eBook Review: The Elite (The Selection #2) by Kiera Cass

Title: The Elite
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: Harper Teen
Edition: I/eBook English Version
Published: April 2013
Page: 336
ISBN: 978-0-062-05996-3
Genre: Young-Adult, Romance, Fiction

Synopsis: The Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's heart is fiercer than ever-and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen?
America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want-and America's chance to choose is about to slip away.

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Book Review: The Selection (The Selection #1) By Kiera Cass

Judul: The Selection
Pengarang: Kiera Cass
Penerjemah: Nina Setyowati
Penerbit: Bentang Belia
Edisi: II/ Bahasa Indonesia
Diterbitkan pada: Agustus 2012
Jumlah Halaman: 432
ISBN: 978-6-029-39743-7
Genre: Fiksi remaja, romansa, cinta

Sinopsis: Semua gadis di sini menginginkannya, kecuali aku. Semua gadis di sini ingin merebut hatinya, kecuali aku. Semua gadis di sini ingin berdiri di sana sebagai putri raja, kecuali aku. Yang kuinginkan hanyalah hidup bersama Aspen, pujaan hatiku, cinta pertamaku. Jika bukan demi keluargaku, aku tak mungkin mau melakukannya. Demi Tuhan, aku tidak mau ikut Seleksi konyol itu, memperebutkan seorang pangeran bodoh di dalam istana sana. Mereka menjanjikan berbagai hal yang menyilaukan bagi kami kasta bawah. Harta, tahta, dan kehidupan yang lebih dari layak. Tapi, apa mereka punya cinta? Apa pangeran Maxon nanti akan bersikap baik? Bagaimana dengan Aspen? Kenapa Aspen justru ikut memaksaku?

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eBook Review: Entwined by Heather Dixon

Sinopsis:

Azalea is trapped. Just when she should feel that everything is before her . . . beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing . . . it's taken away. All of it.

The Keeper understands. He's trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. And so he extends an invitation.

Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest.

But there is a cost.

The Keeper likes to keep things.

Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late.

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eBook Review: The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal

Synopsis:

Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia's led a privileged life at court.  But everything changes when it's revealed, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection.  Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city of Vivaskari, her best friend, Keirnan, and the only life she's ever known.

Sinda is sent to live with her only surviving relative, an aunt who is a dyer in a distant village. She is a cold, scornful woman with little patience for her newfound niece, and Sinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks.  But when Sinda discovers that magic runs through her veins - long-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to control - she realizes that she can never learn to be a simple village girl.

Returning to Vivaskari for answers, Sinda finds her purpose as a wizard scribe, rediscovers the boy who saw her all along, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor's history, forever.

A dazzling first novel, The False Princess is an engrossing fantasy full of mystery, action, and romance.

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Book Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Judul: Seraphina
Judul Asli: Seraphina
Pengarang: Rachel Hartman
Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Cetakan: I/Mei 2013
Penerjemah: Poppy D. Chusfani
ISBN: 978-979-22-9621-1
Tebal: 544hlm
Genre: Novel (Teenager, Young-Adult)

Sinopsis:

Selama empat dekade, manusia dan naga di kerajaan Goredd berdamai. Kaum naga mewujud menjadi manusia dan menyumbangkan pikiran mereka yang rasional serta matematis. Namun, akhir-akhir ini hubungan di antara kedua kaum memburuk. Apalagi ketika salah satu anggota kerajaan terbunuh dan ada kecurigaan bahwa pelakunya naga.

Sebagai musisi yang sangat berbakat, Seraphina Dombegh bergabung dengan kelompok musisi istana. Ia kemudian mau tidak mau terlibat dalam penyelidikan pembunuhan itu, bekerja sama dengan Pangeran Lucian Kiggs yang sangat awas.

Sementara mereka mulai membongkar rencana jahat untuk menghancurkan perdamaian, Seraphina berjuang melindungi rahasianya sendiri, rahasia di balik bakat musiknya yang luar biasa, rahasia yang begitu mengerikan sehingga dapat membahayakan nyawanya.

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New Year's Wishlist

Berhubung bulan Desember ini sudah beli banyak buku (besok akan saya update di sesi "HAUL"), maka beberapa buku inceran saya akan saya masukkan ke dalam "Wishlist" tahun baru. Ada cukup banyak sih buku atau lebih tepatnya novel fiksi yang saya pengen punya beli sebelum tahun 2014. Berikut salah banyaknya, haha.

1. The Hollow

Pengarang: Jessica Verday

Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Harga:Rp64.000

2. The Haunted (The Hollow #2)

Pengarang: Jessica Verday

Penerbit: Gramedia Pustaka Utama

Harga: Rp68.000

3. Beyonders (Beyonders #1)

Pengarang: Brandon Mull

Penerbit: Noura Books (Mizan)

Harga: Rp74.000