[Review] The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Author: Michelle Hodkin
Series: Mara Dyer #1
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books
Published: September 2011
ISBN: 9781442421769
Pages: 452




Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.
It can.
She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.
There is.
She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love.
She's wrong.

[Meme] Swoon Thursday #03

 Swoon Thursday is a hot meme hosted by the fabulous ladies at YA Bound!

- From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering

- Try to make the swoon excerpt 140 characters (or less), if you are going to tweet about it. Use the hashtag #YABOUND when tweeting

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

He kisses me softly and just stares. I get a bit embarrassed because it’s so intense. “What are you looking at?” I ask. “Why, I’m looking at you, miss.”

[Meme] TTT: I Want To Read Them.. Someday

This week's theme is freebie so I want to tell you Top Five Books that I want to read for a long time but haven't 'till this day. I know, I should give you ten but these are all that I remember for now, beside, if you count them per book, then they're more than ten, right? These books are popular but because of that popularity itself that I feel kinda intimidated before reading them.

Any novel by Jane Austen Yes, I haven't read any. And watching the movies just makes me want to read them all. I watched adaptation movies for Bronte sisters' books too, but I'm not really sure I want to read them.

Anybook by Agatha Christie I'm not going to lie, mistery isn't really my thing. But if you keep hearing good things about one author, don't you want to read one of his/her book also?

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Come on! Who wasn't intimidated by this series? Just looking at one book makes me sick. It's so thick! But I have them all, so I have to read them. Imidiately.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee I haven't read it so what? It wasn't in my required reading in Middle School or High School. I don't have any required reading aside from text book, come to think of it.

The Lord Of The Ring by J.R.R Tolkien I don't need to tell you the reasons right? I mean, It's so obvious.

[Meme] Swoon Thursday #02

 Swoon Thursday is a hot meme hosted by the fabulous ladies at YA Bound!

- From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering

- Try to make the swoon excerpt 140 characters (or less), if you are going to tweet about it. Use the hashtag #YABOUND when tweeting

The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows

I stepped into his embrace and rested my cheek on his shoulder. His heart beat against mine. He spoke into my hair, muffling his voice. “I was worried about you.” “Optimistic Knife didn’t have complete faith I’d return in one piece?” “I did. Until you weren’t back when you promised. You have no idea how relieved I was to see you earlier.” He squeezed me a little. “I wanted to collapse with gratitude.” “I’d have picked you up.” He gave a soft snort. “No, you’d have laughed, and I’d have deserved it.” He kissed my temple. Once. Twice.

[Meme] TTT: Can't Finish Those Finished Series

Berapa lama ya ngga ikutan Top Ten Tuesday? Udah lama banget banget kayaknya. Yah pokoknya ikutan lagi lah sekarang.

Tema Minggu Ini : Top Ten Finished Series You Have Yet To Finish

Ada dua alasan kenapa aku ngga / belum menyelesaikan seri yang sudah keluar buku terakhirnya. Pertama karena emang ngga suka sama buku-buku awalnya dan kedua aku terlalu takut untuk baca endingnya.

Seri yang aku takut banget sama endingnya itu :

1. The Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken
2. The Sweet Evil series by Windy Higgins

Bagi yang udah pernah baca The Darkest Minds sama Never Fade pasti tahu dong ceritanya gimana, nah kira-kira seri itu bisa happy ending ngga? Bukannya pesimistis, tapi bayangkan aja segerombolan anak remaja yang ingin menunjukkan ke dunia betapa busuknya pemerintah, tapi terus mau di bawa kemana? Aku takut waktu baca endingnya itu malah kecewa, aku terlalu suka sama buku 1 & 2 sampe ngga mau nanti di kecewakan oleh buku 3. The Sweet seri juga gitu, menurutku ngga ada harapan, lawan mereka itu demon, meskipun tokoh utamanya setengah malaikat tapi tetep aja masih ada Hades. Lagian iblis, setan, atau jin kan emang udah punya tempat di dunia, aku tuh skeptis banget sama seri ini. Buku 1 & 2 sih lumayan, toh aku juga fokusnya ke romancenya doang, tapi buat mengklimakskan plot utamanya itu rasanya agak mustahil.

Seri yang ngga tahu kenapa belum aku terusin sampe sekarang
3. Divergent series by Veronica Roth
4. The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
5. The Mortal Instrument by Cassandra Clare
6. The Graceling Realm by Kristin Cashore
7. A Watersong Novel by Amanda Hocking

No. 3 - 5 emang ngga tahu kenapa, tapi no. 6 kayaknya sih karena aku kecewa aja karena ternyata The Graceling Realm itu merupakan standalones di setting yang sama, kayak Vandaria Saga gitu deh. Kalau baca review ku buat Graceling sih pasti tahu kenapa. Sementara no. 7, sepertinya aku cuma ngga sanggup aja buat bacanya -bagian ngeliat bekas makanannya mereka itu loh yang bikin enek-, lagian endingnya emang mau kayak apa? kutukannya udah jelas, sekali jadi siren bakalan tetep jadi siren, kalau menolak buat jadi siren lagi ya jalan keluarnya cuma mati.

Seri yang ngga akan aku terusin karena ngga suka buku pertamanya :

8. The Selection series by Kiera Cass
9. The Murder Complex series by Lindy Cummings
10. Across The Universe series by Beth Revis

Kalau buku pertama aja aku ngga suka, ngapain nerusin sampe buku terakhir? Intinya kan gitu.

August Characters Giveaway Hop Winner Announcement !

 

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Satu minggu telah berlalu, kini saatnya mengumumkan pemenang Giveaway Hop bulan Agustus. Lumayan banyak yang ikutan, tapi hanya 4 orang saja yang dapat menebak semua karakternya dengan benar. Setelah para host berunding, akhirnya di dapatkanlah 2 orang pemenang. Yaitu :

1st Winner

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2nd Winner 

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SELAMAT !!!

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Saya akan menghubungi melalui email untuk data diri dan buku yang ingin dibeli, respon lebih dari 48 jam akan gugur dan akan dipilih pemenang yang lain.

Ngomong-ngomong, jawaban dari teka-teki di blog ku itu :

Matarom - Cinta Di Dalam Gelas by Andrea Hirata

Sementara operasi yang dilaksanakan di buku Cinta Di Dalam Gelas itu cuma satu, yaitu: Operasi Belalang Sembah.

Jadi ngga ada hubungannya sama Harry Potter atau Throne of Glass ya, tapi ada satu tuh yang jawabannya dari buku Eon, jadi penasaran sama bukunya.

Intermezzo: Operasi Belalang Sembah adalah operasi yang dipelopori oleh Detektif M. Nur dengan bantuan dari Jose Rizal, Preman Cebol, Ratna Mutu Manikam, dan Ikal untuk menyelidiki strategi lawan Maryamah selanjutnya. Mengapa operasi ini dinamakan Operasi Belalang Sembah hanya Detektif M.Nur, Andrea Hirata, dan Tuhan Yang Maha Esa yang tahu.

[Review] Landline by Rainbow Rowell

Title: Landline
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: July 2014
Pages: 308
ISBN: 9781250049377



Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble; it has been in trouble for a long time. She still loves her husband, Neal, and Neal still loves her, deeply — but that almost seems beside the point now.

Maybe that was always beside the point.

Two days before they’re supposed to visit Neal’s family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn't expect him to pack up the kids and go home without her.

When her husband and the kids leave for the airport, Georgie wonders if she’s finally done it. If she’s ruined everything.

That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts...

Is that what she’s supposed to do?

Or would Georgie and Neal be better off if their marriage never happened?

[Review] Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Title: Graceling
Author: Kristin Cashore
Series: Graceling Realm #1
Publisher: Harcourt
Published: Oct 2008
ISBN: 9780152063962
Pages: 471


Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight. She's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king's thug.

When she first meet Prince Po, Graced with combat skils, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.
She never expects to become Po's friend.
She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away.