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“Sakit itu rasa; tidak terlihat. Sejenis rasa ba

“Sakit itu rasa; tidak terlihat. Sejenis rasa bagi yang menanggungnya.” Hanya dengan membaca halaman pertama saja sudah membuatkan aku terpikat untuk membaca lanjut buku ini. Kulit buku juga cantik dengan diselitkan empat jejaka iaitu Azfar, Firman, Zaquan, dan Jimi.

Permulaan buku dimulakan dengan setting di universiti. Seronok baca kisah mereka, aksi mengusik sesama sendiri sehingga pada satu ketika, detik indah mereka bertukar menjadi tegang dan duka. Aku mula berteka-teki akan perkara sebenar yang berlaku. Di sinilah, datang watak Mikail sebagai seorang peguam jenayah, lantas setting di mahkamah bermula dan mendominasi lebih 50% daripada keseluruhan buku ini.

Cerita disampaikan dari sudut pandang keempat sahabat ini bersama teknik imbas kembali. Gaya penulisan lancar dengan laras bahasa yang mudah difahami. Mengangkat tema persahabatan, penulis juga membawa topik yang perlu dibincangkan seperti kesihatan mental juga stigma dalam masyarakat, peranan ibu bapa, dan kepercayaan dalam memegang rahsia. Semua topik ini dibentangkan dengan tersusun dan cukup membuatkan pembaca berfikir mengenai setiap satunya.

Kadang-kadang tindakan kita ada membuatkan orang terluka dan apabila dipendam lama oleh orang tersebut, ia boleh berubah menjadi satu perkara yang tidak diduga. Ketika membaca buku ini, seringkali aku memikirkan insan di sekelilingku, adakah semua kelakuan mereka benar dan tidak memendam segala rasa di jiwa. Aku harap tiada yang tersembunyi. Ceritalah jika ada yang terpendam. Sekalipun aku sukar memahami, aku janji yang aku tidak akan menjadi seperti "orang itu". Kalau yang baca buku ni, tahulah siapa 😏

Buku ini pasti berada dekat dengan diri setiap pembaca. Satu naskhah yang bagiku mampu memberi impak yang kuat beserta pengajaran yang amat diperlukan. Bacalah buku ini agar semua dapat belajar menyelami emosi serta empati kepada orang lain, pada kesakitan yang kita tidak nampak dengan mata kasar. Isu kesihatan mental perlu dibincangkan dan bukan dipandang remeh. Aku percaya buku fiksyen juga memainkan peranan dalam meningkatkan kesedaran terhadap isu kesihatan mental dan buku ini berjaya melakukannya. 4.5 bintang bersinar untuk buku ini! 💛

#readingupdate 📖 Dua buku yang aku plan untuk

#readingupdate 📖
Dua buku yang aku plan untuk habiskan bacaan dalam bulan ini. Baru selesai baca Yang Paling Patah Antara Kita semalam dan akan berkongsi ulasan buku pada hari esok. Tunggu giliran untuk book tour :)
📕 Book courtesy of @inibukujiwa

I hope I can finish Girl, Forgotten this month, but I only read 135 of 390 pages, and I think I could not be able to finish it. I will continue next month la 😬 The story is written in a long narrative and is slow-paced, which I don't fancy, but the mystery is intriguing for me to know more, and I think this book is better than False Witness. Let's see how the mystery solves 🧐
📕 Book courtesy of @times.reads @putrifariza

❓What book do you plan to finish before the end of the month?

#girlforgotten #karinslaughter #palingpatah #inibukujiwa

Colleen Hoover, you are my favourite author, and a

Colleen Hoover, you are my favourite author, and after reading this one, I am more in love with your writings ✨

This book was absolutely remarkable but very emotional. Collen Hoover never misses breaking my heart and putting them back together at the end. Reminders of Him follows the story of Kenna, a young mother who would do everything for her daughter, Diem. Kenna served five years in prison for a tragic mistake and just got out of prison and hopes to reunite with Diem, who is now living with her grandparents. The story mostly takes you through Kenna's journey to get her child back, and then she meets Ledger. Ledger is Scotty's best friend.

I was hooked from the first page. This story brought all the emotions about love, grief, forgiveness, and acceptance that people cope with in various ways. I felt bad for Kenna. I want the best for her. I want her story to have a good conclusion and for her to be okay. I want the whole world for her. But I also saw the side story from Scotty's parents and empathized with them, yet I still wish Diem to be with her mother. Ledger was trapped between them. His thoughts began to shift as he got to know Kenna better. Throughout Colleen's amazing writing, I truly understood all of them and wanted the best for all.

This book definitely teared me up. Kenna's letters to Scotty were so sad 💔 I didn't cry until the chapter about the tragic accident. It was so heartbreaking and so emotional. I want to hug her for all the pain she had through. Kenna is such an amazing character, and so does Ledger. I was rooting for them and glad for their ending. I liked how their relationship grew, even though it was painful to see. Honestly, all the characters in this book were unforgettable! I fell in love with them.

The epilogue was perfect. I don't think a five-star rating would be enough for this book. I loved this book. CoHo writes in a way that allows the reader to enter the minds of her characters, and this was indeed an amazing read, and I hope you'll love it as much as I do. I will forever recommend this book ❤️

The Pachinko Parlour follows the story of 29-year-

The Pachinko Parlour follows the story of 29-year-old Clare, who is Korean but cannot speak the language. She was raised in Switzerland, speaking fluently in French and Japanese. She learned Japanese to communicate with her Korean grandparents, who have lived in Japan since the Korean war. However, her grandparents are adamant about not speaking Japanese. She has little knowledge of the Korean language, creating a barrier between them. Claire's main reason for visiting Japan is to accompany her grandparents on their first journey back to Korea since the war. She readily planned this trip, but her grandparents didn't seem like they wanted to go. In the meantime, she is also tutoring 12-year-old Meiko in French.

It is a short story about the exploration of different identities and belonging. Language is the most important thing in communication; without it, we can see the struggle to maintain a relationship. I found the scene between Clare and Meiko and Clare and her grandparents lovely and entertaining. However, the exchanges between Clare and her grandparents should have been more varied as that is, I think, the book's main focus. Furthermore, the ending was a little too sudden. Even though, by the end of the story, Clare realizes that the trip to Korea might mainly be about her discovering her origins.

The writing style is like reading a diary. Sometimes, I didn't understand the continuity of the story, like there was no connection between them. I also thought the characters were poorly developed and needed to say that this book left me without any feelings. The writing was too bland for me and did not keep my attention. That's why I finished reading this book in seven days despite the 171 pages.

Sadly, this one didn't work for me. It has a nice premise, but the rest were not up to my liking.

Thank you, @putrifariza @times.reads , for sending me this book in return for an honest review ✨

❓: What’s the book under Asian Literature that you always recommend to others?

#siqahbookreviews #thepachinkoparlour #asianliterature

🧕🏻 Pantang nampak benda cantik 🤭 Suka mem

🧕🏻 Pantang nampak benda cantik 🤭 Suka membeli penanda buku yang cantik di mata yang digunakan sebagai penanda buku juga prop flatlays jika perlu 😁

❓ What is the bookish item you recently bought?

#bookmarks #handmadebookmark #bookstagram #bookstagrammermalaysia #bookreels #bookishitems #batik

Novel yang bukan main hype di Twitter dan TikTok s

Novel yang bukan main hype di Twitter dan TikTok sehingga aku turut membeli dan terus membacanya apabila novel ini sampai di tangan. Punyalah semangat berkobar-kobar. Bukan mudah sebuah novel untuk aku baca sejurus selepas beli. Well, you know me, TBR menggunung tinggi 🙈

Gaya penulisan yang bersahaja disulamkan dengan dialog kelakar membuatkan proses pembacaan menjadi lebih seronok. Namun, itu tidak berlaku sepanjang masa ye. Emosi menjadi penuh amarah dalam setiap adegan yang wujudnya mak Dyra. Rasa nak dicili-cilikan mulut mak cik ni. Emosi kembali stabil dan terhibur apabila tiba pada adegan Dyra bersama Zafrael dan rakan sekerja mereka.

Zafrael boleh diangkat sebagai hero pujaan hati. Hihi. Bersifat pelindung dan manis sekali. "Sejambak sayur” 😂 Aku tak suka sangat dengan sikap Dyra yang suka melawan, fikir dia je betul, dan berdendam. Tapi, aku simpati dengan perkara yang dihadapi Dyra mengenai mak kandungnya. Sedih! Bercucuran air mata membaca luahan isi hati seorang anak kepada ibunya.

Novel ini dibahagikan kepada dua bahagian. Bahagian pertama lebih santai manakala bahagian kedua lebih banyak menimbulkan pertanyaan. Bagiku, jawapan kepada setiap pertanyaan dalam novel ini sangat di luar kotak. Langsung tidak terfikir sampai ke situ. Idea penulis sangat WOW! 😱

Cuma, ada beberapa perkara yang tidak menepati citarasa aku. **SPOILER** Bahagian 2 dimulakan dengan “ini semua hanya mimpi”. Serius, aku turn off masa baca part ni. Hilang sedikit keseronokan ketika membaca. Walaupun semua itu bukan mimpi, tetap tidak boleh dilupakan rasa kecewa yang pernah wujud. Selain itu, semua misteri/plot twist dikumpulkan pada bahagian akhir novel. Bagiku, novel ini akan menjadi lebih menarik sekiranya pendedahan ini diberikan sedikit demi sedikit agar pembaca (read aku) dapat memahami sesetengah perkara yang berlaku di awalan cerita. Contohnya, tidaklah aku rasakan adegan lampu candelier dan lif rosak hanya sekadar untuk merapatkan hubungan dua watak utama. Sedangkan dua adegan ini membawa makna yang lebih besar sebenarnya.

Secara keseluruhan, Chef’s Cuisine mencukupi dalam memberi aku keyakinan untuk membaca karya penulis yang seterusnya. 🌟: 3.7/5

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“Sakit itu rasa; tidak terlihat. Sejenis rasa ba

“Sakit itu rasa; tidak terlihat. Sejenis rasa bagi yang menanggungnya.” Hanya dengan membaca halaman pertama saja sudah membuatkan aku terpikat untuk membaca lanjut buku ini. Kulit buku juga cantik dengan diselitkan empat jejaka iaitu Azfar, Firman, Zaquan, dan Jimi.

Permulaan buku dimulakan dengan setting di universiti. Seronok baca kisah mereka, aksi mengusik sesama sendiri sehingga pada satu ketika, detik indah mereka bertukar menjadi tegang dan duka. Aku mula berteka-teki akan perkara sebenar yang berlaku. Di sinilah, datang watak Mikail sebagai seorang peguam jenayah, lantas setting di mahkamah bermula dan mendominasi lebih 50% daripada keseluruhan buku ini.

Cerita disampaikan dari sudut pandang keempat sahabat ini bersama teknik imbas kembali. Gaya penulisan lancar dengan laras bahasa yang mudah difahami. Mengangkat tema persahabatan, penulis juga membawa topik yang perlu dibincangkan seperti kesihatan mental juga stigma dalam masyarakat, peranan ibu bapa, dan kepercayaan dalam memegang rahsia. Semua topik ini dibentangkan dengan tersusun dan cukup membuatkan pembaca berfikir mengenai setiap satunya.

Kadang-kadang tindakan kita ada membuatkan orang terluka dan apabila dipendam lama oleh orang tersebut, ia boleh berubah menjadi satu perkara yang tidak diduga. Ketika membaca buku ini, seringkali aku memikirkan insan di sekelilingku, adakah semua kelakuan mereka benar dan tidak memendam segala rasa di jiwa. Aku harap tiada yang tersembunyi. Ceritalah jika ada yang terpendam. Sekalipun aku sukar memahami, aku janji yang aku tidak akan menjadi seperti "orang itu". Kalau yang baca buku ni, tahulah siapa 😏

Buku ini pasti berada dekat dengan diri setiap pembaca. Satu naskhah yang bagiku mampu memberi impak yang kuat beserta pengajaran yang amat diperlukan. Bacalah buku ini agar semua dapat belajar menyelami emosi serta empati kepada orang lain, pada kesakitan yang kita tidak nampak dengan mata kasar. Isu kesihatan mental perlu dibincangkan dan bukan dipandang remeh. Aku percaya buku fiksyen juga memainkan peranan dalam meningkatkan kesedaran terhadap isu kesihatan mental dan buku ini berjaya melakukannya. 4.5 bintang bersinar untuk buku ini! 💛

#readingupdate 📖 Dua buku yang aku plan untuk

#readingupdate 📖
Dua buku yang aku plan untuk habiskan bacaan dalam bulan ini. Baru selesai baca Yang Paling Patah Antara Kita semalam dan akan berkongsi ulasan buku pada hari esok. Tunggu giliran untuk book tour :)
📕 Book courtesy of @inibukujiwa

I hope I can finish Girl, Forgotten this month, but I only read 135 of 390 pages, and I think I could not be able to finish it. I will continue next month la 😬 The story is written in a long narrative and is slow-paced, which I don't fancy, but the mystery is intriguing for me to know more, and I think this book is better than False Witness. Let's see how the mystery solves 🧐
📕 Book courtesy of @times.reads @putrifariza

❓What book do you plan to finish before the end of the month?

#girlforgotten #karinslaughter #palingpatah #inibukujiwa

Colleen Hoover, you are my favourite author, and a

Colleen Hoover, you are my favourite author, and after reading this one, I am more in love with your writings ✨

This book was absolutely remarkable but very emotional. Collen Hoover never misses breaking my heart and putting them back together at the end. Reminders of Him follows the story of Kenna, a young mother who would do everything for her daughter, Diem. Kenna served five years in prison for a tragic mistake and just got out of prison and hopes to reunite with Diem, who is now living with her grandparents. The story mostly takes you through Kenna's journey to get her child back, and then she meets Ledger. Ledger is Scotty's best friend.

I was hooked from the first page. This story brought all the emotions about love, grief, forgiveness, and acceptance that people cope with in various ways. I felt bad for Kenna. I want the best for her. I want her story to have a good conclusion and for her to be okay. I want the whole world for her. But I also saw the side story from Scotty's parents and empathized with them, yet I still wish Diem to be with her mother. Ledger was trapped between them. His thoughts began to shift as he got to know Kenna better. Throughout Colleen's amazing writing, I truly understood all of them and wanted the best for all.

This book definitely teared me up. Kenna's letters to Scotty were so sad 💔 I didn't cry until the chapter about the tragic accident. It was so heartbreaking and so emotional. I want to hug her for all the pain she had through. Kenna is such an amazing character, and so does Ledger. I was rooting for them and glad for their ending. I liked how their relationship grew, even though it was painful to see. Honestly, all the characters in this book were unforgettable! I fell in love with them.

The epilogue was perfect. I don't think a five-star rating would be enough for this book. I loved this book. CoHo writes in a way that allows the reader to enter the minds of her characters, and this was indeed an amazing read, and I hope you'll love it as much as I do. I will forever recommend this book ❤️

The Pachinko Parlour follows the story of 29-year-

The Pachinko Parlour follows the story of 29-year-old Clare, who is Korean but cannot speak the language. She was raised in Switzerland, speaking fluently in French and Japanese. She learned Japanese to communicate with her Korean grandparents, who have lived in Japan since the Korean war. However, her grandparents are adamant about not speaking Japanese. She has little knowledge of the Korean language, creating a barrier between them. Claire's main reason for visiting Japan is to accompany her grandparents on their first journey back to Korea since the war. She readily planned this trip, but her grandparents didn't seem like they wanted to go. In the meantime, she is also tutoring 12-year-old Meiko in French.

It is a short story about the exploration of different identities and belonging. Language is the most important thing in communication; without it, we can see the struggle to maintain a relationship. I found the scene between Clare and Meiko and Clare and her grandparents lovely and entertaining. However, the exchanges between Clare and her grandparents should have been more varied as that is, I think, the book's main focus. Furthermore, the ending was a little too sudden. Even though, by the end of the story, Clare realizes that the trip to Korea might mainly be about her discovering her origins.

The writing style is like reading a diary. Sometimes, I didn't understand the continuity of the story, like there was no connection between them. I also thought the characters were poorly developed and needed to say that this book left me without any feelings. The writing was too bland for me and did not keep my attention. That's why I finished reading this book in seven days despite the 171 pages.

Sadly, this one didn't work for me. It has a nice premise, but the rest were not up to my liking.

Thank you, @putrifariza @times.reads , for sending me this book in return for an honest review ✨

❓: What’s the book under Asian Literature that you always recommend to others?

#siqahbookreviews #thepachinkoparlour #asianliterature

🧕🏻 Pantang nampak benda cantik 🤭 Suka mem

🧕🏻 Pantang nampak benda cantik 🤭 Suka membeli penanda buku yang cantik di mata yang digunakan sebagai penanda buku juga prop flatlays jika perlu 😁

❓ What is the bookish item you recently bought?

#bookmarks #handmadebookmark #bookstagram #bookstagrammermalaysia #bookreels #bookishitems #batik

Novel yang bukan main hype di Twitter dan TikTok s

Novel yang bukan main hype di Twitter dan TikTok sehingga aku turut membeli dan terus membacanya apabila novel ini sampai di tangan. Punyalah semangat berkobar-kobar. Bukan mudah sebuah novel untuk aku baca sejurus selepas beli. Well, you know me, TBR menggunung tinggi 🙈

Gaya penulisan yang bersahaja disulamkan dengan dialog kelakar membuatkan proses pembacaan menjadi lebih seronok. Namun, itu tidak berlaku sepanjang masa ye. Emosi menjadi penuh amarah dalam setiap adegan yang wujudnya mak Dyra. Rasa nak dicili-cilikan mulut mak cik ni. Emosi kembali stabil dan terhibur apabila tiba pada adegan Dyra bersama Zafrael dan rakan sekerja mereka.

Zafrael boleh diangkat sebagai hero pujaan hati. Hihi. Bersifat pelindung dan manis sekali. "Sejambak sayur” 😂 Aku tak suka sangat dengan sikap Dyra yang suka melawan, fikir dia je betul, dan berdendam. Tapi, aku simpati dengan perkara yang dihadapi Dyra mengenai mak kandungnya. Sedih! Bercucuran air mata membaca luahan isi hati seorang anak kepada ibunya.

Novel ini dibahagikan kepada dua bahagian. Bahagian pertama lebih santai manakala bahagian kedua lebih banyak menimbulkan pertanyaan. Bagiku, jawapan kepada setiap pertanyaan dalam novel ini sangat di luar kotak. Langsung tidak terfikir sampai ke situ. Idea penulis sangat WOW! 😱

Cuma, ada beberapa perkara yang tidak menepati citarasa aku. **SPOILER** Bahagian 2 dimulakan dengan “ini semua hanya mimpi”. Serius, aku turn off masa baca part ni. Hilang sedikit keseronokan ketika membaca. Walaupun semua itu bukan mimpi, tetap tidak boleh dilupakan rasa kecewa yang pernah wujud. Selain itu, semua misteri/plot twist dikumpulkan pada bahagian akhir novel. Bagiku, novel ini akan menjadi lebih menarik sekiranya pendedahan ini diberikan sedikit demi sedikit agar pembaca (read aku) dapat memahami sesetengah perkara yang berlaku di awalan cerita. Contohnya, tidaklah aku rasakan adegan lampu candelier dan lif rosak hanya sekadar untuk merapatkan hubungan dua watak utama. Sedangkan dua adegan ini membawa makna yang lebih besar sebenarnya.

Secara keseluruhan, Chef’s Cuisine mencukupi dalam memberi aku keyakinan untuk membaca karya penulis yang seterusnya. 🌟: 3.7/5

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