Sunday 31 December 2023

Chain of Gold


 Judul : Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1)
Penulis : Cassandra Clare
Tebal : 624 halaman
Penerbit: Margaret K. McElderry Books

Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London in hopes of preventing the family’s ruin. Cordelia’s mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. All the while, she must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else.

But Cordelia’s new life is blown apart when a shocking series of demon attacks devastate London. These monsters are nothing like those Shadowhunters have fought before—these demons walk in daylight, strike down the unwary with incurable poison, and seem impossible to kill. London is immediately quarantined. Trapped in the city, Cordelia and her friends discover that their own connection to a dark legacy has gifted them with incredible powers—and forced a brutal choice that will reveal the true cruel price of being a hero.

Animal Farm


 Judul : Animal Farm
Penulis : George Orwell
Tebal : 148 halaman
Penerbit : Bentang Pustaka

Suatu malam, Major, si babi tua yang bijaksana, mengumpulkan para binatang di peternakan untuk bercerita tentang mimpinya. Setelah sekian lama hidup di bawah tirani manusia, Major mendapat visi bahwa kelak sebuah pemberontakan akan dilakukan binatang terhadap manusia; menciptakan sebuah dunia di mana binatang akan berkuasa atas dirinya sendiri.

Tak lama, pemberontakan benar-benar terjadi. Kekuasaan manusia digulingkan di bawah pimpinan dua babi cerdas: Snowball dan Napoleon. Namun, kekuasaan ternyata sungguh memabukkan. Demokrasi yang digaungkan perlahan berbelok kembali menjadi tiran di mana pemimpin harus selalu benar. Dualisme kepemimpinan tak bisa dibiarkan. Salah satu harus disingkirkan … walau harus dengan kekerasan.

Crank Palace


 Judul : Crank Palace (The Maze Runner #3.5)
Penulis : James Dashner
Tebal : 166 halaman
Penerbit : Riverdale Avenue Books

Newt has been to hell and back with his friends.

The Glade. The Maze. The Scorch. The inner halls of WICKED. But now he has a burden that can't be shared with Thomas and the others—the Flare. And Newt can't bear the thought of his friends watching him descend into madness as he succumbs to the virus.

Leaving only a note, Newt departs the Berg before the Gladers return from their mission into Denver, Colorado. From there, he experiences the gritty nightmare of life on the streets, running from the infected and those hunting them, until he ends up in the Crank Palace, the last dumping ground of those without hope. Although Newt thought he was running away from his friends to save them from himself, along the way he meets a young mother named Keisha and her son, Dante, who end up saving Newt in a way he could never have imagined.

Inferno


 Judul : Inferno (Talon #5)
Penulis : Julie Kagawa
Tebal : 400 halaman
Penerbit : HQ Young Adult

Ember Hill has learned a shocking truth. She is the blood of the Elder Wyrm, the ancient dragon who is on the verge of world domination.

With the Order of St. George destroyed, she must journey to the Amazon jungle in search of one who might hold the key to take down Talon. As the stakes are rising and the Elder Wyrm is declaring war, time is running out for the rogues and any dragon not affliated with Talon.

The final battle approaches and if Talon are victorious, the world will burn.

Unsouled


 Judul : Unsouled (Unwind #3)
Penulis : Neal Shusterman
Tebal : 404 halaman
Penerbit : Simon & Schuster UK

Connor and Lev are on the run after the destruction of the Graveyard, the last safe haven for AWOL Unwinds. But for the first time, they’re not just running away from something. This time, they’re running toward answers, in the form of a woman Proactive Citizenry has tried to erase from history itself. If they can find her, and learn why the shadowy figures behind unwinding are so afraid of her, they may discover the key to bringing down unwinding forever.

Cam, the rewound boy, is plotting to take down the organization that created him. Because he knows that if he can bring Proactive Citizenry to its knees, it will show Risa how he truly feels about her. And without Risa, Cam is having trouble remembering what it feels like to be human.

With the Juvenile Authority and vindictive parts pirates hunting them, the paths of Connor, Lev, Cam, and Risa will converge explosively—and everyone will be changed.

Goodbye Days


 Judul : Goodbye Days
Penulis : Jeff Zentner
Tebal : 399 halaman
Penerbit : Random House UK Children

What if you could spend one last day with someone you lost?

One day Carver Briggs had it all—three best friends, a supportive family, and a reputation as a talented writer at his high school, Nashville Academy for the Arts.

The next day he lost it all when he sent a simple text to his friend Mars, right before Mars, Eli, and Blake were killed in a car crash.

Now Carver can’t stop blaming himself for the accident, and he’s not the only one. Eli’s twin sister is trying to freeze him out of school with her death-ray stare. And Mars’s father, a powerful judge, is pressuring the district attorney to open a criminal investigation into Carver’s actions.

Luckily, Carver has some unexpected allies: Eli’s girlfriend, the only person to stand by him at school; Dr. Mendez, his new therapist; and Blake’s grandmother, who asks Carver to spend a Goodbye Day with her to share their memories and say a proper goodbye to his friend.

Soon the other families are asking for a Goodbye Day with Carver, but he’s unsure of their motives. Will they all be able to make peace with their losses, or will these Goodbye Days bring Carver one step closer to a complete breakdown or—even worse—prison?

Thursday 21 December 2023

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes


 Judul : The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games #0)
Penulis : Suzanne Collins
Tebal : 517 halaman
Penerbit : Scholastic Australia

Ambition will fuel him.
Competition will drive him.
But power has its price.


It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute.

The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined—every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favor or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute . . . and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

Fahrenheit 451


 Judul : Fahrenheit 451
Penulis : Ray Bradbury
Tebal : 208 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

“Bakar sampai menjadi abu, lalu bakar abunya. Itu slogan resmi kami.”

Guy Montag adalah petugas kebakaran. Pekerjaannya: membakar buku, semua buku, sebab buku adalah sumber segala kekacauan dan ketidakbahagiaan, sehingga harus dimusnahkan. Si Anjing Pemburu yang bekerja di Departemen Kebakaran dan dilengkapi jarum suntik mematikan, dan dikawal helikopter, siap melacak para pembangkang yang menantang aturan, orang-orang yang nekat menyimpan dan membaca buku, di tengah masyarakat yang telah dibius dan diperbudak media, obat-obatan, dan konformitas.

Tetapi Montag tidak bahagia, dan perkawinannya tidak harmonis. Apakah ada buku-buku yang disembunyikan di rumahnya?

Legion


 Judul : Legion (Talon #4)
Penulis : Julie Kagawa
Tebal : 416 halaman
Penerbit : Harlequin Teen

When all seems lost, there is one more thing to give...

Dragon hatchling Ember Hill was never prepared to find love at all, let alone with a human former dragonslayer. With Garret dying at her feet after sacrificing his freedom and his life to expose the deepest of betrayals, Ember knows that nothing she was taught by dragon organization Talon is true. About humans, about rogue dragons, about herself.

Ember vows to stand against St. George and her own twin brother, Dante―the heir apparent to all of Talon, and the boy who will soon unleash the greatest threat and terror dragonkind has ever known. Talon is poised to conquer the world, and the abominations they have created will take to the skies, bringing blood and death to those who will not yield. With nothing to lose beyond their lives, Ember and her allies prepare for all-out war.

The Architecture of Love


 Judul : The Architecture of Love
Penulis : Ika Natassa
Tebal : 304 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

New York mungkin berada di urutan teratas daftar kota yang paling banyak dijadikan setting cerita atau film. Di beberapa film Hollywood, mulai dari Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail hingga Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, New York bahkan bukan sekadar setting namun tampil sebagai "karakter" yang menghidupkan cerita.

Ke kota itulah Raia, seorang penulis, mengejar inspirasi setelah sekian lama tidak mampu menggoreskan satu kalimat pun.

Raia menjadikan setiap sudut New York "kantor"-nya. Berjalan kaki menyusuri Brooklyn sampai Queens, dia mencari sepenggal cerita di tiap jengkalnya, pada orang-orang yang berpapasan dengannya, dalam percakapan yang dia dengar, dalam tatapan yang sedetik-dua detik bertaut dengan kedua matanya. Namun bahkan setelah melakukan itu setiap hari, ditemani daun-daun menguning berguguran hingga butiran salju yang memutihkan kota ini, layar laptop Raia masih saja kosong tanpa cerita.

Sampai akhirnya dia bertemu seseorang yang mengajarinya melihat kota ini dengan cara berbeda. Orang yang juga menyimpan rahasia yang tak pernah dia duga.

Remembrance


 Judul : Remembrance (The Mediator #7)
Penulis : Meg Cabot
Tebal : 388 halaman
Penerbitan : William Morrow

You can take the boy out of the darkness. But you can’t take the darkness out of the boy.

All Susannah Simon wants is to make a good impression at her first job since graduating from college (and since becoming engaged to Dr. Jesse de Silva). But when she’s hired as a guidance counselor at her alma mater, she stumbles across a decade-old murder, and soon ancient history isn’t all that’s coming back to haunt her. Old ghosts as well as new ones are coming out of the woodwork, some to test her, some to vex her, and it isn’t only because she’s a mediator, gifted with second sight. 

What happens when old ghosts come back to haunt you?

If you’re a mediator, you might have to kick a little ass.

From a sophomore haunted by the murderous specter of a child to ghosts of a very different kind—including Paul Slater, Suze’s ex, who shows up to make a bargain Suze is certain must have come from the Devil himself—Suze isn’t sure she’ll make it through the semester, let alone to her wedding night. Suze is used to striking first and asking questions later. But what happens when ghosts from her past—including one she found nearly impossible to resist—strike first?

The Piper's Son


 Judul : The Piper's Son
Penulis : Melina Marchetta
Tebal : 330 halaman
Penerbit : Candlewick Press

Award-winning author Melina Marchetta reopens the story of the group of friends from her acclaimed novel Saving Francesca - but five years have passed, and now it’s Thomas Mackee who needs saving. After his favorite uncle was blown to bits on his way to work in a foreign city, Tom watched his family implode. He quit school and turned his back on his music and everyone that mattered, including the girl he can’t forget. Shooting for oblivion, he’s hit rock bottom, forced to live with his single, pregnant aunt, work at the Union pub with his former friends, and reckon with his grieving, alcoholic father. Tom’s in no shape to mend what’s broken. But what if no one else is either? An unflinching look at family, forgiveness, and the fierce inner workings of love and friendship, The Piper’s Son redefines what it means to go home again.

Sunday 17 December 2023

Jingga dan Senja


 Judul : Jingga dan Senja (Jingga dan Senja #1)
Penulis : Esti Kinasih
Tebal : 312 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Tari dan Ari, dua remaja yang dipertemukan oleh takdir. Selain bernama mirip, mereka juga sama-sama lahir sewaktu matahari terbenam.

Namun, takdir mempertemukan mereka dalam suasana “perang”. Ari yang biang kerok sekolah baru kali ini bertemu cewek, adik kelas pula, yang berani melawannya. Kemarahan Ari timbul ketika tahu Tari diincar oleh Angga, pentolan SMA musuh.

Angga, musuh bebuyutan sekolah Ari sekaligus musuh pribadi Ari, langsung berusaha mendekati Tari begitu cewek itu tak sengaja terjebak dalam tawuran dan Ari berusaha keras menyelamatkannya. Demi dendam masa lalu, Angga bertekad harus bisa merebut cewek itu. Memanfaatkan peluang yang ada, Angga kemudian maju sebagai pelindung Tari.

Ari yang selama ini dikenal tidak peduli terhadap cewek tiba-tiba saja berusaha mendapatkan Tari dengan segala cara. Namun, predikat buruk Ari jelas membuat Tari tidak ingin berurusan dengan cowok itu. Semakin Ari berusaha mendekatinya, semakin mati-matian Tari menjauhkan diri….

Frankenstein


 Judul : Frankenstein
Penulis : Mary Shelley
Tebal : 312 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Dokter Victor Frankenstein ingin menciptakan makhluk sempurna dengan menggabungkan ilmu pengetahuan dan ilmu gaib. Dari sisa-sisa tubuh orang mati, ia membuat makhluk raksasa dengan kekuatan luar biasa... dan menghidupkannya. Tetapi ketika makhluk itu membuka mata, Frankenstein melarikan diri dengan rasa takut yang amat sangat.

Makhluk itu pun keluar ke dunia ramai, berusaha mencari teman dan cinta, namun yang diperolehnya justru kebencian dan ketakutan. maka ia pun bersumpah akan membalas dendam pada sang pencipta yang telah memberikan napas hidup baginya. Dengan kekuatannya yang luar biasa, ia berkelana hingga ke ujung dunia... untuk menghancurkan semua orang yang dicintai Frankenstein.

Soldier


 Judul : Soldier (Talon #3)
Penulis : Julie Kagawa
Tebal : 400 halaman
Penerbit : Harper Collins

When forced to choose between the sinister Talon organisation and being hunted by her own kind, dragon-human hybrid Ember fled. Even if it meant losing Garret, the dragon-slaying soldier she shares a deep bond with.

Now Garret has uncovered secrets that will shake the foundations of dragons and dragon-slayers alike. Can the danger reunite them?

Thursday 30 November 2023

Project Hail Mary


 Judul : Project Hail Mary
Penulis : Andy Weir
Tebal : 476 halaman
Penerbit : Penguin

A lone astronaut.
An impossible mission.
An ally he never imagined.

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it's up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery-and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he's got to do it all alone.

Or does he?

Rogue


 Judul : Rogue (Talon #2)
Penulis : Julie Kagawa
Tebal : 432 halaman
Penerbit : Harlequin Teen

Ember Hill left the dragon organization Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Riley and his crew of rogues. But she can’t forget Garret, the soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George who saved her from a Talon assassin―and by doing so, signed his own death warrant.

Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Riley to help her break into the Order’s headquarters. With assassins after them and Ember’s own twin brother helping Talon hunt her down, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George. Soon Ember must should she retreat to fight another day…or start an all-out war?

If You Come Back


 Judul : If You Come Back
Penulis : Evril
Tebal : 384 halaman
Penerbit : Elexmedia Komputindo

Enam tahun, Halim Perdana Kusuma selalu percaya bahwa dirinya membenci Mahira, mantan istrinya. Namun, ketika takdir kembali mempertemukan mereka, Halim yakin ada yang salah dengan dirinya. Benci tidak cukup kuat untuk menahan Halim agar tidak mengikuti perempuan itu hingga ke rumahnya—rumah mereka di masa lalu. Jelas itu keputusan yang salah, karena kenekatan itu justru berujung pada pertemuannya dengan Gara, anak laki-lakinya, yang tidak pernah ia ketahui sebelumnya. Siapa sangka, kehadiran bocah itu bisa mengubah segalanya. Termasuk membuka rahasia penyebab perpisahan Halim dan Mahira.

Believe Me


 Judul : Believe Me
Penulis : Tahereh Mafi
Tebal : 224 halaman
Penerbit : Electric Monkey

Juliette and Warner fought hard to take down the Reestablishment once and for all. Life in the aftermath isn’t easy, as they and their friends at the Sanctuary work with their limited resources to stabilize the world.

Warner has his sights set on more than just politics. Since he proposed to Juliette two weeks ago, he’s been eager to finally marry her, the person he loves more than anything and has endured so much to be with. But with so much chaos around them, it’s been nearly impossible for them to have a wedding. And even Juliette has been distracted by everything they need to do.

At long last, Warner and Juliette’s future together is within reach, but the world continues to try to pull them apart. Will they finally be able to be happily, officially, together?

The Lost Metal


 Judul : The Lost Metal
Penulis : Brandon Sanderson
Tebal : 507 halaman
Penerbit : Tor Books

For years, frontier lawman turned big-city senator Waxillium Ladrian has hunted the shadowy organization the Set—with his late uncle and his sister among their leaders—since they started kidnapping people with the power of Allomancy in their bloodlines. When Detective Marasi Colms and her partner, Wayne, find stockpiled weapons bound for the Outer City of Bilming, this opens a new lead. Conflict between the capital, Elendel, and the Outer Cities only favors the Set, and their tendrils now reach to the Elendel Senate—whose corruption Wax and his wife, Steris, have sought to expose—and Bilming is even more entangled.

After Wax discovers a new type of explosive that can unleash unprecedented destruction and realizes that the Set must already have it, an immortal kandra serving Scadrial's god, Harmony, reveals that Bilming has fallen under the influence of another god: Trell, worshipped by the Set. And Trell isn't the only factor at play from the larger Cosmere—Marasi is recruited by offworlders with strange abilities who claim their goal is to protect Scadrial . . . at any cost.

Wax must choose whether to set aside his rocky relationship with God and once again become the Sword that Harmony has groomed him to be. If no one steps forward to be the hero Scadrial needs, the planet and its millions of people will come to a sudden and calamitous ruin.

Friday 3 November 2023

Find Me


 Judul : Find Me (Shatter Me 4.5 & 5.5)
Penulis : Tahereh Mafi
Tebal : 224 halaman
Penerbit : Harper Collins

Kenji will do anything to protect the people he loves...

In Shadow Me, he must continue to help lead the resistance while supporting Juliette as she reel from Warner's betrayal.

In Reveal Me, he will be forced to stand up to the people he trusts the most in order to save those he cares about.

Ancika: Dia yang Bersamaku Tahun 1995


 Judul : Ancika: Dia yang Bersamaku Tahun 1995
Penulis : Pidi Baiq
Tebal : 340 halaman
Penerbit : Pastel Books

Setelah putus dengan Milea, Dilan menjalin persahabatan dengan Ancika Mehrunisa Rabu, yang kemudian berkembang menjadi kisah cinta. Kisah Dilan bersama Ancika ini kemudian ditulis oleh Ayah Pidi Baiq dalam novel berjudul Ancika: Dia yang Bersamaku Tahun 1995. Ancika akan menceritakan kisahnya bersama Dilan ketika Ancika berumur 17 tahun dan masih seorang siswi SMA. Dilan sendiri, saat itu, sedang berkuliah di ITB. Sosok Ancika tidak kalah menarik daripada Dilan. Dilan dan Ancika seolah-olah memang diciptakan untuk saling mengisi dan saling melengkapi satu sama lain. Apakah Ancika adalah alasan satu-satunya mengapa Dilan tidak bisa balikan dengan Milea?

The Second Best


 Judul : The Second Best
Penulis : Morra Quatro
Tebal : 256 halaman
Penerbit : Gagasmedia

Bagi Gwen, jatuh hati kepada Aidan terasa mudah. Hatinya selalu tertuju kepada dirinya. Namun, hati Aidan sulit dijangkau olehnya.

Lalu, Edgar hadir menawarkan rasa yang sehangat lagu cinta. Bersamanya, yang Gwen tahu adalah ia tak terlalu merasa sakit--karena hati Edgar selalu terbuka untuk dirinya.

Namun, cobalah tanya hati sekali lagi. Benarkah Edgar adalah sosok pilihan kedua terbaiknya? Atau... diam-diam Aidan masih ia rindukan?

Being Henry David


 Judul : Being Henry David
Penulis : Cal Armistead
Tebal : 284 halaman
Penerbit : Spring

'Hank' tersadar di Stasiun Penn, New York tanpa ingatan. Pemuda berumur tujuh belas tahun itu tidak tahu namanya, siapa dirinya, dan dari mana ia berasal. Satu-satunya petunjuk yang ia miliki adalah sebuah buku berjudul 'Walden' karya Henry David Thoreau yang ada di tangannya.

Menggunakan buku itu, ia mencoba mencari jati dirinya. Dapatkah ia mengingat kembali siapa dirinya?

Atau lebih baik ia tidak mengingatnya sama sekali?

Just Another Birthday


 Judul : Just Another Birthday
Penulis : Rina Suryakusuma
Tebal : 248 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Sarah, single mom dari satu anak TK yang kritis dan suka bertanya segala hal, mulai dari pertanyaan sederhana seperti—Kenapa kita ulang tahun cuma satu tahun sekali, Ma?—sampai pertanyaan yang tidak bisa dijawab macam, “Mama, di mana Papa?”

Pada usianya yang masih 20-an, Sarah belajar dengan cara sulit bahwa hidup ini tidak seindah dongeng. Tak ada yang namanya Prince Charming. Namun ketika bertemu dengan Jeremy, Sarah bertanya apakah mungkin harapan itu masih ada. Bersama Jeremy, Sarah berpikir segalanya mungkin hingga ayah dari putrinya kembali ke dalam hidupnya.

Ketika kebahagiaan nyaris dalam genggaman, Sarah dihadapkan pada batu ujian hidup... terutama ketika dia harus kehilangan orang terpenting dalam hidupnya.

A Clockwork Orange


 Judul : A Clockwork Orange
Penulis : Anthony Burgess
Tebal : 220 halaman
Penerbit : Papyrus Publishing

Buku yang akan memberikan anda imajinasi bebas tentang dunia di masa depan, dunia yang terkesan tanpa aturan, penuh dengan kekerasan dan kebebasan individu menjadi hal yang utama. Alex sebagai tokoh utama bersama teman-temannya menjadi jagoan jalanan setiap malam di kota. Mereka akan membuat anda gila sambil tertawa dengan tingkah dan ucapan mereka. Kegilaan yang sampai dijadikan acuan seorang Heath Ledger untuk memerankan tokoh Joker di film Batman. Bagaimana akhir dari nasib Alex si pecinta Beethoven?

Friday 13 October 2023

Bella and the Beast


 Judul : Bella and the Beast
Penulis : Astrid Zeng
Tebal : 256 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Demetri kehilangan segalanya dalam kecelakaan. Tragedi itu bahkan menyisahkan luka lain yang terparut jelas di wajahnya. Mantan tunangannya yang lari karena mengira dia bangkrut dan hanya menyisakan wajah buruknya, semakin menambah kebencian Demetri pada hidupnya.

Tawaran menikahi Bella adalah keputusan spontan Demetri untuk memberi kesan pada dunia bahwa ia masih memiliki hati dan bukan Frankenstein menyeramkan seperti yang dituduhkan mantan tunangannya.

Tapi dengan berjalannya waktu yang ia habiskan bersama Bella, Demetri mulai mempertanyakan benarkah ia hanya menginginkan Bella untuk menipu lawan bisnisnya ataukah ia sebenarnya masih memiliki hati?

Thursday 12 October 2023

Temperatures Rising


 Judul : Temperatures Rising
Penulis : Sandra Brown
Tebal : 256 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Scout Ritland hanya menginginkan satu hal setelah menyelesaikan proyek di Pulau Parrish: bersantai. Tapi rencananya berantakan ketika dirinya malah diculik. Yang mengejutkan, penculiknya ternyata wanita cantik yang menuntut sesuatu tak terduga dari Scout.

Chantal duPont sadar menculik Scout bisa mendatangkan masalah. Namun, Scout satu-satunya yang bisa membantu kesejahteraan tempat kelahirannya. Chantal hanya berharap dirinya tidak terhanyut dalam rayuan pria itu selagi mereka menghabiskan waktu di Pulau Parrish yang romantis.

Moon over Bali


 Judul : Moon over Bali
Penulis : Agnes Jessica
Tebal : 248 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Jesslyn pergi ke Bali bukan untuk berlibur. Ia kabur dari Daddy yang menyuruhnya memilih satu di antara dua hal: kuliah atau kawin. Jess mustahil memilih salah satunya. Ia memilih untuk mencari ibunya di Pulau Dewata saja. Tapi, perjalanannya di Bali tidaklah mulus. Jess tertipu dan kehilangan uang. Ia juga terpaksa tinggal di tempat kos sumpek bersama Komang yang hidup bersama seorang pria bule, mengantar turis mancanegara dengan Ayla mungilnya, dan belajar menari Bali untuk bertahan hidup. Puncaknya, Jess dihubungi oleh pemuda yang dijodohkan dengannya. Jess limbung. Akankah ia menuruti perjodohan yang diatur Daddy dengan putra rekan bisnisnya itu, atau akankah ia mengikuti kata hatinya yang telah dicuri Timmy yang ditemuinya di Bali? Itu tantangan yang harus dijawab Jess saat melompati tembok takdirnya.

Diamond Bay


 Judul : Diamond Bay (Rescues #2)
Penulis : Linda Howard
Tebal : 352 halaman
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Rachel Jones sama sekali tidak mencari masalah, apalagi laki-laki, tapi ia menemukan Kell Sabin. Laki-laki itu terdampar di pantai di dekat rumahnya, sekarat karena ditembak seseorang. Naluri Rachel mengatakan laki-laki itu orang baik, bahwa ia satu-satunya harapan laki-laki itu untuk selamat. Saat Kell Sabin berbaring tidak sadar di hadapannya, Rachel harus memutuskan masa depan laki-laki itu... yang mungkin juga akan terhubung erat dengan masa depannya sendiri.

Someday


Judul : Someday
Penulis : Winna Efendi
Tebal : 409 halaman
Penerbit : Gagasmedia

Cerita ini tentang seorang perempuan muda yang sederhana, dengan mimpi besar dan harapan yang besar pula. Berperawakan tomboi, dengan penampilan yang biasa saja. Dengan kehadirannya dia membawa kesepian, dan meskipun bersikeras tidak percaya pada cinta, ia menyimpan keinginan yang besar untuk menemukan sesuatu, atau seseorang, yang membuktikan sebaliknya.

Ini adalah kisahnya dalam mencari, menemukan, juga merasakan kehilangan. Namun lebih dari itu semua, ini adalah ceritanya dalam menemukan jati diri, serta apa yang benar-benar diinginkannya. Bahwa tidak semua yang kita harapkan dapat berjalan sesuai keinginan. Bahwa terkadang, kita jatuh dan terluka. Terkadang kita menempatkan hati pada orang yang salah.

But it's okay; maybe not today, but someday.

The Bands of Mourning


 Judul : The Bands of Mourning (The Mistborn Saga #6)
Penulis : Brandon Sanderson
Tebal : 447 halaman
Penerbit : Tor

The Bands of Mourning: mythological bracers worn centuries ago by the Lord Ruler—until they were ripped from his body by the Ascendant Warrior, bringing about his death. The Bands were said to hold incredible power—but of course everyone knows they were long ago lost to the mists of time.

Someone just found them.

In the Elendel Basin, trouble is brewing. Labor disputes are only the beginning; a greater division has grown between the capotal and the other cities of the Basin—cities Elendel claims to lead, while their citizens cry oppression. Amid all of this, word comes to Waxiillium Ladrian that the legendary Bands of Mourning may have been located by a kandra scholar. These weapons could sow destruction and upend the balance of power in the Basin.

Wax wants nothing to do with the Bands of Mourning. Chasing myths isn't a job for a lawman, and he has deeper and more pressing issue to deal with—wounds that cut into his very soul. For what do you do when you feel that God Himself has lied to you?

A clash of ancient legends, political turmoi, and a crisis of faith ignite this explosive third volume in the Wax and Wayne novels. What it reveals will transform everything you thought you knew about the Mistsborn world.

There's always another secret.

The Battlemage


 Judul : The Battlemage (Summoner #3)
Penulis : Taran Matharu
Tebal : 439 halaman
Penerbit : Hachette

The Wyvern turned, its eyes focused on Fletcher, and he suddenly realized how puny his sword was against the monstrosity before him. He backed away slowly. His knees trembled with exhaustion, barely able to bear his weight. He could hardly stand, let alone run.

Fletcher and his classmates from Vocans Academy—including the elf Sylva and the dwarf Othello—travel through the ether, where they must pursue a mortally dangerous quest to rebuild their world and broker peace.

As he leads a small army of soldiers, Fletcher will face his biggest challenge yet: his nemesis, the albino orc, Khan, who seeks to destroy everything Fletcher loves.

Monday 18 September 2023

Accidental Father


 Judul : Accidental Father
Penulis : Dahlian
Tebal : 424 halaman
Penerbit : Roro Raya Sejahtera

Dominique memutuskan untuk menutup rapat-rapat hatinya dari cinta. Dia kini hanya mendambakan anak, tapi tidak menginginkan suami. Meskipun terdengar absurd, di dalam kepala perempuan itu malah terasa sangat masuk akal. Dia hanya perlu mencari ‘calon ayah’ yang potensial, hamil, lalu membesarkan anak itu seorang diri. Dan ketika bertemu dengan Reynand, Dominique sadar dirinya sudah menemukan kandidat yang tepat.

Hamil di luar nikah jelas adalah aib besar bagi nama baik keluarga Reynand. Selain itu, di mata laki-laki itu, orang yang memutuskan untuk lepas dari tanggung jawab dan membiarkan darah dagingnya sendiri menjadi anak haram tak lebih dari seorang pengecut. Namun ketika memutuskan melamar Dominique... dia langsung ditolak mentah-mentah saat itu juga.

Reynand langsung memikirkan strategi baru: dia harus membuat Dominique jatuh cinta padanya. Dia sadar ini adalah misi yang sulit, mengingat perempuan itu membangun dinding tinggi dan kokoh di sekitar dirinya. Namun perasaan sayang yang meluap-luap pada Dominique dan anak yang dikandungnya membuatnya enggan untuk lekas menyerah. Mampukah Reynand menaklukkan perempuan berhati sekeras karang itu? Berhasilkah Reynand membuat Dominique menyadari bahwa cinta bukan sekadar emosi, melainkan juga janji untuk menjaga hati satu sama lain?

The Inquisition


 Judul : The Inquisition (Summoner #2)
Penulis : Taran Matharu
Tebal : 408 halaman
Penerbit : Hodder Children's Books

On trial for a crime he did not commit, Fletcher must face the Inquisition who will decide his future - the process is gruelling, lead by those who will do anything to see him suffer and haunted by ghosts from the past with clues to Fletcher's tragic origins.


But Fletcher has little time to dwell on these new revelations when the king announces a deadly challenge to the graduating students at Vocans. One that involves entering Orc territory to complete a risky mission. With loyal demons by their sides, commoners and nobles, dwarves and elves must overcome barriers of class and race and work together to triumph. The reward: a fortune in gold, the safety of an empire and PEACE.


With the entire empire watching, Fletcher has much to prove, but there are those out to get him and it soon becomes clear that there's a traitor in their midst, trying to thwart the mission and create unrest within the Empire.


With everything stacked against him, Fletcher must use everything in his power to fight his way to victory.