Night World #1 by L. J. Smith

Vampires, werewolf, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.
In Secret Vampire, Poppy thought the summer would last forever. Then she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Now Poppy's only hope for survival is James, her friend and secret love. A vampire in the Night World, James can make Poppy immortal. But first they both must risk everything to go against the laws of Night World.
Fugitives from Night World, three vampire sisters leave their isolate home to live among humans in Daughters of Darkness. Their brother, Ash, is sent to bring the girls back, but he falls in love with their beautiful friend.
Two witch cousins fight over their high school crush. It's a battle between black magic and white magic in Spellbinder.

Rating : 5/5

Review 

I'm a sucker for romance and vampire and forbidden love so this is absolutely great for me. This book contains three story about love at first, they call it "soulmate principle". It sound stupid, I know, but somehow I just love this book. Let me write the review for each story.

Secret Vampires

A story about Poopy, a human girl who found out she has cancer and only a few month to live. Her bestfriend and the one she love, James, has a secret that could save her life. Poppy decide to be a vampire so she could stay alive and most of all, she could be with James forever.

For this story, I admit that I don't really like it. It's classic Twilight and scream Edward and Bella all over. But being vampire is not the happy ending part. Poppy and James break 2 main laws of the Night World, never tell human about Night World and never fall in love with human. The author also intoduce some characters that will be part of the next story.

It's Ash, the womanizer royal vampire who played with  Poppy's innocent and lead her almost to her death. Ash is actually my favorite characters and the reason I love this book.

Daughters of Darkness

Like I said before, the author introduce Ash as the villain in first story. And in this story, it's about Ash finding his soulmate, who is a human girl name Marry-Lynnette. In first story, James said to Ash that he hope it'll be hurt when Ash fall in love. It happens in this story.

Ash raised to be the royal vampire who thinks all human is nothing but food, a vermin. He went to find his sisters who runaway from home and meet their friend Marry-Lynnette who turns to be his soulmate. The reason why I like this story and Ash so much is the fact that Mary-Lynnette doesn't turn to a vampire just to be with Ash, and Ash didn't force her to do it, he even wish to be a human.They didn't end up together but promise to be together when Ash get back after he prove to her he can change.

It's the sacrifice at the end that make everything even sweeter.

Spellbinder

It's about two witch, Thea and Blaise Harman, the direct descendant of the most powerful witch and the first vampire. Thea is the good one and Blaise is the trouble maker. Thea found comfort in learning magic and connect with animals. Blaise love to toying with boys in school and make them loose their mind over her.

Thea meet her soulmate who is, predictable, a human when she try to cure him from a snake bites. The elders found out about their relationship at the end but decide to do things differently with the Night World laws. Blaise even help her. Thea have to let go of everything she knew for being with her soulmate. It's not sad though, it's a good ending.

At the end of the book, the author give a little teaser about the next book, enough to make me curious and went to the book store the next day, LOL. I read this book because I love The Vampire Diaries series but after I read it, I just couldn't help to fall in love with it. It's the love, it's the vampire, it's magic, everything about it. You can call it the Twilight effect...

I already bought the second book of this series and just can't wait to read it. I don't wanna go back to the previous book just to remind me of the characters, since all characters seem to be connected with the next story, so will read it as soon as possible.

Beautiful Demons (Peachville High Demons #1) by Sarra Cannon

Harper Madison isn't like other girls. She has extraordinary powers, but her inability to control them has gotten her kicked from so many foster homes she's lost count. Shadowford Home is her last chance, and she hopes Peachville High will be the fresh start she needs. But when evidence ties her to the gruesome murder of a Demons cheerleader, Harper discovers this small town has big secret.

Rating : 2/5

Review

I enjoy reading this book, the mystery is thrilling, but I found lots of missing pieces in the story. Trouble orphan girl with supernatural ability that has been shipped from one foster home to another, and end up in the one home with all the mystery about her birth mother. I enjoy the plot twist that keeping me guessing about the murder case. I did't expect that her bestfriend is the crazy one.

The main character, I hate when she keep forgetting important event that could lead her to solve the whole mystery. The author make her so weak and shallow with that forgetting magic thingy. I would've like her more if she stick to her strong independent self who doesn't need to be a popular cheerleader who date the quarterback to be happy, but the author didn't think so. Harper make me wants to yell at her all the time.

The author didn't explain why the main character keep forget things and what was the magic for. She also didn't tell much about "the old law" that Jackson talk about. And there's just not enough detail about her birth mother. The thing that I hate most is the book ends when the event just starting to shape up.

Definitely not gonna read the sequel.

Madly #1 by M. Leighton

Madly is your average nearly-eighteen year old girl - for a princess, that is.
Madly James is thoroughly enjoying her internship in the small town of Slumber when the unthinkable happens - there's a prison break in Atlas, the magically-protected home of Madly's race. A traitor has set free eight Lore, the spirits of what humans know as fairy tales, and they are making their way to Slumber to awaken their descendants.
In order to save her home, the lives of her family, and all of humanity, Madly must learn to wield her exceptional powers and recapture the Lore before it's too late and all is lost. But Madly's only help are her two best friends and the Sentinel, Jackson Hamilton, that threatens both her heart and her destiny. Madly has loved Jackson as long as she can remember, but he is the one thing even a princess can't have. Can she resist love to become the queen she was fated to be? Or can she find a way to have both?
This novelette introduce you to Madly and prepares you for the quest of a lifetime.

Rating : 4/5

Review

This is the first mermaid story I read. Most of YA fiction are almost always about vampire or werewolf or witch and this is a good new addition for me. I'm surprise and kinda disappointed for the very short story but this novelette is meant for introduction only.

It's has a very good plot and full of romance. If you're a fan of romance and love triangle, this would be a good book for you. Yout can spot the romance from the beginning of the book. Madly is a typical rebellious princess who betrothed to her best friend Aidan, but she is hopelessly in love with her Sentinel, Jackson. The characters are likeable, and I quickly fall for Jackson's cold personality.

Can't say much about this book since it's only an intro to make us more curious about the series. But overall it's a good introduction and did make me want to read the whole series.

Probably would go find it latter.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.

Rating : 2/5

Review

Just by one glance at it's cover you'll be very curious about this book. It's so creepy it gave me chill at first look. The prologue was amazing and successfully convince me that the story will be as scary as the cover. But... it is beyond disappointing. I was hoping for more death, more fight, more magic or whatever it is going on with those peculiar kids, but all I got is weak characters and boring story.

Everything about his grandfather's past was so interesting. It drew me deeper in the book at the part when Jacob found his grandfather in the woods. But the trauma thingy just gets way too dramatic. By the time he get to the peculiar old house, everything went boring. I even skip some paragraph just so I can quickly find the cool part. But more disappointment as the page goes.

Riggs fail to describe most part of the story. Those peculiar kids have been living for a long time yet they still act like childrens. Isn't it weird?? Some of their ability also doesn't make any sense. What is the deal with the girl with backmouth? And oh... kissing your grandfather's 70 years old ex-girlfriend isn't disgusting at all.

The photographs deserve the credit though. It's not quite "work together brilliantly" with the narrative as John Green said but it's enough to creep me out. I won't be reading the sequel for sure.

Currently reading

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Childrenby Ransom Riggs
Bought this 3 days ago at Periplus and half way finishing it.

It's exciting story and photograph of peculiar kids. I'll post the review as soon as I'm done

Prologue

So this is my first post about book blogging.
Still have no clue about this but I'll try my best.
At first I want to post a review about books I already read but I think it's more challenging to post about book that I just finished. Because it makes me keep reading and keep finding something to read.

I bought most of my book collection at Periplus. It's the best bookstore to find imported books. Gramedia is fine but I found that the price of imported books are cheaper at Periplus. Also you can buy it online if you don't have the time to go to the store. Other than that, I just order it online on Amazon.
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