[Review] Labyrinth - A.C.H. Smith

Title of Book : Labyrinth
Author : A.C.H. Smith
Publisher : Henry Holt

What happens when you wish for something terrible ... and your wish comes true? Young Sarah is about to find out. Left at home to mind her baby brother, Toby, she finds herself trying to comfort a screaming infant as a wild storm rages about the house. In a fit of temper, she wishes that the goblins would come and take the child away. Unfortunately, they do.
Sarah then plunges into a whirlwind adventure. If she cannot reach the center of the mysterious Labyrinth within thirteen hours, Jareth -- King of the Goblins -- will keep Toby forever. In the twists and turns of her dangerous journey to Jareth's castle, she meets an extraordinary variety of strange characters, some more friendly than others. But none of them will be able to help her unless she musters the courage to challenge Jareth -- no matter what the odds.

Wishful Wednesday [19]

Happy Wednesday! Setelah beberapa minggu absen posting WW, akhirnya saya ikutan lagi minggu ini. Bahkan kayaknya, saya jarang posting apa-apa bulan Mei ini -_- Mau dibilang gara-gara sibuk ngerjain Tugas Akhir juga .. err... nggak juga. Mau dibilang gara-gara banyak tugas juga .. err.. ngerjakannya suka mepet-mepet. Memang lagi malas sepertinya. Anyway, daripada dilanjutin ntar jadinya malah curhat. Langsung aja ya, buku yang masuk wishlist saya minggu ini adalah...

[Review] Tuesday with Morrie - Mitch Albom

Title of Book : Tuesday with Morrie: Pelajaran tentang Makna Hidup
Author : Mitch Albom
Publisher : PT. Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Bagi kita mungkin ia sosok orangtua, guru, atau teman sejawat. Seseorang yang lebih berumur, sabar, dan arif, yang memahami kita sebagai orang muda penuh gelora, yang membantu kita memandang dunia sebagai tempat yang lebih indah, dan memberitahu kita cara terbaik untuk mengarunginya. Bagi Mitch Albom, orang itu adalah Morrie Schwartz, seorang mahaguru yang pernah menjadi dosennya hampir dua puluh tahun yang lampau.

Barangkali, seperti Mitch, kita kehilangan kontak dengan sang guru sejalan dengan berlalunya waktu, banyaknya kesibukan, dan semakin dinginnya hubungan sesama manusia. Tidakkah kita ingin bertemu dengannya lagi untuk mencari jawab atas pertanyaan-pertanyaan besar yang masih menghantui kita, dan menimba kearifan guna menghadapi hari-hari sibuk kita dengan cara seperti ketika kita masih muda?

Bagi Mitch Albom, kesempatan kedua itu ada karena suatu keajaiban telah mempertemukannya kembali dengan Morrie pada bulan-bulan terakhir hidupnya. Keakraban yang segera hidup kembali di antara guru dan murid itu sekaligus menjadi sebuah "kuliah" akhir: kuliah tentang cara menjalani hidup. Selasa Bersama Morrie menghadirkan sebuah laporan rinci luar biasa seputar kebersamaan mereka.

[Review] The Great Escape - Fiona Gibson

Title of Book : The Great Escape
Author : Fiona Gibson
Publisher : Avon

Laugh-out-loud funny from the author that bought you Mum On The Run. Fiona’s writing deals with the real life cringe-worthy moments we all know so well…

Hannah’s getting married… and has serious pre-wedding jitters. She adores Ryan but can’t figure out how to fit into his grown-up, family-sized life. There’s that fridge, for starters. That, too, is family-sized, with a gadget on the front that spits ice in her face. More alarming still are Ryan’s children, Daisy, 10 and Josh, 13, who clearly don’t relish the prospect of Hannah, a free-spirited greetings card illustrator, becoming their step-mum.

So she fires off invitations to a hen weekend – just the ticket to get her into the marrying mood. Trouble is…

New mum Sadie is leaving her twin babies for the very first time with their terrified dad…

Lou is unaware that her long-term man Spike is desperate to bundle her onto that Glasgow-bound train so he can hot-foot it round to see his secret fling Miranda…

And, unbeknown to the girls, Johnny, their sexy upstairs neighbour from their art college days, is still frequenting those haunts, desperately in need of a little magic to happen.

Perfect for fans of Jane Costello, Kate Long and Tess Stimson.

April Wrap-Up 2014

Hi! it's time for wrap-up. I participated in Dewey's 24 Hour read-a-thon which is awesome. It was fun and I end up reading three books at the read-a-thon. My TBR jar pick of the month was Labyrinth by A.C.H. Smith. I didn't really like it and I gave two out of five for that book. But beside that, I also read Stolen by Lucy Christopher and The Help by Kathryn Stockett and I love them. So I read total seven books in April.