The Hunger Games : Mockingjay

For this post, it kinda different from the other post. There is only one word, SPOILER!

Okay on one hand, I liked this book. liked it enough that i cannot stop reading because I NEED to know what happened-specifically to Peeta. I also liked what happened at the end...but...well...

From the first page of The Hunger Games to the end of Mockingjay, the one thing, the one character that kept me reading was Peeta. I liked Katniss alright, but she wasn't what drew me into the series. Katniss, like many reviews are saying, was a victim in this awful war. In the first 2 books she acted against the 'control'. She rebelled-which is WHY so many people looked up to her. Which is why they wanted her face to be the seal of their rebellion. It made sense. But here's where I feel Ms. Coillins made a grave mistake in Mockingjay...she eliminated the 'goodness' that had motivated Katniss to move forward even when she didn't want to during the games from her life.

True, this whole series has been about fighting oppression and power. About fighting against a government set out to only make their own lives better, and I felt the first 2 books did that nicely. They were so dark, so horrifying, but inside all of that horror there was a spark of light, of sunshine, and that spark was Peeta and Prim-but mostly Peeta since he was there with her to remind her time and time again the type of goodness that was there to save.

Peeta represented true goodness, love, compassion. He was what kept Katniss from falling over the edge into total darkness. He was her rock, her friend, and no matter how confused she felt-she loved him, even if she didn't know it yet. The failure in Mockingjay was that, Ms. Collins took that light away from Katniss. There was no goodness anymore, and therefore Katniss lost her own 'personal spark'. Yet, this was never told to in the story. We just saw Katniss growing weaker and weaker, and were never given a reason as to why. People are complaining about how 'soft' her character went and I completely agree. But what isn't being talked about is the reason why.

I don't know about everyone else, but Peeta was the only bright spot in this entire series for me. Everything was so dark and hopeless-except him. He was the one the masses clung to. His words, his light, his goodness. He is what made Katniss look so incredible. It was his presence and words that make it happened. It is my opinion that she could not have risen to the level she was at without him-which is why she fell short in Mockingjay. The dynamic between them and what they accomplished together at both 'Games' was what drove the series for me. It wasn't even so much about the romance-although that did add another human layer to this story which made it all that much more gut wrenching and true.

The main thing people wondering about was 'Who is Katniss going to choose? Gale or Peeta?' Yet, we get to Mockingjay and the author COMPLETELY obliterated that theme. Sure, we all understand that the war was the main plot, but the HEART of any story is it's characters and their personal journey. Love being one that drives most stories. The love was all but absent here. Sure, we get a resolution, Katniss chooses in the end, but it doesn't FEEL good to the reader. We were given no 'reunion' scene. We were given no 'love-filled' embrace. We were TOLD, 'and this happened.' Not fulfilling. Not at all. Readers need closure. It doesn't have to be a 'happily ever after' which would have been completely off base for this story. But we need to see that in spite of everything that had happened, everything that the characters have suffered, that it had been worth SOMETHING. That everything they fought for, everything so many people died for, was worth something in the end. I'm disappointed because it wasn't like that. It was more like 'Yes, I finally admitted to myself that Peeta was who I loved, then I had some babies with him because he wanted them.'

Ok, I guess my review has come to the end. I just feel like she could have ended the book the same, but could have made that hopelessness feeling go away just a little. Because what is life if there is no hope? This novel left the reader feeling empty, drained, and hopeless. Not even being able to care about what happened to those characters we'd grown to love.

So for this novel, my rating would be 4/10 !

Bitten, by Kelley Armstrong

Hi there.. !! J how have you guys been doing?

I believe it have been very good days isn’t it?

Well for me it is very complicated.. I had many tasks and assignments to do..

But despite all of that.. I could still seize some time to you guys.. !! J

I know.. there are many viewers who can’t wait for the next book review.. right? Ahhaha

Anyway.. the next book entitled……………. . . .. . . .. . . can you guess?

BOOM!!!!! The next book is “Bitten” by Kelley Armstrong

This isn’t so much a review as a re-read and reflection as to why I love this book so much.

I want to reread this book because it is one of my favourite, but I don’t know if I enjoyed the book or not.

This is the book that catch my attention about fiction romance and makes me to reread this book once more. I didn’t know that romance could be like this, which heroines could be angry and violent, that humans had bad side too. I think now that werewolf romance is interesting.. yeah because you know.. I have seen movies.. like this.. which is the “twilight saga” movie.. I think it is not interesting.. but after I read this book.. wow! Its fascinating.

The summary

The story starts like this. Elena Michaels is living in Toronto, struggled to have a normal life, but, she can’t because she’s a werewolf.

The story starts with Elena trying to find a safe place to change form. Because she’s been hiding for too long, she can’t stop herself. When she’s called back to her Pack in upstate New York, she tries to resist going, but she can’t avoid that, either. Irritated that she’s being commanded by so many forces in her life, she leaves her boyfriend and their apartment under some really flimsy excuses, and heads south.

When she go back to the Pack, there are big problems she must face, not the least of which is Clay. It would be too mild to say he has it worse for her. It’s more like he has it worst for her, and Elena finds herself broken between the world she’s carefully create for herself, and the life she keeps trying to leave, but couldn’t.

My review

The story has three main story: Elena vs. Clay, Elena vs. her life in Toronto or with the Pack, and Elena vs. herself. That last one tells us the other two and is the most powerful with each reading.

My favourite part of this novel is the complex story of what is revealed as Elena learns to accept herself. The book’s finding of a female werewolf - the only one of her kind - tells and creates a new arena for fictional findings of female violence. Elena herself is part horrified and part fascinated by her own capability for killing, either as a human or as a wolf, and that struggle, is the aspect that remains with me after I finish the book. Elena is both badass and vulnerable, fearless and yet afraid to love and accept anyone, even herself. The ways in which the author peels away Elena’s weakness is chilling, and a lesson in the art of not telling too much, but revealing plenty at the same time.

There are so many scenes that get me, like when Elena give permission one of the wolves to lean on her while making it seem like she’s laying on him, or when she notice a secret hidden in a cupboard that tell her something that should have been obviously painful to her. The part where Clay comes toward her in the light or, when Elena has dinner with Phillip’s sisters and mother, and watches family interactions from a distance, even while she’s right there among them. Later, Elena finds herself with her Pack family and is part of the group, though she tried her best to hold herself as she did before. The power of this book is in the emotion and the vain of it, and in the part of possibly limited loyalty and violence Elena and the other characters possess.

Reading it makes me wonder about the role of violence in shaping the popularity of world of magic and modern fantasy in romance, and the ways in which violence and vulnerability exists in romance heroines. Elena was one of the first characters I read in a paranormal setting who was both weak and forged with overwhelmed strength. She’s angry and full of rage and has an ability for it that human women do not have, one that romance readers read about repeatedly.

I never tire of revisiting with her, and learning something new from her story.

I don’t know if I can describe how much I love this book. Even after multiple readings, the moment I pick it up, I’m done.

Now, this is the video to make you guys more understand about the story..

so basically, this is just a video so that you guys could have the curiosity to read the book... :)

 My rating to this book:

guess what.. after been reviewing almost 10 books until now.. this book is quite interesting.. that i could give an A.. which is .. 8/10.. so i guess its quite worth your time to read the book.. but it cannot surpass my other book that i have read like Assassins Creed and The scarlet Letter.. 

so.. its up to you if you want to read this book or not.. . hehe.. anyway... have a good weekend.. i hope we can see again in the future soon.. with more interesting book ..!!! :) :)

The Fault In Our Stars

Hello there readers .long time no see,right?? well sorry for that .we are very busy right now as the final examination getting closer and closer.

First of all, how was your day? good then. lets get started. Have you guys watch the movie The Fault In Our Star? well it is interesting though.Romantic.Passionate and can make you cries ( Yeah guys do cry mate. :D )

so our book review for today is.... (Drum rolling )  The Fault in Our Star by John Green.

So here's the story. A cancer girl meets hot boy. Hot boy and cancer girl fall in teenage love and go on adventures to Amsterdam together. Cancer girl is disappointed by her meeting with the author whom she idolizes. Cancer girl and hot boy admit their love to each other and have physical relations. But in the end, cancer girl lives while hot boy dies. The end.

What? How could that boy is the one who dies? Nonsense! Well don't worry about it. I'll explain it.

Hazel Grace, average teenager except for the fact that she's got a cancer inside her body and her lungs not working well.Attending Support Group a new boy catches her eye which is Augustus .Hazel shares her favorite book, An Imperial Affliction, with Augustus, and together they obsess about the unsolved ending. Augustus manages to somehow get through to the author and when Hazel emails him, he invites her to come to Amsterdam to discuss the ending of the book. A fan's dream come true. Yeay!!

So Augustus surprises Hazel by telling her that he still has his wish (the "Wish" that they grant to dying children) from when he had cancer and lost his leg, and he'd happily use it to take her to Amsterdam to meet Peter Van Houten, the author of An Imperial Affliction. Wow.. How romantic it was!!. Hazel are very excited with that., but first she has to convince her hovering, worried parents and her skeptical doctors.

Eventually, they manage to get their trip in order and take together with Hazel's mother (Well incase of anything happened). But when they meet Peter Van Houten, it doesn't exactly go as planned.He doesn't answer any of Hazel's questions. Hazel is angry and upset. Lidewij, the assistant of Van Houten fell sorry for them and takes her and Augustus out to explore Amsterdam. They see Anne Frank's house, Hazel had to climb the stair , but then it was redeemed because she and Augustus finally kiss. Ohh yeahh!! Then they go back to the hotel room and even steamier things happen. Oopss!! Explicit content.

Augustus cancer has returned, and it was very, very bad. When they return to Indianapolis, it's clear that Augustus's health is critical and he might not have much time left. In a heartbreaking scene, Hazel and Isaac even share the eulogies that they wrote for him. Throughout it all, Hazel is there with Augustus, until the very end.

When he dies, Hazel is shocked and filled with grief. At his funeral, though, she gives a different eulogy than the one she had written him. Why? Well, she realizes that she needs to deliver something that's tailored to his parents, well because they are the one who are suffering at that time. (Augustus is already R.I.P)

At the funeral, she's shocked to see that Peter Van Houten is there. She talks to him and realizes that he wrote An Imperial Affliction because he had a daughter who died of cancer. She's no closer to liking Van Houten as a person, but she understands a little more why he's so tortured and crotchety. She also learns from Isaac that Augustus was writing something for her before he died. She proceeds to go on a kind of crazy search for what he's written, which she thinks might be the alternate ending to An Imperial Affliction that she wanted so badly. She also learns that her mother is taking classes to become a Support Group leader, and is relieved that there will be life for her parents after she dies.

At the very end, she learns from Lidewij that Augustus wrote her an eulogy that he sent to Van Houten.The eulogy states that he hopes that she's happy with the choices she made.

Hazel says that yes, she is happy.

The END.

Oh, how sad . .  :'( . it indeed was a very good book to read. very, very, very famous story ,. (well especially for girl, i am not sure if guys do enjoy love and romantic theme ) .Overall,it is 9/10 from me .Yeah guys do read this book . especially for those who are in a relationship right now, you can learn the meaning of true love by this novel. 

till we meet again later, see yaa  :D

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

Hi peeps..

It has been quite a long time since my last post.. hehe

Probably I was too busy with my assignments (i think so)

Ok, so today I would like to share on another novel, which is THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN by Mitch Albom, that might get into your reading-list as this novel had attracted my attention as well.. 

OK, here's the cover page of the novel that I'm gonna talk about on this post of mine. It kinda simple, but believe me, the story gonna catch your attention until You cannot afford to put it down before finish reading it. Serious talk.

So, how was your first impression of this book? Lame? Boring? Uninteresting? or it did caught your attention? well, you kinda right. The cover didn't catch my attention also at first, but I still do read this book. Well, my decision was right. Wanna know why ? so here's a little bit about this book:

Ok, for the early stage of the story, the writer more likely to introduce the main character of the novel, which is The Committed Eddie. He is such a committed, strong, and determined person who was dreaming on joining the national army service. With his great combat skills and his strength inside him, he was a perfect candidate for that. In short, he has all the things that girls adore to. Long story shorted, Eddie managed to join the army although his father was disagree with his decision. For me, his father was a scam as all he know to do are gambling and get drunk. he never care about his children. He thought his children by using the harsh way, hitting, scolding, and all of the other harsh thing. During the WWII, Eddie, along with some of his team members including their captain, was captured by the enemy side and forced to work at the coal mine as war prisoners in Phillippines. After a long time being there, they managed to escape the most unbearable moment of their life after a great encounter with the enemy. Unfortunately, Eddie turned to a handicapped person and was retired as an army due to that incident. What a horrible way to end their suffer there.

Since then, Eddie was trapped at his old, gloomy, and lame neighborhood due to his disabilities, turned into a hopeless person. After his farther died, Eddie has to replace his father position at a theme park known as Ruby Pier as a head technician. Since then, Eddie’s life ‘trapped’ there, fixing rides at the amusement park until on his 83^rd birthday. A very tragic accident occurred at Ruby Pier and Eddie died trying to save a girl from a falling cart.  With his final breath, he feels two small hands in his, and then nothing. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who were in it. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them changed your path forever. Wanna know who the five people that Eddie met in heaven? The Blue Man, his Captain, the owner of the amusement park, Ruby; the person he loved the most, His Wife; and lastly, The kid named Tala. Wanna know more abou the story ? Well for sure you need to go grab that book and read it.

After you read this novel, you could see how the author elaborate the storyline of the main character of the novel from a very optimist person in life into a hopeless person. It is a very interesting story as the author implemented different types of settings during Eddie`s meeting with the peoples in the heaven. All of his life events were played back to him like a movie replay. It is so different from the other novels that I have read.

This book is a good read that many of you will enjoy. The next time you’re at the bookstore or library pick it up. It certainly will make you think about your life in a new way.

Before i end this post, here is my rating for this book: 8/10

I think that`s all from us for now and enjoy reading this novel! Do visit our blog again to read for more novels review.

Assassin's Creed : Black Flag

Hi all.. ! its me today!.. Den!

Guess what? today I am going to take a review on a book that i have just finished reading... its the 

ASSASSIN'S CREED 4 BLACKFLAG!!!

I think this story is the best story that i have ever read in my entire life because this story originated from the video game.. of course i played the video game first before reading the book.. the main theme of this story is about pirates, assassins and templars.. you have never heard about templars, don't you?

ok so this is the cover page of the book.. just a simple book actually... hehe

Author

so basically, about the author, the name is Oliver Bowden..

 i don't want to talk much about the author..because.. yeah. its not interesting.. he is an assassin maniac ... thats all.. hehe

the author had made a few book of assassins creed before which is assassins creed 1,2, and 3. blackflag is the fourth.

and he also already made the fifth assassins creed which is the fifth one, named assassins creed unity.

i cannot wait to read that one though.. because i cannot wait for the next story. 

Summary of the book

this is the summary that i understand, so i think the story that i tell will be a little bit different with the actual story.. because this is the story that i understand.

the story is about a man, named Edward Kenway. At the beginning he wanted to became a privateer, who works not for the government. this is because if he work for them his wage would be very small. So he choose to work alone in the seas. Then, during his work, he went across with a man, named Duncan Walpole. Duncan Walpole was on his way to Havana, a place in Spain.

then, Edward Kenway took Duncan's identity to meet the templars, and then he know about the Observatory..

On his way to find the observatory he meet with a lot of obstacles. he killed many of his enemies with the skill of being an assassin.

he thought that the observatory can bring many good things like wealth and fun.. but instead, he was wrong.. the observatory was only an item to see at distant places. a tool to be used by the people to stalk and see on everyone's secrets..

so during the gameplay i was like very curious what was the observatory actually means..
at last Edward finally get the observatory and the head of assassin keep it in a safe place.

at the ending of the story Edward settles to know that he has a daughter and later he have another child, name Haytam. It is how the story ends..

Moral Values

throughout this story, there are many moral values that i can get. this includes;

1. we should not betray our own friend.

2. we should never be afraid of doing something that is right

3. we should always take care of those we love.

4. we should be very careful in everything we do.

5. we must forgive those who did wrong to us.

well i think that is all about the moral values.. 

My Rating of this book

well.. i am really satisfied with this book so I am sure I can give high rating for this book.. 

I rate this book 9.5/10.. quite high isn't it? well.. what are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and go to the bookstore to buy this book..!!! hehe.. ok .. 

My recommendation

i hope that when you, our readers, read this, we hope that you have interest to read this book.. it is a very special book for those who love adventurous story like me. so what are you guys waiting for? go and grab the book at local bookstore. it is very cheap anyways... Thanks for updating yourself in our blog by the way.. See you guys next time..!!!!  :):)

now.. this is the video of the gameplay of the assassins creed gameplay..
well its pretty much similar between the story from the book and the gameplay..
so you can choose either to play the game or to read.. but .. if you want to get the best experience, I suggest you to do both; read, and play. 

My Rating of this book

well.. i am really satisfied with this book so I am sure I can give high rating for this book.. 

I rate this book 9.5/10.. quite high isn't it? well.. what are you guys waiting for? Hurry up and go to the bookstore to buy this book..!!! hehe.. ok

The Firm

next book is called The Firm written by John Graham. it is kinda boring but yet interesting to some people .well you know we human have different passion, right??

SYNOPSIS

The Firm is a fictitious story about a young law student, Mitchell McDeere's employment with the Bendini, Lambert and Locke law firm. The firm is isolated in Memphis and claimed exclusive. Mitch is attracted with the law payments and advantages including new BWM, low mortgage rate and the firm repays his studying debts. Mitch and Abby are lured by the lifestyle upgrade. But employment with the firm means permanent. There are other associates that tried to leave but end up dead in unexplainable circumstances. As the story unfolds, Mitch is confronted FBI agent, Wayne Tarrance and gradually learns that the firm he worked for have ties with one of the biggest Mafia family in the states, Morolto family. The agent claimed that Mitch is watched and listened in his house and car. The bureau suspects that the firm is responsible for Morolto money laundering, tax fraud and some others dirty money works. Mitch agreed to help as undercover and with the help of Abby and Tammy, they managed to get them thousands of internal files from the firm. Bill De Vasher, head security of the firm has suspicions about MItch. Mitch managed to escaped with Abby along with his brother, Ray and brought 10 million dollars from both the firm an the FBI. With the documents, the FBI succeed to indict the firm and the mafia. For Mitch, he settled down in the Caribbean islands with Abby and Ray.

THE AUTHOR

John Grisham

ü  John Ray Grisham Jr.

ü  American lawyer, writer

ü  Born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas

ü  Legal thrillers, crime fictions

MAIN CHARACTER

Mitchell McDeere

→    A law student graduated with honors from Harvard, recruited in Bendini, Lamber and Locke

→    Poor background, has two brothers, Ray McDeere and Rusty McDeere

→    Married to Abby, a third-grade teacher

→    Ambitious and hungry for success

Abby McDeere

→    A beautiful lady from Kentucky, married to Mitchell McDeere

→    Serves in a private school in Memphis as a third-grade teacher

→    Frustrated with Mitch for his working overtime with the firm

→    Help Mitch copy the dirty files from Bendini, Lambert and Locke

this book have teach us that our eagerness towards money could lead to serious problems.but on the other hand,if we are smart enough to handle it,we could somehow benefit from that situation .

for the ratings, i should give this book 6 out of 10 .

well thats all for me.make sure you read it.maybe it is interesting to you .see yaa :D

The Scar

Hello fellow readers :) 

For this post, I would like to share to all of you another interesting novel for all of you to enjoy during your leisure.

THE SCAR by Sergey and Maria Dyachenko

Sergey & Maria Dyachenko

The novel of The Scar

The novel is at first written in Russia which then been translated into English. Here is what the novel are all about:

Arriving at a long ways past swords and magic, The Scar is a story of two individuals torn by debacle, their plunge into depression, and their reemergence through affection and boldness. Sergey and Marina Dyachenko blend sensational scenes with sentiment, activity and wit, in a style both immediate and melodious. Composed with a beyond any doubt creative hand, The Scar is the story of a man determined by his hot devils to discover reclamation and the woman who could possibly spare him.

Egert is a brash, certain part of the first class watches and a narcissistic adulterer. In any case after he slaughters a guiltless student in a duel, a baffling man known as "The Wanderer" challenges Egert and slices his face with his sword, leaving Egert with a scar that comes to symbolize his cowardice. Not able to end his affliction by his hand, Egert leaves on an odyssey to undiscovered the condemnation and the repulsive harm he has created, which can only be repaired by a terrible trip down a long and frightening way.

For this post, we would like to bring a new element to this blog which is the praises that were given to the novel . We think that it might help you to make decision better. So, here comes the praises.

The other version of the novel's cover 

The praises for The Scar

 “Rich, vivid, tactile prose, with a solid yet unpredictable plot–and an extraordinary depth and intensity character reminiscent of the finest Russian literature. A truly spellbinding work even audiences jaded by standard U.S/U.K fantasy will devour.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Reminiscent of Ptricia Mckillip’s fairy-tale style, this elegant debut by a husband-and-wife team from Kiev combines the somber beauty of the Russian literature with the allegoric power of a traditional folk tale. The theme of the double-edged nature of curses should appeal to readers outside the fantasy genre.” – Library Journal

“An orthodox story fringed with magic, romance, secret societies, and whispers of the end time.” – Booklist

Well, I hope all of you also enjoy reading this post and the novel also. That’s all from us. Do come again for updates.. See ya