The Time Keeper - Mitch Albom

Judul Buku : The Time Keeper
Penulis : Mitch Albom
Penerbit : Gramedia
Tebal : 312Halaman
Tahun Terbit: 2014
Rate: ★★★★★

Dari penulis yang telah menginspirasi jutaan orang di seluruh dunia dengan buku-bukunya, Tuesday with Morrie, dan The Five People You Meet in Heaven,kini hadir dengan novel terbarunya, The Time Keeper—fabel tentang manusia pertama yang menghitung waktu di bumi. Orang yang kelak menjadi sang Penjaga Waktu. Dialah pencipta jam pertama di dunia. Dia dihukum karena mencoba mengukur anugerah terbesar dari Tuhan, diasingkan ke dalam gua hingga berabad-abad dan dipaksa mendengarkan suara orang-orang yang minta diberi lebih banyak waktu. Lalu dia kembali ke dunia kita, dengan membawa jam pasir ajaib dan sebuah misi: menebus kesalahannya dengan mempertemukan dua manusia di bumi, untuk mengajarkan makna waktu pada mereka.

Love Without Limits - Nick Vujicic

Judul Buku : Love Without Limits
Penulis : Nick Vujicic & Kanae Vujicic
Penerbit : Gramedia
Tebal : 257 Halaman
Tahun Terbit: 2016
Rate: ★★★★★

It Doesn’t Take a Perfect Person to Find a Perfect Love

 Even though he was born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic created a “ridiculously good life.” But after dating disappointments and a failed relationship, he reached his mid-twenties worried that he would never find a woman to love him and share his life.

Then Nick met Kanae and everything changed.  But even with undeniable chemistry, they would have to navigate twists and turns worthy of a romantic comedy before becoming "one" in marriage.

 In Love Without Limits Nick and Kanae tell how they improbably found each other, fell in love, and then fought to overcome skepticism from others about their relationship. Filled with practical insights that will benefit any couple, this inspiring book describes a godly courtship and the early years of the Vujicics’ marriage and parenting journey.

Above all, Love Without Limits is an inspiring reminder that when Christ is at the center of a relationship--even with serious challenges--true love will triumph.

Everyday - David Levithan

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Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.

There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.

It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day

Wonder - R.J Palacio

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You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.
My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside.

But Auggie is far from ordinary. Ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go.

Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life, in an attempt to protect him from the cruelty of the outside world. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

Narrated by Auggie and the people around him whose lives he touches forever, WONDER is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

The Fault In Our Stars - John Green

"Aku jatuh cinta dengan cara yang sama seperti orang tertidur: perlahan-lahan, lalu mendadak."

"Tanpa penderitaan, kita tidak bisa mengenal kebahagiaan."



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Meski keajaiban medis mampu mengecilkan tumornya dan membuat Hazel bertahan hidup beberapa tahun lagi, Hazel Grace tetap putus asa. Hazel merasa tak ada gunanya lagi hidup di dunia. Namun, ketika nasib mempertemukannya dengan Augustus Waters di Grup Pendukung Anak-Anak Penderita Kanker, hidup Hazel berubah 180 derajat.
Mencerahkan, berani dan menggugah, The Fault in Our Stars dengan brilian mengeksplorasi kelucuan, ketegangan, juga tragisnya hidup dan cinta.

Boy Meets Girl - Joshua Harris

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Purpose Driven Romance
The last thing singles want is more rules. But if you’re looking for an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse, Joshua Harris delivers an appealing one. A compelling new foreword, an all-new “8 Great Courtship Conversations” section, and updated material throughout makes this five-year revision of the original Boy Meets Girl a must-have! Harris illustrates how biblical courtship—a healthy, joyous alternative to recreational dating—worked for him and his wife. Boy Meets Girl presents an inspiring, practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.
Are you ready for “romance with purpose”? 

Inheritance - Christopher Paolini

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Semua berawal dengan Eragon...

Dan berakhir dengan Warisan.

Beberapa waktu lalu, Eragon––Shadeslayer, Penunggang Naga––bukanlah siapa-siapa, hanya bocah petani miskin. Naganya, Saphira, cuma batu biru di hutan. Sekarang, nasib seluruh umat manusia berada di tangan mereka.

Latihan dan pertempuran selama berbulan-bulan yang panjang membawa kemenangan dan harapan, tapi juga duka mencekam. Namun, pertempuran yang sesungguhnya belumlah terjadi: mereka harus berhadapan dengan Galbatorix. Mereka mesti cukup kuat untuk mengalahkannya. Dan kalau mereka tidak mampu, berarti yang lain tidak punya peluang.

Tidak ada yang menyangka sang Penunggang dan naganya akan mampu sampai sejauh ini. Tetapi, sanggupkah mereka menggulingkan si raja jahat dan mengembalikan keadilan ke Alagaësia? Dan kalaupun sanggup, seberapa besarkah pengorbanan yang harus dilakukan?

The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

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Dua orang jurnalis yang menyelidiki industri perdagangan wanita di Swedia ditemukan tewas. Mayat mereka ditemukan dengan lubang besar di kepala mereka. Bjurman, wali Lisbeth Salander, ditemukan terbunuh di apartemennya. 

Sidik jari yang ditemukan di senjata pembunuh ketiga orang itu mengarah pada satu orang : Lisbeth Salander. 

Sekali lagi Mikael Blomkvist, wartawan kriminal, dan Lisbeth Salander, si gadis bengal ahli hacking, bertemu dalam kasus yang mengancam hidup mereka. Hanya Blomkvist yang percaya Salander tidak bersalah. Sementara Salander harus bersembunyi, Blomkvist berupaya menemukan bukti-bukti yang bisa membersihkan nama rekannya. 

Tak mereka sangka, penyelidikan membawa mereka terlibat dalam sebuah konspirasi besar yang melibatkan banyak pihak, termasuk badan intelijen Swedia. Bahkan, mereka menemukan rahasia kelam yang berhubungan dengan masa lalu Salander. 

Kedua pasangan detektif itu harus mengungkap kebenaran sebelum orang-orang yang tak ingin rahasia itu terbongkar berhasil menemukan dan membungkam Salander ... untuk selamanya. 

This is the last book I read to you..
This is the book you wished for you 25th birthday..
And this review is for you.. My beloved best friend

The Ocean at The End of The Lane - Neil Gaiman

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Samudra di Ujung Jalan Setapak adalah fabel yang membentuk ulang kisah fantasi modern: menggugah, menakutkan, dan puitis—semurni mimpi, segetas sayap kupu-kupu, dari pencerita genius Neil Gaiman.

Kisahnya dimulai empat puluh tahun silam, ketika pemondok di rumah keluarga sang Pencerita mencuri mobil mereka dan bunuh diri di dalamnya. Peristiwa ini membangkitkan kekuatan-kekuatan purba yang seharusnya dibiarkan tak terusik. Makhluk-makhluk gelap dari dunia seberang kini lepas, dan sang Pencerita harus mengerahkan segala daya upayanya agar bisa bertahan hidup: ada kengerian yang nyata di sini, dan kuasa jahat yang terlepas—di dalam keluarganya dan dari kekuatan-kekuatan yang bersatu untuk menghancurkannya.

Yang bisa melindunginya hanyalah tiga perempuan yang tinggal di pertanian ujung jalan. Perempuan yang paling muda menyatakan kolam bebeknya adalah samudra. Perempuan yang paling tua mengaku pernah menyaksikan peristiwa Ledakan Besar.

Forever Too Far - Abbie Glines

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Rush promised her forever... but promises can be broken.

Torn between his love for his family and his love for Blaire, Rush has to find a way to save one without losing the other. In the end one has to be more important. Letting go isn’t easy.

Blaire believed in her fairytale... but no one can live in a fantasy.

Her love for Rush and desire to have a family keep her believing that they can find a way for this to work. Until she has to make the right decision for her and the baby. Even if it breaks her heart.

Can they find the forever that they both want or has it all just gone... too far?

A Lot Like Love - Julie James

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The FBI wants her cooperation.
As the daughter of a billionaire and the owner of the city's top wine store, Jordan Rhodes is invited to the most exclusive parties in Chicago. But there's only one party the FBI wants to crash: the charity fundraiser of a famous restaurateur, who also happens to launder money for the mob. In exchange for her brother's release from prison, Jordan is going to be there—with a date supplied by the Bureau.

Agent McCall just wants her.
As the top undercover agent in Chicago, Nick McCall has one rule: never get personal. This "date" with Jordan Rhodes is merely an assignment— one they're both determined to pull off even if they can't be together for five minutes before the sarcasm and sparks begin to fly. But when Nick's investigation is compromised, he and Jordan have no choice but to pretend they're a couple, and what starts out as a simple assignment begins to feel a lot like something more.

Unwind - Neal Shusterman

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Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.

Eldest - Christopher Paolini

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Tebal: 752 halaman

Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama 

 

Eragon dan naganya, Saphira, berhasil menyelamatkan para pemberontak dari Raja Galbatorix, penguasa kejam Kekaisaran. Sekarang Eragon harus pergi ke Ellesmera, negeri para elf, untuk mempelajari lebih dalam ilmu sihir dan ilmu pedang agar ia dapat menjadi Penunggang Naga yang andal.
Perjalanan yang luar biasa itu membuatnya sampai di banyak tempat yang memikat dan menemui orang-orang yang menakjubkan. Termasuk Arya, elf yang membuat Eragon merasakan cinta untuk pertama kalinya. Juga Oromis dan naganya, Glaedr, yang mengajari Eragon berbagai hal untuk mempererat hubungan batin antara dirinya dengan Saphira, naganya.
Setiap hari merupakan petualangan baru bagi Eragon. Namun kekacauan dan pengkhianatan menghantuinya, Eragon jadi tidak tahu siapa yang bisa dipercayainya.

Sementara itu, sepupunya Roran kembali harus menghadapi pertempuran di Carvahal -- pertempuran yang menyebabkan Eragon berada dalam bahaya yang lebih besar lagi karena melibatkan Galbatorix juga.

Apakah tangan penuh darah sang raja akan menghantam semua usaha untuk melawannya? Eragon kali ini mungkin takkan berhasil meloloskan diri, biarpun dengan mengorbankan nyawanya.

12 Menit - Oka Aurora

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Tebal: 362 halaman
Penerbit: Noura Books pada Mei 2013

Elaine, sang pemain biola, yakin bahwa musik adalah segala-galanya. Namun, ayahnya menentang, menganggapnya sia-sia.

Tara, berusaha menguasai nada-nada snare drum meski memiliki keterbatasan pendengaran. Tetapi, luka masa lalunya terus menghantui.

Lahang, di tengah deritanya, berusaha memenuhi janji pada sang ayah. Namun, dilema membuatnya ragu melangkah.

Rene bermimpi membawa mereka, tim marching band yang dilatihnya, menjadi juara. Meskipun mereka hanya datang dari sebuah kota di pelosok negeri. Meskipun orang lain menganggap itu mustahil.

Mereka berlatih ribuan jam hanya demi 12 menit penentuan. Mereka bertedad membuktikan pada dunia. Bahwa mimpi harus kau percayai agar terwujud. Dreaming is believing. Dan bersama-sama mereka akan menyerukan, Vincero!

Practice Makes Perfect - Julie James

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Behind closed doors, they're laying down the law.

When it comes to the laws of attraction...

Payton Kendall and J.D. Jameson are lawyers who know the meaning of objection. A feminist to the bone, Payton has fought hard to succeed in a profession dominated by men. Born wealthy, privileged, and cocky, J.D. has fought hard to ignore her. Face-to-face, they're perfectly civil. They have to be. For eight years they have kept a safe distance and tolerated each other as coworkers for one reason: to make partner at the firm.

There are no rules...

But all bets are off when they're asked to join forces on a major case. Though apprehensive at first, they begin to appreciate each other's dedication to the law—and the sparks between them quickly turn into attraction. But the increasingly hot connection does not last long when they discover that only one of them will be named partner. Now it's an all-out war. And the battle between the sexes is bound to make these lawyers hot under the collar.

City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare

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Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.

Eragon - Christopher Paolini

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One boy . . .

One dragon . . .

A world of adventure.

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.

Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands.

Mahogany Hills - Tia Widiana

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Penulis : Tia Widiana
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Tebal : 344 Halaman
Tahun Terbit: 2013

Jagad Arya dan Paras Ayunda mendapatkan kehidupan yang mungkin diharapkan oleh semua pasangan pengantin baru. Segera setelah menikah, mereka tinggal di rumah bernama Mahogany Hills, di pelosok pegunungan Sukabumi yang sejuk dan indah.

Yang membedakan Jagad dan Paras dengan pasangan pengantin lainnya adalah mereka menikah bukan karena cinta. Baik Jagad maupun Paras punya rahasia yang mereka pendam. Kesepian, amarah, dan penyesalan bercampur aduk dengan rasa rindu dan kata cinta yang tak pernah terucapkan—semua itu senantiasa menggelayuti Mahogany Hills.

Dengan caranya masing-masing, Jagad dan Paras berjuang untuk menghadapi satu pertanyaan yang pada suatu titik harus mereka jawab: Sanggupkah mereka bertahan dalam pernikahan yang tak sempurna itu?

Insurgent - Veronica Roth

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525 pages

One choice can transform you, or destroy you. Every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves, and herself, while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.

Notasi - Morra Quantro

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Paperback, 294 pages
Published May 2013 by GagasMedia 

Rasanya, sudah lama sekali sejak aku dan dia melihat pelangi di langit utara Pogung.
Namun, kembali ke kota ini, seperti menyeruakkan semua ingatan tentangnya; tentang janji yang terucap seiring jemari kami bertautan.

Segera setelah semuanya berakhir, aku pasti akan menghubungimu lagi.

Itulah yang dikatakannya sebelum dia pergi.
Dan aku mendekap erat-erat kata-kata itu, menanti dalam harap.
Namun, yang datang padaku hanyalah surat-surat tanpa alamat darinya.
Kini, di tempat yang sama, aku mengurai kembali kenangan-kenangan itu