect Pain
Penulis: Anggun Prameswari
Penerbit: GagasMedia
Tebal: 324
Format: Paperback
Terbit: November, 2015
Harga: Rp50.400 (BukaBuku)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: 17 Desember, 2015 - Date finished: 21 Desember, 2015

Sinopsis:
Sayang, menurutmu apa itu cinta? Mungkin beragam jawab akan kau dapati. Bisa jadi itu tentang laki-laki yang melindungi. Atau malah tentang bekas luka dalam hati-hati yang berani mencintai. 

Maukah kau menyimak, Sayang? Kuceritakan kepadamu perihal luka-luka yang mudah tersembuhkan. Namun, kau akan jumpai pula luka yang selamanya terpatri. Menjadi pengingat bahwa dalam mencintai, juga ada melukai. 

Jika bahagia yang kau cari, kau perlu tahu. Sudahkah kau mencintai dirimu sendiri, sebelum melabuhkan hati? Memaafkan tak pernah mudah, Sayang. Karena sejatinya cinta tidak menyakiti.
This review is posted for December's Baca Bareng BBI 2015 "Baca Bareng 1 Judul"
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Book Review: Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

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Saturday, December 19, 2015

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Author: Sharon M. Draper
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: E-book
Published: March, 2010
Price: $6.30 -> Rp86.745 (Amazon)
Rating: 5 / 5 stars

Date started: November 21, 2015 - Date finished: December 1, 2015

Synopsis:
Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school—but no one knows it. Most people—her teachers and doctors included—don't think she's capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she could speak up, if only she could tell people what she thinks and knows . . . but she can't, because Melody can't talk. She can't walk. She can't write. Being stuck inside her head is making Melody go out of her mind—that is, until she discovers something that will allow her to speak for the first time ever. At last Melody has a voice . . . but not everyone around her is ready to hear it. From multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Sharon M. Draper comes a story full of heartache and hope. Get ready to meet a girl whose voice you'll never, ever forget.
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Book Review: George by Alex Gino

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Friday, December 18, 2015

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Title: George
Author: Alex Gino
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: E-book
Published: August, 2015
Price: $10.99 -> Rp152.926 (Amazon)
Rating: 4 / 5 stars

Date started: December 16, 2015 - Date finished: December 17, 2015

Synopsis:
BE WHO YOU ARE.

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl.

George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. 

With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.
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Book Review: Orange by Windry Ramadhina

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

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Judul: Orange
Penulis: Windry Ramadhina
Penerbit: GagasMedia
Tebal: 286
Format: Paperback
Terbit: Juni, 2008
Harga: out of stock (BukaBuku)
Rating: 3 / 5 stars

Date started: 14 Desember, 2015 - Date finished: 16 Desember, 2015

Sinopsis:
‘Dikuncinya pintu di belakangnya lalu ia bersandar lemas pada pintu tersebut. Ia seperti dipaksa menyadari kenyataan. Konyol rasanya, bercinta dengan Diyan di dalam kamar yang penuh dengan kenangan mengenai Rera.

Ah, dirinya kesal setengah mati.’

Faye ditunangkan. Tanpa dasar cinta dan murni karena alasan bisnis. Calon tunangannya, Diyan, adalah eligible bachelor yang paling diinginkan di Jakarta. Laki-laki yang tak bisa melepas kenangan masa lalunya dengan seorang model cantik blasteran Prancis.

Harusnya hubungan mereka hanya sebatas ikatan artifisial saja. Tapi cinta, ego, dan ambisi yang rumit mendorong mereka ke situasi yang lebih emosional. Situasi yang mengharuskan mereka memilih dan melepaskan.

Pertanyaannya: apa... dan siapa?
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December Book Haul, the Last 2014 Haul

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

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First of all, happy new year 2015 for everyone!! I can't believe that it is 2015 already and that we've passed 2014. I sure wish that 2015 will be a great year for us all and will bring us lots of good things and keep away the bad ones. So, before 2014 ended I wanted to post my december book haul (or as I'd like to call it my last book haul in 2014). Let's get to it! Here are the books:)
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Book Review: Kontrasepsi by Eni Martini

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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

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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

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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

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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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