[ 2016 | Review #23 ] : "THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL"

Title : “THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL”

[ book 1 of THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL Series ]

Text copyright © 2013 by Soman Chainani

Illustrations copyright © 2013 by Iacopo Bruno

Printed in the United States of America

Cover art by Iacopo Bruno

Published by HarperCollinsPublishers (www.harpercollinschildrens.com)

First paperback edition, 2014

paperback ; 488 p + extras | ISBN 978-0-06-210490-8

Price : IDR 88

Rate : 2.5 of 5

Childrens of  the Gavaldon are familiers with the bed-time-stories, about shadows who appears at nightime, searching for one good and one evil boy or girl, kidnapped them into an enchanted world that no one seem to know exactly where. So before dark, people will hiding in their home, close their door and locked their windows, although it seems the shadows can penetrate into wall or sneak into little hole. But for Sophie – it was the only dream she’s been having lately, being chosen and taken as princesses because she believe since birth she is a princess.

Books "IGNITE ME"

Title : “IGNITE ME”

[ book 3 of SHATTER ME Trilogy ]

Copyright © 2014 by Tahereh Mafi

Cover art © 2014 by Colin Anderson

Cover art inspired by a photograph by Sharee Davenport

Cover design by Cara E. Petrus

Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books | a division of HarperCollins Publishers (www.epicreads.com)

First edition in paperback 2014 | 412 p | ISBN 978-0-06-231878-7

Rate : 4.5 of 5

~ Conclusion in Bahasa Indonesia at the bottom post ~

Juliette Ferrars still alive !! She survive from the near-death experiences, having shot by Anderson right on her heart. And she cannot believe that her life will eternally in debt to one person that should be mutual enemy of her and her friends. Yep, Warner save Juliette with the help of the healer twins, Sonya and Sara. When she finally wake-up, the relief of being alive (again) changes rapidly into devastation. ‘Coz the war is over. The Reestablishment winning and destroy all the remaining rebels by bomming Omega Point. According to Warner, there is no survivor. They all dead or captured and tortured until death too. The world are colliding, Juliette can not imagine live without Adam, Kenji, James, Castle, Brendan and Winston ... all her friends, the only family she ever close and care enough. Now she must living ‘in-dark’ under Warner protection, since everyone thinks she already dead. But Juliette realize something – she did not want to live in fear constantly, hiding in the dark, trapped in the room like prisoner – like the life she spent in assylum. So she decided a new purpose in her live : she will get-up to destroy The Reestablishment and take revenge on the person who responsible of the death so many innocent people, mostly all her friends !

Books "REQUIEM"

Title : “REQUIEM”

[ book 3 of DELIRIUM Trilogy ]

by Lauren Oliver

Copyright © 2013 by Lauren Schechter

Cover design by Erin Fitzsimmons

Cover photograph © 2013 by Michael Frost

Printed in the United States of America

Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books | a division of HarperCollins Publishers (www.epicreads.com)

First paperback edition 2013 | 470 p + additional bonus from ‘PANIC’ and ‘BEFORE I FALL’ | ISBN  978-0-06-2232577-8 (mass market international edition)

Rate : 3.5 of 5

~ Conclusion in Bahasa Indonesia at the bottom post ~

After excruciating experience through Delirium follow by Pandemonium, Requiem just like a fresh-air, just a little bit different than the previous books. Following the journey of Lena Halloway who now must face both Julian and Alex in daily life, but still she cannot get any further step to confront her confussion, her mixed feelings or even how to choose between two man that already make special marks in her heart. Before she could decided what to do in this weird situasion, there is so many things in her group as the Invalids who now more like a group of Resistance – organize to deal with government. War between them now openly and spread through country.  The dead of Thomas Finneman – founder and head of DFA (Deliria-Free America), who also Julian’s father, just makes things worse. The true Invalids who living in the wilds and keep protected by government, are destroy, killed brutally, man-woman even children and infant, burn to death. Not only the Regulators or even DFA who hunt them, but they used the Scavengers to make chaos everywhere, giving bad-name and worse reputation to the Resistance.

Books "THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE - THE UNSEEN GUEST"

Title : THE INCORRIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE – THE UNSEEN GUEST

[ book 3 of The Incorrible Children of Ashton Place Series ]

Text copyright © 2012 by Maryrose Wood

Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Jon Klassen

Published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books

1^st paperback edition, 2013 ; 328 p ; ISBN 978-0-06-179119-2

Rate : 4 of 5

The trip to London are over. Now we all back to Ashton Place, leaving London after such ‘drama’ involving Lady Ashton (again), but as usual she point-out the mistake on someone else : The Incorrigibles (again too) – who nothing to do than the event ‘causing The Ashton leaving London immediately. For Miss Lumley and the children, they left after make acquiantance and friendship with some of London’s peoples. Even Miss Lumley got a letter from The Queen, regarding the report she sent it about corruption among poor people by person who taking advantage for its self. Don’t forget Simon Harley-Dickinson, who helping them finding things until goes to prison over stolen velocipide (which is a very long and hillarious story indeed), find an exclusive opera ticket for them, and end-up chasing by bunch of pirates from the opera, which lead them into hidden gallery in British Museum.

Books "THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE : THE HIDDEN GALLERY"

Title : THE INCORRIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE – THE HIDDEN GALLERY

[ book 2 of The Incorrible Children of Ashton Place Series ]

Text copyright © 2011 by Maryrose Wood

Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Jon Klassen

Published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books

1^st paperback edition, 2012 ; 328 p ; ISBN 978-0-06-179113-0

Rate : 4 of 5

Continouing the Incorrigibles adventure. After disaster on Christmas Party, and the house of Ashton are ruined by chaos guests, but Lady Ashton simply blaiming all to the children. Unfortunately, Lord Ashton refuse the idea (or Lady Ashton yelling) to fire the governess and giving away the children or drop them into orphanage. “Finder Keepers,” he often said. Despite disagre with Lord Ashton words, Miss Lumley glad that she remain as the governess as well the children to the Ashton’s.

Then of course Lady Ashton find another things to yelled about. It’s the repairing process that so loud, busy and not-gonna-finnish-in-short-time. When Miss Lumley asking for taking the children in London, where she about to meet her former teacher, Miss Charlotte Mortimer who happens visited London in few days, Lady Ashton remarkably got the perfect idea to get-away from awful situation in Ashton Place. She beg and beg and crying, until Lord Ashton agree, that they all should taking vacations in London.

Books "THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE : THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING"

Title : THE INCORRIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE – THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING

[ book 1 of The Incorrible Children of Ashton Place Series ]

Text copyright © 2010 by Maryrose Wood

Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Jon Klassen

Published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books

1^st paperback edition, 2011 ; 282 p ; ISBN 978-0-06-179110-9

Rate : 4 of 5

“Wanted Immediately. Energetic Governess for Three Lively Children. Knowledge of French, Latin, History, Etiqutte, Drawing, and Music will be Required – Experience with Animals Strongly Preferrred.”

Penelope Lumley just only fifteen years old, but she was a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, the best of all graduate too. That’s why Miss Charlotte Mortimer – teacher and headmaster of Swanburne, insist and pursued Penelope to answer certain ‘strange’ news in latest edition of Heathcote, All Year Round. Now she on the way to Ashton Place, some place else she never knew, after all she spent most of her childhood time grow-up in Swanburne Academy. Took two days anxious travel then finally she arrive in Ashton Place – a large and great land belong to Lord and Lady Ashton.