Friday's Recommendation [1]

Baca-baca postingan Friday's Recommendation temen-temen BBI rasanya seru juga kalo ikutan, apalagi buttonnya lucu *ini penting*. Friday's Recommendation is a bookish meme hosted by Ren's Little Corner. 

Di Friday's Recommendation perdana ini saya mau merekomendasikan buku ...

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

[Review] Under The Greenwood Tree - Thomas Hardy

Title of Book : Under The Greenwood Tree
Author : Thomas Hardy
Publisher : Oxford University Press

"Under the Greenwood Tree" is the story of the romantic entanglement between church musician, Dick Dewey, and the attractive new school mistress, Fancy Day. A pleasant romantic tale set in the Victorian era, "Under the Greenwood Tree" is one of Thomas Hardy's most gentle and pastoral novels.

WWW Wednesday (28 August 2013)

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?


What are you currently reading ?

I'm reading Gift by Andrea J. Buchanan. I've just started with this book so I have nothing to say yet.

Wishful Wednesday [3]

Woh sudah waktunya Wishful Wednesday ya, walaupun koneksi internet lagi ngadat *ini curhat* saya tetep ikutan WW sambil berharap ada yang mau beliin. haha.
Buku yang masuk wishlist saya adalah ... *drumroll, please*

[Review] If You Could Be Mine - Sara Farizan

Title of Book : If You Could Be Mine
Author : Sara Farizan
Publisher : Algonquin Young Readers
Published date : 20th August 2013

Seventeen-year-old Sahar has been in love with her best friend, Nasrin, since they were six. They’ve shared stolen kisses and romantic promises. But Iran is a dangerous place for two girls in love—Sahar and Nasrin could be beaten, imprisoned, even executed if their relationship came to light.

So they carry on in secret—until Nasrin’s parents announce that they’ve arranged for her marriage. Nasrin tries to persuade Sahar that they can go on as they have been; only now with new comforts provided by the decent, well-to-do doctor Nasrin will marry. But Sahar dreams of loving Nasrin exclusively—and openly.

Then Sahar discovers what seems like the perfect solution. In Iran, homosexuality may be a crime, but to be a man trapped in a woman’s body is seen as nature’s mistake, and sex reassignment is legal and accessible. As a man, Sahar could be the one to marry Nasrin. Sahar will never be able to love the one she wants, in the body she wants to be loved in, without risking her life. Is saving her love worth sacrificing her true self?

Feature & Follow Friday (23 Aug 2013)

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme/ feature hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

RULES :

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

• (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
• (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
• Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
• Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
• If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
• Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
• If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
• If you’re new to the follow Friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

WWW Wednesday (21 August 2013)

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading ?

I'm reading Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas on Pulseit.com for free. I really enjoy it. This book is killing me. Aaargh! I can't wait to finish it because this book is quite intense. Thank you very much Pulseit for providing the book for free.

Wishful Wednesday [2]

Sudah hari Rabu berarti waktunya Wishful Wednesday!
Minggu ini saya mau share buku yang ada di wishlist saya. Boxset sih sebenernya, yang bikin tambah mahal :(

[Review] The Bookstore - Deborah Meyler

Title of Book : The Bookstore
Author : Deborah Meyler | Twitter
Publisher : Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books
Published date : 20th August 2013

A witty, sharply observed debut novel about a young woman who finds unexpected salvation while working in a quirky used bookstore in Manhattan.Impressionable and idealistic, Esme Garland is a young British woman who finds herself studying art history in New York. She loves her apartment and is passionate about the city and her boyfriend; her future couldn’t look brighter. Until she finds out that she’s pregnant.

Esme’s boyfriend, Mitchell van Leuven, is old-money rich, handsome, successful, and irretrievably damaged. When he dumps Esme—just before she tries to tell him about the baby—she resolves to manage alone. She will keep the child and her scholarship, while finding a part-time job to make ends meet. But that is easier said than done, especially on a student visa.

The Owl is a shabby, second-hand bookstore on the Upper West Side, an all-day, all-night haven for a colorful crew of characters: handsome and taciturn guitar player Luke; Chester, who hyperventilates at the mention of Lolita; George, the owner, who lives on protein shakes and idealism; and a motley company of the timeless, the tactless, and the homeless. The Owl becomes a nexus of good in a difficult world for Esme—but will it be enough to sustain her? Even when Mitchell, repentant and charming, comes back on the scene?

[Review] Come Back to Me - Coleen Patrick

Title of Book : Come Back to Me
Author : Coleen Patrick | Facebook | Twitter
Publisher : Patchwork Press

Published date : 6th March 2013

Whitney Denison can’t wait to start over.

She thought she had everything under control, that her future would always include her best friend Katie… Until everything changed.

Now her life in Bloom is one big morning after hangover, filled with regret, grief, and tiny pinpricks of reminders that she was once happy. A happy she ruined. A happy she can’t fix.

So, she is counting down the days until she leaves home for Colson University, cramming her summer with busywork she didn’t finish her senior year, and taking on new hobbies that involve glue and glitter, and dodging anyone who reminds her of her old life.

When she runs into the stranger who drove her home on graduation night, after she’d passed out next to a ditch, she feels herself sinking again. The key to surviving the summer in Bloom is unraveling whatever good memories she can from that night.

But in searching for answers, she’ll have to ask for help and that means turning to Evan, the stranger, and Kyle, Katie’s ex-boyfriend. Suddenly, life flips again, and Whitney finds herself on not only the precipice of happy but love, too, causing her to question whether she can trust her feelings, or if she is falling into her old patterns of extremes.

As she uncovers the truth about her memories, Whitney sees that life isn’t all or nothing, and that happy isn’t something to wait for, that instead, happy might just be a choice.

Feature & Follow Friday (16 Aug 2013)

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme/ feature hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

RULES :

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

• (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
• (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
• Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
• Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
• If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
• Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
• If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
• If you’re new to the follow Friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

WWW Wednesday (14 August 2013)

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading

Happy Wednesday everyone. This week I decided to join two memes which are WWW and Wishful Wednesday. The last one is written in Bahasa so, enjoy the fun! and feel free to leave a comment or your post link if you're having fun with this meme too :)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?



What are you currently reading ?
I'm reading The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler. I enjoy it so far. Esme is a funny girl. Almost finish it.

Wishful Wednesday [1]

Sejak gabung BBI, saya suka ngintip-ngintip blog anggota BBI lain. Salah satu postingan yang buat saya tertarik ya Wishful Wednesday ini. Sejak follow blog Books to Share udah kepingin ikutan, tapi masih malu-malu kucing *apasih*. Jadi ini Wishful Wednesday pertama saya yang kebetulan bertepatan dengan Blog Anniversary Books to Share. Happy 4th Birthday!! :D. Nah untuk merayakan, ada giveaway dari si host. Pas banget ya ? iya, he em. Untuk syarat-syarat buat ikut giveaway bisa dilihat di sini.

Buku yang lagi masuk wishlist saya adalah ....

[Review] The Dr. Pepper Prophecies - Jennifer Gilby Roberts

Title of Book : The Dr. Pepper Prophecies
Author : Jennifer Gilby Roberts
Publisher : Jennifer Gilby Roberts

25-year-old Mel Parker has a few tiny problems:

• Her job is terrible

• She's been dumped yet again

• Her ex is now her boss

• Her parents think she's a loser compared to her perfect younger sister

• All her efforts to improve her life seem doomed to failure

• There just isn't enough chocolate in the world to make up for the above.

The one good thing in her life has always been her best friend Will, who has seen her through every crisis from lost toys to pregnancy scares. But his girlfriend (who's prettier, better-dressed, more successful and secretly evil) is determined to replace Mel as the woman in his life and how is Mel supposed to compete?

So what do you do when you've pretty much given up on your own life? Help others, of course! After all, what's the worst that can happen? Well, Mel's about to find out.

Sundays in Bed with ... The Bookstore (I wish)

This meme is hosted by Midnight Book Girl. Sundays In Bed With ... is about sharing what book you are reading/wish to read in bed Sunday morning. 

Happy Sunday everyone!

[Review] How My Summer Went Up in Flames - Jennifer Salvato Doktorski

Title of Book : How My Summer Went Up in Flames
Author : Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Publisher : Simon Pulse
Published date : 7th May 2013

First she lost her heart. Then she lost her mind. And now she’s on a road trip to win back her ex. This debut novel’s packed with drama and romance! Rosie’s always been impulsive. She didn’t intend to set her cheating ex-boyfriend’s car on fire. And she never thought her attempts to make amends could be considered stalking. So when she’s served with a temporary restraining order on the first day of summer vacation, she’s heartbroken—and furious.

To put distance between Rosie and her ex, Rosie’s parents send her on a cross-country road trip with responsible, reliable neighbor Matty and his two friends. Forget freedom of the road, Rosie wants to hitchhike home and win back her ex. But her determination starts to dwindle with each passing mile. Because Rosie’s spark of anger? It may have just ignited a romance with someone new…

Feature & Follow Friday (9 Aug 2013)

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme/ feature hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

RULES :

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

• (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
• (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
• Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
• Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
• If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
• Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
• If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
• If you’re new to the follow Friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

WWW Wednesday (7 August 2013)

WWW Wednesday is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading

I thought I wouldn't have time to do the meme this week. Since tomorrow is Eid al-Fitr and everyone at home is busy preparing for the big day. But here I am, writing my WWW Wednesday post because my mom and my sister have finished cooking the big feast. So, enjoy the fun :)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?



What are you currently reading ?

I'm still reading Come Back To Me by Coleen Patrick which is a review book from Netgalley. Almost finish it.

[Review] A Really Awesome Mess - Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin

Title of Book : A Really Awesome Mess
Author : Trish Cook and Brendan Halpin
Author website :
Trish Cook
Brendan Halpin |  Facebook | Twitter
Publisher : Egmont USA
Published date : 23rd July 2013

Two teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy.

Justin was just having fun, but when his dad walked in on him with a girl in a very compromising position, Justin's summer took a quick turn for the worse. His parents' divorce put Justin on rocky mental ground, and after a handful of Tylenol lands him in the hospital, he has really hit rock bottom.

Emmy never felt like part of her family. She was adopted from China. Her parents and sister tower over her and look like they came out of a Ralph Lauren catalog-- and Emmy definitely doesn't. After a scandalous photo of Emmy leads to vicious rumors around school, she threatens the boy who started it all on Facebook.

Justin and Emmy arrive at Heartland Academy, a reform school that will force them to deal with their issues, damaged souls with little patience for authority. But along the way they will find a ragtag group of teens who are just as broken, stubborn, and full of sarcasm as themselves. In the end, they might even call each other friends.

A funny, sad, and remarkable story, A Really Awesome Mess is a journey of friendship and self-discovery that teen readers will surely sign up for.

Musing Mondays #6 (5 August 2013)

Musing Mondays is a meme which hosted by Should Be Reading.

Musing Mondays asks you to muse about one of the following each week…
• Describe one of your reading habits.
• Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).
• What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it!
• Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it.
• Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us!
• Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books — let’s hear it, then!

My Musing :
I'm back to my hometown after spending about a month to do internship. Which means, I could finish what I started reading back at home, Where We Belong by Emily Giffin.