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"

if you wanna know more about this writer do click on this link ... 
Colleen Hoover 

PLASMA : Sedut Sana Sini

Penulis   :  Maya Iris      
Negara   :  Malaysia
Bahasa   :  Melayu
Genre     :  Malay Fiction
Penerbit  :  Chermin Resources
Bilangan Mukasurat : 278
Tarikh Terbitan : Mac 2018  
ISBN :  978-967-15754-0-6 
Rating :  ★★★★ 
       
 
 

 

Ulasan :
 
  الحَمْد لله‎ dengan izinNYA aku telah diberi kesempatan lagi untuk bedah siasat karya ke 6 penulis favourite aku ni selepas Mahar Cinta Cinderella, Konspirasi Suami, Kuseru Namamu Kekasih, Fugitif dan Curahan Cinta Niagara.

Pendapat peribadi, cerita kali ini agak berbeza kalau nak dibandingkan dengan karya-karya terdahulu. Ada banyak sangat watak yang buat aku jadi pening sekejap dan keliru. Kisah penyangak yang taksub sedut duit nak jadi kaya raya dan taksub sedut darah nak jadi cantik ni memang ada kat luar sana tu. Cuma kita je yang tak tahu atau buat-buat tak tahu. Penyangak seperti ni akan sanggup lakukan apa sahaja asalkan dapat puaskan nafsu sendiri walaupun menjahanamkan orang lain. Adoi sis, kenapa sikit sangat muka surat cerita nih...patutnya kena panjang lagi cerita ni he he he. Tak puas hati dengan Assir.

Satu lagi kisah realiti kehidupan yang boleh dijadikan teladan. Semoga kisah ini dapat kita jadikan sebagai inspirasi, teladan dan pengajaran buat semua pembaca diluar sana.
 
 
Sinopsis    

Setiap manusia ada keperluan dan keinginan.

Assir mahu wang yang banyak untuk mengekalkan gaya hidup mewahnya. Tanpa rasa bersalah, satu demi satu syarikat dibeli dan diranapkan. modus operandinya licin macam belut.

Sally mahu kekal muda dan cantik. Rawatan kecantikan menemukannya dengan satu suplemen yang mampu mengembalikan kecantikan dan keremajaan. Salah satu bahan dalam suplemen itu adalah darah manusia.

Justeru, apabila kedua-duanya bersatu, mereka sanggup melakukan jenayah demi memenuhi keperluan dan keinginan masing-masing.

"Kau dan aku tak ada beza. Kau sedut duit syarikat. Aku sedut Plasma. Duit dan Plasma. Dua-dua adalah untuk hidup."

Adakah kejahatan mereka didorongi keperluan atau nafsu? Berapa banyak yang akan menjadi korban sehingga mereka puas?

... lagu Hati Emas - M Nasir ...

 

 

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Maya Iris

Urusan Cinta Belum Selesai

Penulis   :  Imaen      
Negara   :  Malaysia
Bahasa   :  Melayu
Genre     :  Malay Fiction
Penerbit  :  Adiwarna
Bilangan Mukasurat : 357
Tarikh Terbitan : 2012  
ISBN :  978-967-3221-38-7 
Rating :   
       
 

 


Ulasan :
 
Maaf, ketika ini aku sedang 'membedah siasat' karya hebat ini. Tunggu ulasan aku nanti ye! 
 
 
Sinopsis    

Sudah lima hari Cinta ke Tanah Suci.

Dan Rauf (konon-kononnya) sudah berikrar tak mahu peduli lagi pada Cinta. Sebut nama Cinta pun dia tak mahu lagi. Apatah lagi mahu merasa Cinta itu juita hatinya. Lima hari ke, 50 hari ke, 500 hari ke, 5 000 hari ke, 50 000 hari ke, bukan ada kena-mengena dengan aku pun.

Betul ke begitu, Rauf... betul ke tak mahu peduli?

TAK... memang tak begitu. Dia memang rindu pada Cinta. Amat rindu. Sebelum ini, kalau dia rindu pada Cinta, dia akan buka Google Map. Kemudian taip alamat Cinta. Tak dapat tengok Cinta dapat tengok bumbung rumah Cinta samar-samar dalam Google Map pun cukuplah. Tapi kini dia tak berbuat begitu lagi. Dia lawan perasaannya itu. Lawan sungguh-sungguh macam HAMAS lawan Israel. Lawan sampai menang atau mati!

Payah sungguh melepaskan diri daripada Cinta!
Sebab...???

Rauf ini mencari makan seputar novel Melayu. Sedang perkataan ‘cinta’ mungkin antara perkataan yang paling banyak ada dalam banyak novel Melayu di Malaysia selepas perkataan ‘aku’, ‘kau’, ‘mu’, ‘pandang’, ‘renung’, ‘tenung’, ‘kata’, ‘tanya’ dan ‘senyum’.

Dan setiap kali dia menemui perkataan
‘cinta’ dia akan teringat pada Cinta.

Tak patut sungguh bapa Cinta dulu namakan anaknya Cinta. Hanya menyusahkan orang yang mencintai anaknya tapi cinta tak berbalas saja!

***

Imaen, lahir di Kuala Krai, pada akhir Disember, kira-kira 45 tahun dulu. Dia berkelulusan Sarjana Muda Ekonomi dari Universiti Malaya dan Diploma Pendidikan Pengajian Melayu dari Institut Perguruan Sultan Idris. Kini bekerja sebagai editor, dan ketika ada kelapangan dia akan menulis.

The Edge of Never

Penulis   :  J. A. Redmerski      
Negara   :  USA
Bahasa   :  English
Genre     :  New Adult Fiction
Tarikh Terbitan : November 2012  
ISBN :  1480095532 
Rating :  ★★+ 
       
 
 
 


 

Ulasan :


I enjoyed the whole road trip story but I was disappointed with the main characters in this book . Got me a little teary-eyed when I read Andrew's letter to Camryn. The ending surprises me...

*Due to sexual content and language, this book is recommended for 18+ – Adult Contemporary Women’s – New Adult Fiction
 
 

Sinopsis

 
Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett had always been one to think out-of-the-box, who knew she wanted something more in life than following the same repetitive patterns and growing old with the same repetitive life story. And she thought that her life was going in the right direction until everything fell apart.

Determined not to dwell on the negative and push forward, Camryn is set to move in with her best friend and plans to start a new job. But after an unexpected night at the hottest club in downtown North Carolina, she makes the ultimate decision to leave the only life she’s ever known, far behind.

With a purse, a cell phone and a small bag with a few necessities, Camryn, with absolutely no direction or purpose boards a Greyhound bus alone and sets out to find herself. What she finds is a guy named Andrew Parrish, someone not so very different from her and who harbors his own dark secrets. But Camryn swore never to let down her walls again. And she vowed never to fall in love.

But with Andrew, Camryn finds herself doing a lot of things she never thought she’d do. He shows her what it’s really like to live out-of-the-box and to give in to her deepest, darkest desires. On their sporadic road-trip he becomes the center of her exciting and daring new life, pulling love and lust and emotion out of her in ways she never imagined possible. But will Andrew’s dark secret push them inseparably together, or tear them completely apart?

 

if you wanna know more about this writer do click on this link ...  J. A. Redmerski  

The Education of Sebastian & The Education of Caroline, combined series

Penulis   :  Jane Harvey-Berrick      
Negara   :  UK
Bahasa   :  English
Genre     :  Romance, Young Adult
Tarikh Terbitan : April 2014  
ISBN :  9780957496194 
Rating :  ★★★★ 
       
 

 
 



Ulasan :

This is a forbidden love story between Caroline is 30 and Sebastian 17 (4 months to 18 years) and nothing could keep them apart. There is a lot going on in these two stories. I laughed and cried throughout. I know several people would say how wrong it was because of the huge age gap between them. 

But to me age is just a number. It does not matter as long as he loves you, you love each other and does not care what other people thought. Sometimes we make mistakes, we regret it, we learn from our first mistakes and we deserve a second chance.

Thank you Jane Harvey-Barrick for writing such an amazing story for these two beautiful  characters. I can't believe I'm falling in love with the characters. I really enjoyed the story has happy ending. Sempre e per sempre ~ Forever and For Always.

*Due to sexual content and language, this book is recommended for 18+ – Adult Contemporary Women’s – New Adult Fiction
 
 

Synopsis

The Education of Sebastian

A friendship between the lost and lonely Caroline, and the unhappy Sebastian, leads to an illicit love that threatens them both.
 
Married at 19, Caroline Wilson is trapped in a cold and loveless marriage with an older man. After 11 years of living with David, a Flight Surgeon in the US Navy, her life is predictable and uninteresting, even to herself.

When her husband finally wins a long sought-after promotion, Caroline feels she has little choice but to follow him to a new home in San Diego. There she meets Sebastian, a young man of 17 whom she first met when he was a child.

The child is now a man – in all but name. An innocent friendship leads to an illicit love that threatens their world.

For an all too brief summer, their happiness blooms.

 
The Education of Caroline

Ten years after their first affair, Sebastian and Caroline meet again: this time in very different circumstances, against the background of the war in Afghanistan. Now a successful journalist, Caroline meets Chief Sebastian Hunter – can old passions be rekindled?
 
Carolina Maria Venzi was Mrs Caroline Wilson. Now she has reinvented herself as Lee Venzi, freelance journalist and foreign correspondent. A chance meeting in Geneva sees the erotic madness of her passionate affair with a younger man rekindled.

Now Sebastian Hunter is a US Marine and unable to forget the first woman he ever loved. When Sebastian is sent to Afghanistan, Carolina is able to see close up the toll that war takes.

  ... Crazy Love - Michael Buble ...

 

... Charlene Soraia – Wherever you will go ...


 

 
 .. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now – Starship ...

if you wanna know more about this writer do click on this link ... 
Jane Harvey-Berrick