summer gonna end soon...

hye everyone....it has been a long time.... our summer sem is gonna end soon... we have already done with the presentation... thank god... we got 19/20 for this blog project...

we dont even target that we can this high mark as this is our first time creating and managing blog.... we have so much hard time with the coding and the others... at one time we lost all our posts because of the coding... but finally we manage to get back all the posts...

i think that is all for now... we are gonna post about other books in another time... thank you...

Do you believe in magic?

Hey everyone, magic is real…  What will you do if you realise that magic is real and you can do it if there is blood.  Feel free to read this book which is Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton.  Here is some review about this book.

For Nick Pardee and Silla Kennicot, the cemetery is the centre of everything.  They met without coincident and they fell in love.  But, each of them held a secret.

Silla has just lost her parents in a bloody murder.  Everyone kept saying that her father killed her mother and the commit suicide.  But, she knew that her father was not like that.  She strongly believed that her father will not kill her mother.  Everything started when she received a spell book on her doorstep.  She knew that she can reveal about her parents death.

Nick Pardee is a city boy who came from Chicago to Yaleylah, Missouri as his dead grandfather gave all his things under his name.  He kept remembering his mother when he was here.  He tried to vanish all his memory with his mother.  But as he had to come to Yaleylah, the memory came again.  

When they met each other, everything changed.  Together they plunge into the world of dark magic, but when a hundred-year-old blood witch, Josephine comes hunting for the bones of Silla’s parents and the spell book, Nick and Silla will have to let go of everything that they believe about who they are, the nature of life and death, and the deadly secret that hide in blood.

I love this book as because when I read this book, I can feel the feeling that Nick and Silla felt when they were chased by Josephine.  I am also frightened when I read this book.  If you want to feel the thrill, read this book

Tessa Gratton, the author

the cover of the book

the other version

the trailer :

i am sorry that the trailer is not in English.... But i lope that you got a rough idea about this story...

Tiger's Child

Assalamualaikum peeps !

Here's for you guys.. Overview about a non-fiction book that I read last month... Enjoy reading... ^_^

The other version of the book cover of this story...

This looks simply like mine... :)

Cost only 8 bucks!

How would it feels like being abandoned by a person you trust the most that you give your hope to, to continue your life at the time when you’ve got no one to held on to? Just know it hurts. Truly and deeply. Sheila, a tough girl portrays by me experience this twice in her life. Abandoned by her mother on a highway at age four without any reason, abused by her drug-addict father between his prison stints, autistic, electively mute Sheila at age six broke through her silent rage to communicate, aided by her five-month relationship with special-education teacher Hayden. Hayden added colour to Sheila’s life, setting a tree to that poor little girl but she took away all that from Sheila and making it worst, Sheila oversees Hayden as a mother that she believe would never do such things to her.



Reality then tended to beat Sheila up, she no longer had anyone to help her through it. Sheila was having lived her life very much alone with the exception of the five months in Torey's classroom in Marysville. To think into this critically, is five months really enough to build a sturdy enough platform for this kid? All kids surely need constant care and attention; kids in healthy households living comparatively idyllic lives still clamor for more and more attention, love and care.


It was heartbreaking to learn that the happiness and love that Sheila discovered in Torey's classroom did not last after she left. However, the story of she survived despite her many hardships, even finding some of that happiness again when she and Torey were reunited, was fascinating and often tear-jerking.


The Tiger’s Child might sound somewhat dark because Sheila's life definitely wasn't light and breezy. However, it is surprisingly uplifting, because Sheila's story is one of perseverance. Each page leaves the reader wondering what will happen next and hoping for the best for both Sheila and Hayden.

A quote from Sheila
To Torey with much Love~~

All the rest came
They tried to make me laugh
They played their games with me
Some games for fun and some for keeps
And they went away
Leaving me in the ruins of games
Not knowing which were for keeps and
Which were for fun and
Leaving me alone with the echoes of
Laughter that was not mine.
Then you came
With your funny way of being
Not quite human
And you made me cry
And you didn’t seem to care 
if I did
You just said the games are over
And waited
Until all my tears turned into joy.

If you’re the kind of reader that loves to read the kind of books that are emotionally touching, this is a must-read book for you then.  You won’t regret guys… Trust me! ;)

vampires are in the house

Hi guys… the vampires are in the house!!!   Have you ever watch twilight movies???  I have watched all of them but I only read the first book…  So I’m gonna talk about the Twilight novel written by Stephenie Meyer.  FYI I love to read novels about vampire very much… 

So this story is basically about Isabella Marie Swan, Bella who moves from sunny Phoenix to the rainy Forks, Washington to live with her father, Charlie as her mother, Renee wanted to travel with her new husband.  The first day she was in school, she had attracted few attentions.  She quickly befriended with several students and several students. 

Everything changed when he first met Edward Cullen.  They were sitting next to each other in Biology class.  Edward was very cold towards her.The next days, Edward did not come to school for several days.    As you all know, Edward is a vampire that did not suck human blood.  that is why he can live with the people.  But, Bella blood smell different and he could not read Bella's mind.  he was gone for several days as he want to control himself when he met Bella. That is why when he return, he became good with Bella. 

The truth about Edward as a vampire is known by Bella when Edward saved her from being crushed by a car.  Edward came to save her in a speed of light.  She was very curious what Edward is and finally Edward told her about the truth.  Then… their story begin…

Read this book if want to know about their story.  The movie is slightly different from the novel.  But it is still the same…  So read this book and fall in love with Edward Cullen.  

the collection of twilight series

the author, Stephenie Meyer

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

Edward and Bella with his family...

enjoy this trailer !

CUT

Assalamualaikum.

Hye everyone. I hope you all have a nice day! Today I am going to tell you about a book that I have finished for only one day. The book is so amazing. It’s about a true story of an abandoned, abused little girl who was desperate to be part of a family. Let’s look at the lil synopsis :

This is the story of the Dawn, a sweet and seemingly well-balanced girl whose outward appearance masks a traumatic childhood of suffering at the hands of the very people who should have cared for her. Dawn was the first girl Cathy Glass ever fostered. Sweet and seemingly well balanced girl, Dawn's outward appearance masked a traumatic childhood so awful, that even she could not remember it. During the first night, Cathy awoke to see Dawn looming above Cathy's baby's cot, her eyes staring and blank. She sleepwalks--which Cathy learns is often a manifestation in disturbed children. It becomes a regular and frightening occurrence, and Cathy is horrified to find Dawn lighting a match while mumbling it's not my fault in her sleep one night. Cathy discovers Dawn is playing truant from school, and struggling to make friends. More worryingly she finds her room empty one night, and her pillow covered in blood. Dawn has been self-harming in order to release the pain of her past. When Dawn attempts suicide, Cathy realizes that she needs more help than she can give. Dawn's mother eventually confides in her that Dawn was sent away to live with relatives in Ireland between the ages of 5 and 9, and Cathy soon realizes that the horrors Dawn was exposed to during this time have left her a very disturbed little girl.

Actually this book tells us a true story of Cathy Glass’s life during she take care of Dawn. Cathy Glass had fostered for almost 70 children and Dawn was her first adopted child. Why I said this book is great because it conveys a lot of good messages in our life as normal human being.

So that, this is the reason why we should read Cut by Cathy Glass :

  It is inspirational story.
 Based on humanity problem.
 We can know how to handle a problem little children.
A lot of surprising moment.

The most important thing is I had a bad sleep talking about this story and made my roommate scared of me. Haha :D So, let’s find this book at any bookstores.

Jodi Picoult's Books

Promoting JODI PICOULT’S books

Guys, if you’re the kind of readers that enjoy reading stories that revolve on the love and bond between family and friends, the answer is JODI PICOULT. Definitely! Hers are the best, and I can guarantee that you will crave for more of her books after you read one. 

Some of Picoult's great novels :

  

MY SISTER'S KEEPER

My Sister's Keeper, which was made into a feature film several years ago, is told from the perspective of several family members dealing with a daughter who has cancer and another daughter born of the need for a cord blood donor. The novel explores the youngest daughter's desire for medical emancipation from her parents and sisters, but focuses heavily on the tough decisions a parent must make when confronted with an ill child. 

You can also read the full synopsis of this story here :

http://jodipicoult.com/my-sisters-keeper.html  or

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Sister%27s_Keeper_(novel)

HANDLE WITH CARE

Handle with Care poses an interesting question. Handle with Care, like many of Picoult's other novels, explores legalities with the main characters ending up in a court room. This time, the legal question at hand deals with wrongful birth. If a hospital or doctor performs an ultrasound and doesn't catch a disability of your baby while he or she is still in the womb, should they be held responsible for the birth of the baby that subsequently occurs?

Read the full synopsis here : http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3720975-handle-with-care

THE PACT

The Pact, which Jodi Picoult has described on her website as an anti-Romeo and Juliet tale. The families involved are too close; they encourage the budding romance between a neighbour boy and a neighbour girl. The novel begins with the two families learning that, due to an alleged suicide pact between the two teenagers, the girl has died from a gunshot wound to the head. The boy is still alive, though, and questions linger regarding the legitimacy of this so called pact. The two families, best friends throughout their children's childhood, are torn apart by what has happened, and a court case ensues with the neighbour boy as the defendant. Through flashbacks throughout the novel, we're given insight to their childhood, their relationship, their families, and of course what actually happened the night the pact was carried out.

Here's the full synopsis : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pact_(2012_film)

Salem Falls

A handsome stranger comes to the sleepy New England town of Salem Falls in hopes of burying his past: Once a teacher at a girls' prep school, Jack St. Bride was destroyed when a student's crush sparked a powder keg of accusation. Now, washing dishes for Addie Peabody at the Do-Or-Diner, he slips quietly into his new routine, and Addie finds this unassuming man fitting easily inside her heart. But amid the rustic calm of Salem Falls, a quartet of teenage girls harbor dark secrets -- and they maliciously target Jack with a shattering allegation. Now, at the center of a modern-day witch hunt, Jack is forced once again to proclaim his innocence: to a town searching for answers, to a justice system where truth becomes a slippery concept written in shades of gray, and to the woman who has come to love him.

Click here for full summary :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_Falls

A closer look:

MY SISTER'S KEEPER

SALEM FALLS

THE PACT

HANDLE WITH CARE



My Sister's Keeper Trailer :) Watch  this !

Hanya Kau yang Tahu

 Hey… This is the next great novel dude…! Gotta spend your time reading this novel. Seriously~ Enjoy your reading sweetyyyyaahh!! ;) ~

She would do anything to make him happy. Anything… That’s her promise, to herself… She just wanted to make her dad smile again after that slip of fate. She knew that her dad loves her late mom so badly. She knew he would do anything for her just to make sure that she’s alive. Deep inside, Farah admires her dad for that, hoping that one day she’ll meet a guy called husband just like her dad.

And then everything start. She dares to take the risk to confront her dad’s employer, Daniel Harith in order to safe him from being imprisoned by Daniel. Daniel, he gets all that factors; he’s smart, charismatic, rich, young and also known as a player among the girls in the company, he’s over Munirah Samad, who’s always wanted to win his heart in order to take over Daniel’s growing company. Daniel oversees Farah’s problem as a great chance for him to suspend Munirah from his life, delighted, he agreed to help Farah’s father after Farah told him that she would do anything for Daniel to set her dad free from his wrong-doings but with one condition, she has to be Daniel’s girlfriend, a fake one. 

With Daniel’s status and his heartless type of person that only thinks of his prominences, Farah knows that her life would be ruined to hold such title (Daniel’s girlfriend). Little did Farah and Daniel know that they had fallen to each other since their first encounter but being too egoistic, Daniel denies his feeling and afraid of being fooled, Farah convinced her heart to not to fall to a guy like Daniel. Then, their role play begins. Naturally. Without anyone noticing. They succeeded to make Munirah believed that they are actually a loving couple.  But the thing is, did Munirah actually did nothing to Farah? And how that ‘relationship’ between Daniel and Farah met an end?

   
    Hanya Kau yang Tahu thought me to stay strong no matter how hard the wind blows and pushes my delicate body down and to obey and love your family with all your heart that you dare to do anything to make them happy. Farah’s story is the kind of perseverance where in every part in the novel you can witness Farah’s bravery standing on her own two feet facing all the obstacles in her life.

             

  The cover of the book 
just like mine :)             

Daebak !!!!

I give this book a rank of five stars because this book is soooooo sweeettt!!!  When you read this book, you can feel what the author is trying to say.  This book can also make you laugh.  You can see how powerful love is as it can change people to become a better person.  You can know how being in love feels like. 

Ok… This book is about Hannah Maryam, who had been forced to marry a guy who she hated the most, Uwais Ukasyah, by her grandfather.  Hannah is beautiful, rich and successful.  She is the CEO of her family company.  Otherwise, Uwais is a handsome guy graduated from a university in Jordan.  But, he didn’t get any job and he ended up opening a burger stall by the roadside.  Hannah hated him because she once fought with Uwais at his stall.  She strongly object her wedding with Uwais but her Granpa said he will not give the company to her if she didn’t marry Uwais.  Finally, they get married.

But, as they get married, they fought almost everyday.  Hannah never respect Uwais as a husband.  She thought that Uwais is nothing compared to her, CEO of her family company.  But she forgot that love is not about money, but love is what comes from your heart.

Although they fought everyday, Hannah started to fall in love with her husband day by day.  She loved everything that her husband did.  But she did not want to admit her feelings towards her husband.  Therefore, if you want to know what will happen to Hannah and Uwais, read this book.  This book will make you laugh. 

“People are being loved not because of their perfection but they look perfect when they are loved by someone.”

cover page

front and back

back page

ANTHEM

Assalamualaikum

Hye guys ! So , how was the previous sharing about Hlovate’s book ? If you like , we are feel free to know your comment. Okay, since I am the hardest fan of Hlovate, I wanna share something new and something latest to all of you. I am very super duper sure that you will be like this one. ANTHEM !  Let’s at the lil synopsis.

Silam:
Westernized.
Memang bukan budak perempuan biasa. Nur Dania Dashrin. Bukan dipanggil Nur, bukan dipanggil Dania. Hatta bukan dipanggil Dashrin pun. Jika ditanya tentang asal-usulnya dan rumahnya di mana, jawapannya mungkin Belgium, Romania, Austria, Perancis, Amerika atau India.


Selepas Silam:
Dulu, ‘segalanya’ yang mahu ditinggalkan tu ialah dunia canggung yang serba menyesakkan dan melemaskan. Dunia di mana pertembungan kepercayaan, prinsip, budaya, definisi dan erti langsung buat dia rasa dirinya salah sentiasa dan tak ada harga. 
Sekarang, ‘segalanya’ yang bertanda gelap itu kini mahu dia ubahkan warnanya. 


Kini:
Kedegilan Dash untuk membuktikan bahawa dia berhak
untuk menjadi dirinya sendiri
tanpa mengikut acuan tipikal masyarakat keliling, membawa kepada satu perjalanan panjang yang merentas benua dari Malaysia, ke India, ke Scotland, dan tanah antara ketiga-tiganya.

Pheww. Sound cool aite ? So, what I can share with all of you after finishing this amazing novel is, you MUST read this novel. But why ? Doesn’t it makes sense ? Yeah. All the content makes us feel great with our life. It also tell us how to change to be a better person.  

The story start  when :

Hi, I’m Dania Dashrin. Call me Dash. I lived in (isi tempat kosong dengan nama tempat yang last ayah kena stationed) prior. I love music, and having a good time’.

Nur Dania ‘Dash’ Dashrin; a third-culture kid caught in a limbo between home-country Malaysia and the world she knew. Sent back to Malaysia for her Upper Form Secondary education from Delhi, hell broke loose as she was adjusting with the life and expectation living in a boarding school, especially not being made easy by those who would never understand. The clashes of beliefes,culture, principals, definitions of identity and a struggle to prove that she was her own person, was a long battle.

And she learnt; that everybody sure do have a past, but currently giving their all to live the present, and sure as rain deserves a future.

The most interesting quotes in Anthem are :

·         We are all born with heaven's key . Either we retain it or we lose it . 

·         Between living well or living hell , we've made our choices and we've made through it 

·         Better late than never.

·         Allah tengok usaha bukan natijah .

·         Don't be in such a hurry to condemn a person because he doesn't do what you do , or think as you think or as fast . There was a time when you didn't know what you know today .

some figures of quotes :)

this is cover of Anthem:

  you can also read the first chapter at this link :

http://www.jemariseni.com/js-novel/398-novel-umum-mei-2013-anthem-hlovate.html