[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh buku yang saya beli karena ngehits banget... tapi belum dibaca juga (sampai sekarang)

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for April 7: Books I Bought/Borrowed Because… (Fill in the blank. You can do 10 books you bought for the same reason, i.e., pretty cover, recommended by a friend, blurbed by a favorite authors, etc. OR you could do a different reason for each pick.).

Well, talking about my taste, like any other aspect of my life, such as Top 40 for music, Top 10 box office for Movie, sometimes (OFTEN) I bought a book because of *cough*it's hype*cough*, but and then it will lie down on my TBR for hundred-and-hundred years. Untouched. Unread.

OMG.

These are the books that I'm talking about:

1. A Little LIfe by HANYA YANAGIHARA.
2. Throne of Glass series and A Court of Thorns and Roses series by SARAH J. MAAS.
3. We Were Liars by E. LOCKHART.
4. Six of Crows duology by LEIGH BARDUGO.
5. Call Me by Your Name by ANDRE ACIMAN.
6. Ti Amo, Tia Amora by KARLA M. NASHAR.
7. Vicious by V.E. SCHWAB.
8. Musashi and Taiko by EIJI YOSHIKAWA.
9. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SALINGER.
10. Girl on the Train and Into the Water by PAULA HAWKINS.

Shame on me!

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for April 30: Inspirational/Thought-Provoking Book Quotes.

For me, diction is the most important part of the book. I'll stop reading or throw away--literally--a book if its diction doesn't meet my expectation. So, yeah, I'll always love an inspirational/thought-provoking book quotes, so here they are:

1. Resign! by Almira Bastari

2. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

3. Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

5. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

6. Goodbye Things by Fumio Sasaki

7. Antologi Rasa by Ika Natassa

8. What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey

9. London: Angel by Windry Ramadhina

10. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh buku pertama yang saya resensi adalah...

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for April 23: (First Ten) Books I Reviewed ((These do not have to be formal reviews. A small sentence on a retailer site or Goodreads counts, too! Submitted by Rissi @ Finding Wonderland)).

At first glance, I'll ask www.goodreads.com for help, but then I realized that my first review didn't appear on that platform yet. So I went to my first ten books I reviewed on this blog, and here they are:

FYI: The biggest picture on the collage is my most favorite among others.

And, if you wanna know how bad I am as a reviewer back to 2008-2009 ago, here they are:
1. Topsy-Turvy Lady by Tria Barmawi
2. L by Kristy Nelwan
3. M2L: Men 2 Love by Andrei Aksana
4. Winter in Tokyo by Ilana Tan
5. Soulmate.com by Jessica Huwae
6. She'll Take It by Mary Carter, it became the first English-translated into bahasa Indonesia book that I reviewed.
7. Bidadari-Bidadari Surga by Tere Liye, I think it became my last book by Tere Liye that I've read and reviewed.
8. Perempuan Lain by Kristy Nelwan
9. Pink Project by Retni SB
10. Deviasi by Mira W

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Enam hal absurd tentang buku yang saya lakukan...

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for April 9: Outrageous/Crazy/Uncharacteristic Things I’ve Done for the Love of Books (i.e. skipped meals, camped outside a bookstore, broke up with someone because they don’t like to read, traveled long distances to bookish events, etc. – submitted by Aggie’s Amygdala).

As a reader, and also a book hoarder, sometimes I do crazy things... well, not everything I've done could be categorized as love for books. I just think what I've done are crazy about book only because it's beyond crazy such as:

1. Banned some Authors because of their behavior. I know you'll say:

Hey, you need to distinguish personal things from their works.

But, again, I'm only human who have a heart, a sensitive one. So if an author does disgusting things (i.e. attacking reviewer, lying, plagiarizing, doing bad political campaign, etc), it breaks my heart and makes me not wanting to read their writing. Frankly, I have several name on my black list but on the top of my list right now is: Hanum Salsabiela Rais. There, I said her name. Gosh!


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2. Traveled long distances to buy a book. I went abroad several times only to buy books at Big Bad Wolf book sale events in Kuala Lumpur and at a bookstore at Bras Basah Complex Singapore.

3. Sat down and queued for about four or five hours only to get a free copy of The Silkworm (Cormoran Strikes #2, Indonesian edition) by J.K. Rowling, and the book is left unread till now. HAHAHAHAHA.


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4. Midnight shopping at Big Bad Wolf events (ICE BSD Serpong and Jatim Expo Surabaya).


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5. Shop hopping around Jabodetabek-Bandung. I remembered that around 2013 or 2014, it's unusual to find "Obralan Gramedia" or big discounted books which is hosted by one of the biggest bookstore chains in Jakarta, let alone in Indonesia, so I did shop hopping from Bintaro to Bekasi, Bandung to Pluit, West to East, South to North, to get find a surprise-discounted-book at one of those book sales.

6. Reading everywhere, anywhere, and anytime. I read while I'm jogging, I read while I'm on motorbike, anything.


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7. Okay, I can only think 6 of outrageous things that I've done for the love of books. I'll add another if I can recall another outrageous slash crazy slash stupid things that I've ever done.

What yours?

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh alasan saya membeli buku...

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for April 2: Things That Make Me Pick Up a Book.

Well, as a book hoarder, do we really need a reason to hoard books? Hahaha, #juskidding. I mean, in many situations I feel like buying a book is just like buying anything just because of "need" or "want".

Anyway, if you still wanna know, what things that make me pick up a book, here are those things:
1. The Author.
Well, I am categorizing myself as a loyal reader. So, if I am already be a fans of an author, I'll buy and read anything form him/her. Check out my Top Ten Auto-Buy Author here.

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2. The Writing Style.
...especially, the author's diction or the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. No matter how popular or important story it is, if the writing style is "meh" for me, I'll skip it. Example: 5cm by Donny Dhirgantoro or Dilan by Pidi Baiq or Sabtu Bersama Bapak by Adhitya Mulya.

3. The Cover.
No caption needed, hahaha. I prefer book cover with real photograph (of humans) than with illustration. Like this one:

4. The Price.
I won't think twice while the price is damn cheap! Hell, yeah.


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5. The Hype.
I'm sucker for hype-books or chart-topper books or the most trending-books. My opinion: if most people like it, then I must like it too.

6. The Reviews.
...from my trusted source, off course, such as my readers' community friends: Goodreads Indonesia or Blogger Buku Indonesia, or from my fave Blogger or Booktuber such as Ginger from greadsbooks.com or Gabby from gabbyreads. I don't care with "Starred Review" thingy or a testimonial from a celebrity or another well-known authors or sponsored reviews. I think they are "fake" comments.

7. The Adaptation.
It only occurs one or two times a year for me. When I fell in love with the movie or TV adaptation, I'll try to read the book. Example: The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger or Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien or Pretty Little Liars by Sara Sheppard.

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8. The Genre.
I'll buy (and read, maybe) anything for "Novel Metropop". OBVIOUSLY. But, only the originally novel metropop by Gramedia Pustaka Utama.

9. The Tittle.
If I have no other solid reasons, I'll pick a book just because of its tittle. Example: The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama or Good Muslim Boy by Osamah Sami or The Dusty Sneakers by Teddy W. Kusuma & Maesy Ang.

10. The Color.
This is the least reason for hoarding books. I'm not good at color-matching, even I considered myself as color-blind person so I really don't care of rainbow shelf thingy.

Those are my top ten of things that make me pick up a book. Kalau kamu?

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh Buku WAJIB Baca Tiga Bulan Mendatang

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for March 19: Books On My Spring 2019 TBR.

Ehm, actually this week's theme is really specific or some areas and won't suitable for another, such as for me who lived here in Indonesia. My country only has two seasons: Rainy and Dry season. And then, I am googling and finding that Springtime are (Spring season):

Thus, in the US and UK, spring months are March, April and May,^[1][2] while in New Zealand^[3] and Australia,^[4] spring conventionally begins on September 1 and ends November 30.

Adjusting for our theme, I'll say: These are my Top Ten Books to be Read for March, April, and May:

1. Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
2. Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
3. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
4. Dunia Nadhira by Alnira
5. But I Love You by Esi Lahur
6. Wonder by RJ Palacio
7. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
8. False Beat by Vie Asano
9. Ms. Bixby's Last Day by John David Anderson
10. Good Muslim Boy by Osamah Sami

So, what's on your TBR for the next three months?

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh Karakter yang Rela Saya Ganti-Perankan

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. The Artsy Reader Girl original title for March 5: Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With (submitted by Sara @ A Gingerly Review).

Such a long time that I didn't participate in any kind of book meme, especially this one. Top Ten Tuesday is one of my favorite bookish meme out there. Jadi, mari kita bermain-main lagi dengan sepuluh apa pun dari buku ini. Tema minggu ini adalah "Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With" alias sepuluh karakter yang pengin banget saya tukar/ganti-perankan. Lebih seru kalau ngomongin soal fiksi, ya. Dan, inilah sepuluh karakter yang rela saya gantikan perannya di buku.

1. Harry Potter of Harry Potter the series by J.K. Rowling. Why? Do you still need a reason to be a Harry Potter? Seriously?
2. Nicholas Young of Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan. I am currently reading the first book right now and already watched the movie, so the reason: wanna be that SUPER-CRAZY RICH so I can buy anything---especially-book-related-thingy.
3. Mamet of Ada Apa Dengan Cinta (movie-novelization by Silvarani). Well, I don't have any confidence to be Rangga, but I'd love to switch place with Mamet as long as I can come closer to Cinta :)
4. Hermione Granger of Harry Potter the series by JK Rowling. Uhmm, I just want to be a person who has THAT amazing academic brightness.
5. Akeelah Anderson of Akeelah (movie-novelization by James W. Ellison). Eventhough I don't have her awesome power to remember anything, I do really hype for the spelling bee competition.
6. Alif of tetralogi wartawan fashion by Syahmedi Dean. I used to have a dream to become a journalist on entertainment. I have no clue about fashion, but I think it's fabulous if I can attend one of he legendary fashion show in Milan or London or Paris.
7. Arsen of Song for Alice by Windry Ramadhina. Oh no, I don't want his story, hahaha... but I do love to have his charisma and charming character.
8. Jati Wesi of Aroma Karsa by Dee Lestari. I think it will be amazing if I have his nose. That's all. Hahaha.
9. Joshua Templeman of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne. I want to have friend-enemy like Lucy Hutton.
10. Peter Kavinsky of To All the Boys I've Love Before series by Jenny Han. You just no need a reason to be Peter K. Hahaha.

So, what characters you'd like to switch places with?

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[Wishful Wednesday] #1 Newbie is here...

Saya tahu bahwa meme ini dikreasi dan dipopulerkan oleh Astrid di blog bukunya yang kece, Books to Share. Saya pun sudah sering melihat rekan BBIers yang lain wara-wiri meramaikan keseruan hari Rabu dengan membagi daftar keinginan (wishlist) masing-masing. Berhubung awal tahun ini semangat membaca-nge-blog sedang lumayan bagus, saya niatkan untuk sebanyak-banyaknya bikin posting-an. Mumpung lagi semangat, kan?

Nah, salah satunya saya juga kepingin ikutan Wishful Wednesday ini. Sepanjang yang saya ingat, ini adalah keikutsertaan saya untuk kali pertama. So, let's make a wish, shall we?

Wishful Wednesday adalah meme mingguan kreasi Astrid of Books to Share dengan mem-posting mengenai buku-buku (boleh lebih dari satu) atau segala hal yang berhubungan dengan kebutuhan bookish kalian, yang jadi inceran kalian minggu ini, mulai dari yang bakal segera dibeli, sampai yang paling mustahil dan hanya sebatas mimpi. Oya, sertakan juga alasan kenapa buku/benda itu masuk dalam wishlist kalian ya!

Minggu ini, saya kepingin menuliskan wish yang berhubungan dengan iPad. Eh, kok iPad, apa hubungannya sama buku? Begini. Seminggu yang lalu saya mengalami insiden konyol waktu di kamar mandi. iPad saya kecemplung ke bak mandi. Hih, lagian ke kamar mandi bawa iPad segala, sih. Kecentilan!!! Ya, ya, ya, silakan kamu ikut ngomelin saya. Hiks. Kali ini memang saya teledor enggak keruan.

Kamu pasti punya tempat paling asyik buat baca, kan? Saya: kamar mandi. Yeah, saat menjalankan ritual sebelum mandi saya paling senang membaca di kamar mandi/toilet. Baca apa saja. Mulai dari novel sampai berita online. Dulu, saya memang hanya membaca buku dan jarang sekali membawa gawai ke kamar mandi. Namun, sejak dunia baca digital makin marak saya pun enggak mau ketinggalan. Selain baca berita online ataupun update status di media sosial, saya menyimpan beberapa novel digital di iBooks. Alhasil, saya memang cenderung senang membawa iPad ke kamar mandi untuk membaca. Lumayan kan kalau bisa dapat dua sampai tiga bab.

Sejak kecemplung, iPad saya mengambek. Hari pertama nyemplung, dia masih bisa nyala dan berfungsi meski ada sebagian layarnya mulai tampak menggelap. Keesokan harinya, dia mulai kacau. Sering mati dan nyala sendiri. Lalu, baterai juga cepat sekali menyusut. Dalam kondisi normal, dia bisa saya pakai satu setengah hari nonstop. Tapi, kemarin, enggak sampai tengah hari dari 100% baterai penuh langsung drop ke 40% di siang hari. Holy crap!

Sekarang dia lagi diinvestigasi dan mesti opname di salah satu gerai servis gawai di Mal Ambasador, Kuningan, Jakarta. Saya mesti nunggu kurang lebih dua hari untuk mendapat kepastian apakah my baby iPad yang saya beli tahun 2012 silam itu masih bisa sehat dan beroperasi kembali. Jadi, saya sangat berharap (memohon dengan sangat) melalui Wishful Wednesday kali ini, saya masih berjodoh dengan iPad saya itu sehingga saya masih bisa terus membaca buku digital dengan menggunakan bantuannya. Ya Tuhan, semoga my baby iPad bisa sembuh, ya. Aamiin.

Share WW-mu minggu ini juga, ya:

1. Silakan follow blog Books To Share – atau tambahkan di blogroll/link blogmu =)
2. Buat posting mengenai buku-buku (boleh lebih dari 1) atau segala hal yang berhubungan dengan kebutuhan bookish kalian, yang jadi inceran kalian minggu ini, mulai dari yang bakal segera dibeli, sampai yang paling mustahil dan hanya sebatas mimpi. Oya, sertakan juga alasan kenapa buku/benda itu masuk dalam wishlist kalian ya!
3. Tinggalkan link postingan Wishful Wednesday kalian di Mr. Linky (klik saja tombol Mr. Linky di bagian bawah post). Kalau mau, silakan tambahkan button Wishful Wednesday di posting kalian.
4. Mari saling berkunjung ke sesama blogger yang sudah ikut share wishlistnya di hari Rabu =)

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[Top Ten Tuesday] FREEBIE: Sepuluh Booktuber favorit

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title for January 24: FREEBIE --- that super specific list you want to make?? All yours to tackle this week!

Selain membaca, apa kegiatanmu di waktu luang? Apa pun, baik yang berhubungan sama buku maupun enggak. Nonton, ngemol, nge-trip, nge-tweet, atau nge-YouTube? Hmm, have you ever heard about Booktube or Booktuber? No?! According to wikitionary, Booktuber refers to Book + YouTuber. Artinya seorang pengguna YouTube yang dalam video-video unggahannya di YouTube kebanyakan tentang buku.

Nah, dalam waktu senggang nge-YouTube, selain kanal Music, kini saya juga menyukai berkunjung ke kanal Literature. Berikut adalah sepuluh Booktuber yang sering saya kunjungi akunnya:

1. Epic Reads (I adore Margot)

2. Maddie and Bee of Heart Full of Books

3. Jesse the Reader

4. Hailey in Bookland

5. Sandra Cattelya I Booktube Indonesia

6. ABookUtopia

7. Problems of a Book Nerd

8. The Daily Danny I Booktube Indonesia

9. Gabbyreads

10. The Book Elites I Booktube Indonesia

Honorable mention:
Dhyn Hanarun I Booktube Indonesia
Peri Hutan I Booktube Indonesia
A Clockwork Reader
 
So, do you have any favorite Booktubers? Tell me... tell me...

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh buku EMEJING yang kurang laku

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title for January 17: Ten Underrated/Hidden Gem Books I've Read In The Past Year Or So (up to you if you want it to be those published in the past year or so or just ANY underrated book you've read recently)

Well, saya bingung mau ngasih judulnya dalam bahasa Indonesia, akhirnya saya pakai istilah "kurang laku". Bisa jadi enggak pas ya karena toh saya sendiri enggak tahu dan enggak ngecek data detail penjualan tiap-tiap buku yang ada di daftar sini. Palingan saya pakai data jumlah rating di www.goodreads.com dan asumsi saya mestinya buku-buku dalam daftar ini dibaca dan di-rating minimal seribu orang.

Oke, inilah SEPULUH buku bagus (emejing = amazing) yang mestinya ngehits. Tentu ini menurut saya sih, ya. Hehehe.

1. Buku-bukunya Dewie Sekar, terutama Trilogi Zona dan Duologi Alita. They're AWESOME!

2.  L by Kristy Nelwan

3. Mencari Ratu Istana Cinta by Tria Barmawi

4. Seri Empat Wartawan Lifestyle by Syahmedi Dean, terkhusus A.M.S.A.T. (Apa Maksud Setuang Air Teh)

5. Natsuka by Destika (Dewi Sartika... OMG, ternyata ini pseudo-name-nya, tho, baru tahu)

6. Buku-bukunya Ken Terate, terutama seri My Friends, My Dreams sama Jurnal Jo

7. Cewek Matre by Alberthiene Endah

8. Kana di Negeri Kiwi by Rosemary Kesauly

9. Diary Princesa by Swistien Kustantyana

10. Metamorfosa Oase by Retni SB

Nah, itu sepuluh buku bagus yang sayangnya kurang begitu dilirik sama yang lain. Kalau kamu, ada buku yang menurut kamu emejing banget tapi enggak banyak yang tahu? Coba dibagi, deh.

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[Top Ten Tuesday - Freebie] Sepuluh novel berseri yang sudah saya beli tapi belum dibaca juga...

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title for January 26: Freebie Week! Pick a topic near and dear to your heart! Something you wished was on our official list!

Today should be a freebie week where I can post any topic outside the list. But, I kinda lost 'lil bit. So, I decide to arrange Top Ten Book Series That (Mostly) I Already Have But Don't Start Reading Them Yet. I guess it is close to Topic number 134: Top Ten Series I'd Like To Start, But Haven't Yet, which aired on 5th March, 2013. No biggie, right? I don't count the series which I already read even if only one or two books.

Okay, then, these are my Top Ten:
1. House of Night Saga by PC Cast ad Kristin Cast. I start collecting this series since I found one or two books at Periplus Book Sale long time ago, even before the Indonesian's version came out. And I still obsess to collect them all though I don't know when I start reading them.

2. Ther Melian by Shienny M.S. Because of Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, I became a newbie reader at fantasy genre. And, I heard my fellow fantasy readers said that Ther Melian tetra logy is one of the best local fantasy. I love mainstream, so I decide to buy them, though since the last time I bought Book 4--three years ago--I didn't start reading them yet. Ugh!

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[Waiting on Wednesday] ...Mission D'Amour

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Saya masih punya utang sama Francisca Todi untuk membuatkan resensi atas novel Mafia Espresso-nya yang ia rilis ulang dengan judul Irresistible, plus Love Roulette yang merupakan sekuelnya. Saya diberikan contoh novel dalam bentuk e-book. Belum selesai dibaca, sih, tapi saya cukup yakin untuk menyebutkan bahwa saya menyukai gaya menulis Cisca. Oleh karenanya, saya pun tak sabar menantikan novel metropop perdananya ini.

Kehidupan Tara Asten sebagai asisten pribadi Putri Viola—Putri Mahkota Kerajaan Alerva yang supersibuk—selalu penuh tantangan. Namun, Tara tidak pernah menyangka Badan Intelijen Alerva (BIA) akan menjadikannya tersangka utama dalam rencana penyerangan keluarga kerajaan. Dia dimasukkan ke masa percobaan tiga bulan, pekerjaannya terancam tamat!
 
BIA menugaskan salah satu agen rahasianya, Bastian von Staudt, alias Sebastian Marschall, untuk menyamar menjadi calon pengganti Tara dan menyelidiki wanita itu. Tapi di tengah perjalanan misinya, dia malah jatuh hati pada kepribadian lugu Tara. Bukannya mencari kesalahan Tara, Sebastian malah beberapa kali menolongnya.
 
Tara yang awalnya membenci pria itu, mulai bimbang dengan perasaannya. Sebastian pun mulai kesulitan mempertahankan penyamarannya.
 
Tapi, itu sebelum Sebastian mendengar percakapan mencurigakan Tara di telepon. Yang membawa Sebastian pada dua pilihan sulit: misi atau hatinya.

*Ukuran: 13.5 x 20 cm
*Tebal: 368 halaman
*No. Produk: 616171001
*ISBN: 978-602-03-2487-6
*Harga: Rp69,000
*Terbit: 21 Januari 2016

Jadi, buku apa yang kamu tunggu Rabu ini?

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh resolusi perbukuan di tahun 2016

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title: Top Ten Resolutions We Have For 2015 (can be bookish, personal resolutions, "I resolve to finally read these 10 books, series I resolve to finish in 2015, etc.)

Well, once again I won't follow the exact topic of TTT for today. Because I didn't make any resoultion for 2015 so I'll drop my list of Top Ten Resolution for 2016 instead. Here they are:

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh film yang mestinya ada versi novelnya...

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title: Top Ten Book To Movie Adaptations I'm Looking Forward To or Ten Book To Movie Adaptations I Still Need To Watch.

Untuk Selasa kali ini saya ingin agak berbeda dengan topik yang ditentukan meskipun masih sedikit menyerempet. Kalau ngomongin buku diadaptasi menjadi film layar lebar atau ilm televisi sepertinya sudah terlalu mainstream, ya. Maka, kali ini saya kepingin mendaftar sepuluh film layar lebar yang semestinya diadaptasi ke dalam media buku/novel.

1. Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?
Siapa, sih, yang enggak meleleh sama jalinan asmara antara Cinta--cewek superpopuler, dan Rangga--cowok super-cool, itu? Saya pikir, kalau saja kisah ini dinovelkan, pasti bakal laris juga novelnya. Saya menominasikan Winna Efendi atau Orizuka untuk mengonversi drama remaja ini menjadi novel.

Anyway... coming soon ini. Can't wait!

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[Top Ten Tuesday] Sepuluh novelis debutan yang bikin saya kepingin baca karya mereka yang lain...

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title: Top Ten Debut Authors Who Have Me Looking Forward To Their Sophomore Novel (because when you love a debut you just are ITCHING to get your hands on the author's second book) or Top Ten Sophomore Novels That I Loved Just As Much If Not More As The Author's Debut (no one hit wonders heeeere!)

Mencomot (lalu membaca) novel debut dari seorang pengarang yang belum pernah saya baca karyanya sebelumnya terkadang memang bikin sedikit gamang. Tak jarang saya meragu, apakah gaya menulis dan hasil pemikirannya bakal masuk ke selera saya atau tidak. Namun, jika mulai dilanda kebosanan pada rutinitas baca yang itu-itu saja, mencicipi karya baru dari novelis debutan bisa memberikan kejutan yang kerap mengasyikkan. Inilah sepuluh novelis debutan beserta judul novel mereka yang sudah saya baca (dan saya suka) sehingga membuat saya enggak sabar menunggu karya-karya mereka selanjutnya.

1.  Citra Rizcha Maya, pengarang Confessions of a Silly Drama Queen
2.  Anggun Prameswari, pengarang After Rain
3.  D. Wijaya, pengarang Above the Stars
4.  Prima Santika, pengarang Three Weddings and Jane Austen
5.  Tia Widiana, pengarang Mahogany Hills
6.  Faris Rachman-Hussein, pengarang Dramaturgi Dovima
7.  Ayu Gendis, pengarang Reuni
8.  Novellina A., peengarang Fantasy
9.  Anastasia Aemilia, pengarang Katarsis
10. Intan Lui B., pengarang No Dinner Date

Catatan khusus: novelis ini bisa dibilang debutan juga meskipun sudah menerbitkan lebih dari satu novel, tetapi sudah lama tidak menerbitkan novel lagi, dan saya suka tulisan mereka:: Riri Sardjono (pengarang Marriageable dan novelet Time Will Tell), Icha Rahmanti (pengarang Cintapuccino dan Beauty Case), Kristy Nelwan (pengarang L dan Perempuan Lain).

Nah, itu tadi sepuluh novelis debutan yang saya nantikan karya-karya mereka selanjutnya. Faktor utama yang membuat saya menyukai novel karangan mereka adalah gaya menulis pengarangnya, jadi saya menaruh harapan yang tinggi bahwa di novel-novel selanjutnya gaya menulis mereka tetap dipertahankan bahkan kalau bisa dibuat semakin khas mereka masing-masing. Kalau kamu, siapa sih novelis debutan yang karyanya selalu kamu nantikan? Share, donk! 

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[Top Ten Tuesday] 10 Wishes I'd Ask The Book Genie to Grant Me...

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. The Broke and the Bookish original title: 10 Wishes I'd Ask The Book Genie To Grant Me (a new book from a certain author,  a reading superpower, a library that is your absolutely #librarygoals, a character to come to life, to met a certain author etc. etc.) YOU DREAM IT AND THE BOOKISH GENIE CAN DO IT.

Oh, genie... genie in the bottle, grant me THESE SUPER WISHES, pleaseeee... I guess this time I'll write my top ten in English though maybe one or two wishes are local. By this, I'll summarize my wishes as MY WISHLIST and I'll try to make them REAL someday. So, here they are...

 
1. Taking a selfie at Platform 9 3/4 at King Cross Station.

source: https://allmylovefromlondon.wordpress.com/tag/platform-9-34/

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[Waiting on Wednesday] ...Sincerely Yours

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Sebenarnya saya sudah kepingin mengeposkan novel coming soon-nya Tia Widiana ini untuk meme Waiting on Wednesday Rabu minggu lalu, tapi berhubung di web www.gramediapustakautama.com belum ada data apa pun mengenai novel kedua Juara 1 Lomba Amore GPU ini, saya jadinya mengurungkan niat dan menundanya sampai Rabu ini. Beruntung saya sempat bertanya ke Mbak Hetih plus kepo dikit ke akun Twitter resmi sang pengarang, @tiawidia, hingga saya bisa nemu juga sinopsis dari novel ini. Untuk tanggal resmi rilisnya sih agak blur (Tia bilang tanggal 12 September, Raya Fitrah --editor-- bilang 14 September), tapi apa pun itu, novel ini akan rilis di bulan September, yayyyy... September yang ceriaaa... milik kita... bersamaaa... #eh

Sebagai penulis novel thriller, orang kerap menyangka isi kepala Inge hanya seputar urusan pembunuhan. Terlebih lagi sikapnya yang pendiam dan lebih banyak mengurung diri di kamar. 

Namun, di mata Alan, Inge semanis penulis romance. Inge teman yang menyenangkan dalam segala hal. Alan dengan mudah membayangkan Inge menjadi perempuan yang ingin ia nikahi, bukan Ruby... perempuan yang selama ini berstatus kekasih Alan.

Alan mewakili segala yang Inge inginkan dalam hidup. Kecuali satu hal... Inge tidak ingin mengulangi hal yang membuat hatinya terluka bertahun-tahun. Inge tidak mau membuat Alan meninggalkan Ruby demi bersama dirinya.

Sebagai penulis, Inge selalu tahu bagaimana cerita yang ditulisnya akan berakhir. Tapi untuk kali ini, Inge tidak tahu bagaimana akhir kisahnya dengan Alan....

Nah, itu dia novel Amore bertajuk Sincerely Yours karya Tia Widiana yang siap saya nantikan kelahirannya. Kalau kamu, buku apa yang paling kamu tunggu kehadirannya Rabu ini?

Selamat menunggu, tweemans.    

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