Behind The Wall : A Novella

Penulis   :  Jane Harvey-Berrick      
Negara   :  UK
Bahasa   :  English
Genre     :  Romance
Penerbit  :  Harvey Berrick Publishing
Bilangan Mukasurat : 122
Tarikh Terbitan : 2017  
ISBN :  978–1-912015–52–8
Rating : ★★★★★
 

 

 

Review:

What an amazing forbidden short story about second chances in life between Miss Ella Newsome, the prison's new teacher and Dane Garrett, the prisoner. This is a story of moving forward from the past and being a better person and accepting love when feeling unworthy.  

Btw, you can read this story online on this link ...Behind The Wall : A Novella 
 

  ' I was falling for prisoner 97813. It was reckless and stupid, maybe even dangerous and I couldn’t stop myself '

' To the man who has been knocked down, but stands up again. To the woman who has been ignored, but demands to be seen. To the child who has been forgotten, but decides to grow up stronger. And to every person who chooses to be positive, even when life is not always kind.'


*Due to sexual content and language, this book is recommended for 18+

 

 A MUST READ !

Sinopsis

 
Prison.

The place where dreams fade and hope dies.

That’s what it’s meant for the five years that Garrett has been behind bars. But now hope is on the horizon and he’s daring to dream again: small dreams, small hopes.

Getting his GED would be a start. If only his prison-appointed teacher Miss Ella Newsome wasn’t so damn sexy.

As Garrett and Ella start to play a dangerous game, the price could be higher than either of them have guessed.

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This story first appeared in the anthology HOT FOR TEACHER in 2016. It has since been extended with new scenes, more heart ache and even more heat.


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A taboo love story by best-selling author Jane Harvey-Berrick

“An amazing book about second chances … I love a good taboo read and this was perfect”  FMR Book Grind

“I wasn’t surprised that I got emotional reading another JHB book, she has a way of tugging on your heart strings by writing characters that you care about from the start” Relentless Book Chicks Ramblings

“It always amazes me when an author can pull so much emotion out of me with a novella. There was hope, passion, shame, loneliness and love”
Two Darlin' Dolls and a Book Review

“This beautiful novella brings us a story with the characteristic warmth, insight and deep affection that Jane Harvey-Berrick holds for her fellow human beings. The setting underlines the physical, emotional and psychological prisons in which we can live and the wonder that can follow when another person starts to break down those walls and breathe life and hope into us”
Garden Girl

... song Second Chances - Imagine Dragons ...

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Jane Harvey-Berrick 

Kisah Cinta Seribu Wajah

Penulis   :  Noor Suraya      
Negara   :  Malaysia
Bahasa   :  Melayu
Genre     :  Malay Fiction
Penerbit  :  JS Adiwarna
Bilangan Mukasurat : 313
Tarikh Terbitan : 2012  
ISBN :  978-967-0201-54-2 
Rating :  ★★★ 
       
 
 

 

Ulasan :
 
  الحَمْد لله‎ dengan izinNYA aku telah diberi kesempatan lagi untuk bedah siasat karya penulis favourite aku ni. Di dalam karya ni terkandung 18 antologi cerpen pelbagai penulis JS Adiwarna.

Ada beberapa cerpen yang berjaya menjentik pelbagai rasa di hati ini.

 
 
 
Sinopsis   
  
Enam belas penulis ‘Keluarga JS’ (Adiwarna & Jemari Seni) ‘berpadu suara’ untuk berbicara fasal cinta dalam antologi lapan belas cerpen berwarna-warni ini. Koleksi cerpen Kisah Cinta Seribu Wajah ini adalah ‘kisah’ yang belum pernah diterbitkan di mana-mana media cetak.

Dengarlah bagaimana penulis bercerita fasal kisah cinta mereka; fasal cinta mereka yang dekat dengannya; atau cinta mengikut pemerhatian dan pengertian mereka. Penulisan pelbagai gaya, latar dan teknik ini eksklusif dipersembahkan buat pembaca ‘Keluarga JS’ sebagai hadiah daripada kami untuk anda.

Inilah mereka – Aidah Bakri. Dihsar Ludba Haqifa. Fatihah Pauzihal. Hafizah Iszahanid. Hafizul Osman. Haswida Abu Bakar. Ijazati Habib. Ika Madera. Imaen. John Norafizan. Kamalia. Misdhiaz. Nazawati. Noor Suraya. Pingu Toha. Szalies.

Sigaraning

Penulis   :  Imaen      
Negara   :  Malaysia
Bahasa   :  Melayu
Genre     :  Malay Fiction
Penerbit  :  Jemari Seni Publishing
Bilangan Mukasurat : 478
Tarikh Terbitan : 2009  
ISBN :  978-967-5118-13-5 
Rating :   
       
 
 

Ulasan :
 
Maaf, ketika ini aku sedang 'membedah siasat' karya hebat ini. Tunggu ulasan aku nanti ye! 
 
 
Sinopsis   
  
Kami hanya dua jiwa yang terpapas ketika menunggu kereta api, di sebuah halte kehidupan. Aku lelaki yang akan menaiki kereta api siang, dan dia pula perempuan yang telah membeli tiket kereta api malam. Perjalanan satu hala: kami sendiri tidak tahu ke mana destinasinya. Perkongsian yang kami panggil ‘cinta’ itu, sebenarnya hanyalah saling berpandangan melalui tingkap cermin; saling melambai tangan dan bertukar senyum. Kemudian ketika peluit berbunyi, baru aku sedar realitinya: kereta apiku mula bergerak, kami semakin berjarak. Hanya bayangannya yang melekat di cermin jendela. Kami semakin menjauh. Hanya senyum manisnya masih terlekat di jendela hati.

aku bukannya muncikari yang menjual jiwa kepada iblis untuk hidup mewah

Apa yang nak dibuat, sekiranya terjumpa duit RM2 juta dan tas ‘harta berharga’? Terhormatkah untuk ‘dipinjam’ sebentar, dengan niat akan memulangkannya kemudian nanti?

Kasihan Ali Imran, tauke Pasar Mini MusliMart yang diburu gengster kiri dan kanan... gara-gara ‘pinjaman’ tidak sengajanya itu. Pada waktu terdesak, tiada yang dapat menolong selain daripada Dia! 

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IMAEN menulis untuk mereka yang sedia berkongsi falsafah rasa. IMAEN menulis untuk anda, yang menanti karya thriller dalam bahasa nan indah.

Antologi Cerpen Cinta Pertama

Penulis   :  Noor Suraya & Imaen       
Negara   :  Malaysia
Bahasa   :  Melayu
Genre     :  Malay Fiction
Penerbit  :  JS Adiwarna Publications & Distributors Sdn Bhd
Bilangan Mukasurat : 695
Tarikh Terbitan : 2014  
ISBN :  978-967-0757-01-8 
Rating : ★★★★★   
       
 


Ulasan :

‎ الحَمْد لله dengan izinNYA aku telah diberi kesempatan lagi untuk bedah siasat karya penulis favourite aku ni. Di dalam buku ni terkandung 44 antologi cerpen pelbagai penulis JS Adiwarna.

Datangnya tidak dapat ditunda, boleh berlaku di mana sahaja, pada bila-bila masa sahaja dan di mana jua. Orang yang bijak adalah mereka yang mendahulukan Tuhan dalam memilih cintanya. Semoga cinta yang kita pilih adalah cinta yang diredhai oleh Allah SWT.

Walaupun semua cerita dalam buku ini agak pendek je. Namun setiap cerita pasti meninggalkan suatu rasa dihati seolah-olah aku adalah watak dalam cerita itu dan berjaya menyentuh hati dan perasaanku.

Semoga kisah-kisah ini dapat dijadikan inspirasi, teladan dan memberi pengajaran kepada semua pembaca di luar sana. 

Wallahu a’lam ( والله أعلمُ) ertinya Dan ALLAH Yang Maha Mengetahui.
  

 

 T.E.R.B.A.I.K. 

 
 
 
Sinopsis
 

Cinta pertama itu seumpama sebutir bintang suraya di langit.Kadang-kadang ia muncul dan kadang-kadang ia bersembunyi di sebalik awan.

Berkata tentang cinta pertama, hati terasa manis jadinya pabila kasih tersimpul bawa bahagia. Namun benarkah cinta pertama itu, kisahnya pasti menempah jaya?

Ramai pula yang bertanya,
Cinta pertama itu indahnya seperti apa?
Cinta pertama itu untuk siapa?
Cinta pertama itu kekalnya sehingga bila?

Begini jawabnya,
Sungguhkah tuan membeli jerami?
Kalau sungguh mana diannya?
Sungguhkah tuan cintakan kami?
Kalau sungguh mana tandanya?

Antologi Cerpen Adiwarna ini menghimpunkan kisah cinta dari 44 orang penulis. Cerita yang manis dan penulisan jujur ini terpancar baik daripada mereka yang pertama kali menulis mahupun mereka yang sudah sedia ada nama. Ceritanya tentulah pelbagai, tetapi yang menyatukan mereka dalam naskah ini ialah sebuah cerita untuk dikenang. Jadi usah peduli bagaimana mulanya cinta pertama itu, yang penting bagaimana ia dinoktahkan.

Aduhai, dengarlah mereka berbicara tentang kisahnya.Dan benarkah cinta pertama itu hadir sekali seumur hidup, atau ia datang berkali-kali sepanjang hayat? Carilah jawapannya dalam naskah ini ya..

Mungkinkah, kisah cinta pertama ini hampir sama dengan kisah anda?
Bacalah antologi yang memikat ini. ~ Noor Suraya

... lagu Muhasabah Cinta - Edcoustic ...

 

 

 

 

Point of Retreat

Penulis   :  Colleen Hoover      
Negara   :  USA
Bahasa   :  English
Genre     :  Young Adult Fiction   
Bilangan Mukasurat : 320
Tarikh Terbitan : August 2012   
Rating : ★★★★         
 
 
 





Review:

This is the second book in the SLAMMED series. I loved reading this story from Will's point of view but my expectation on this story was more.

Colleen Hoover...Thank you for writing such an amazing story. You really know how to mess with my emotions and made me cry.  I butterflying loved with all characters in this book.

 A MUST READ !

Sinopsis

Sometimes two people have to fall apart to realize just how much they belong together.

Collen Hoover entranced reader everywhere with her bestselling novel Slammed, the book that introduced Layken and Will, a young couple whose love overcame devastation hardships to emerge stronger and more resilient than before.

Now, as Layken and Will's emotion-packed story continues, a stunning and unforeseen revelation about Will's past leaves them questioning everything that they thought they knew about each other. With the foundation of their relationship at risk, they must decide whether they are willing to fight for a future together, or to retreat back into solitude and heartache.

How far does Will have to go to prove to Layken his love for her will last forever?  It will require something truly extraordinary to keep this couple together and the decisions they make and the answers they find will change not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.



 Will ~ Love is the most beautiful thing in the world. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest things in the world to hold on to, and one of the easiest things to throw away.


Lake ~ Sometimes things happen in life that you didn't plan for. All you can do is suck it up and start mapping out a new plan.

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Colleen Hoover

 

Slammed

 




Penulis   :  Colleen Hoover      
Negara   :  USA
Bahasa   :  English
Genre     :  Young Adult Fiction 
Bilangan Mukasurat : 317
Tarikh Terbitan : Januari 2012   
Rating : ★★★★         
 
 
 


 

Review:
 

Wow...I don't know why I waited so long to read this one. I can't put this book down and I read this in six hours. Thank you Collen Hoover for writing such an amazing story. It is a story of survival. The story sucks you in, make me fall in love with Layken and Will and break my heart too.

I never thought I would love poetry as much as I did. The writing style is simple, deep, powerful and keeps you riveted to the page. I just can't get enough of this... <sigh>

And all I can say, I can't wait to read the next books in this series.  

 A MUST READ !

 

Sinopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author Collen Hoover's romance, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them.

Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope. Then she meets her new neighbour Will, a handsome twenty-one-year-old whose mere presence leaves her flustered and whose passion for poetry slams thrills her.

Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor. Within days of their introduction, Will and Layken form an intense emotional connection, leaving Layken with a renewed sense of hope.

Not long after an intense, heart-stopping first date, they are slammed to the core when a shocking revelation forces their new relationship to a sudden halt. Daily interactions become impossibly painful as they struggle to find a balance between the feelings that pull them together, and the secret that keeps them apart. Only through the poetry they share are they able to speak the truth that is in their hearts and imagine a future where love is cause for celebration, not regret.

These are the beautiful quotes with beautiful meanings :-

"Death. The only thing inevitable in life"

"Sometimes life doesn't happen in chronological order"

"Sometimes when things get too real, my sarcasm takes over"

"Nothing is permanent. The only thing any of us have in common is the inevitable. We'll all eventually die"

"There's so much more to relationship than just love"

"The points are not the point; the point is poetry"

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Colleen Hoover