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Thursday, October 1, 2015

[Meme] Swoon Thursday #04



 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 Evolution Of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

“I’m too selfish to leave you,” I said.
Noah pulled back so I could see his smile.
“I’m too selfish to let you.”

[Review] Ayah by Andrea Hirata

Title: Ayah
Author: Andrea Hirata
Publisher: Bentang
Published: May 2015
ISBN: 9786022911029
Pages: 412



Betapa Sabari menyayangi Zorro. Ingin dia memeluknya sepanjang waktu. Dia terpesona melihat makhluk kecil yang sangat indah dan seluruh kebaikan yang terpancar
darinya. Diciuminya anak itu dari kepala sampai ke jari-jemari kakinya yang mungil. Kalau malam Sabari susah susah tidur lantaran membayangkan bermacam rencana
yang akan dia lalui dengan anaknya jika besar nanti. Dia ingin mengajaknya melihat pawai 17 Agustus, mengunjungi pasar malam, membelikannya mainan,
menggandengnya ke masjid, mengajarinya berpuasa dan mengaji, dan memboncengnya naik sepeda saban sore ke taman kota.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

[Review] The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11408650-the-unbecoming-of-mara-dyer
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.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

[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

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82434.Saving_Francesca

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.”


Tuesday, September 15, 2015

[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.


Thursday, September 10, 2015

[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


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18081228-the-orphan-queen?ac=1

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.




Tuesday, September 8, 2015

[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.

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