Charlie Bone and the Time Twister



The second book (again thanks to my friend for lending me the book) :D

After last semester in Bloor's Academy, saving Emma Tolly, this semester Charlie and his friends gone through more life threatening adventure.

This time Charlie need to save his 11 years old great grand uncle who came to the present using a time twister.

This second book is better then the first one. Well done to Jenny Nimmo.

Very recommended :)

Midnight for Charlie Brown

 

Borrowed the book from a friend.... Thanks Lika, it's a nice book :-)*

Wonder if the English one could be a lot more interesting than the translated one (0.o)

The whole strory is nice, as expected. Full of adventure, slow motion to the climax, no surprise up to the climax. The ending of Charlie Bone in this book really satisfiying.

If you are familiar with Harry Potter, this would be an alternative.

As you might guess, Charlie Bone is just an average 10 years old boy, suddenly got a supernatural ability (just call him 'gifted'). His ability is to hear voices in pictures (as if we are watching a movie). And because of one picture of a man with his baby girl, Charlie's life changed. He felt like he needed to help the man and his girl in the picture. And because of that, Charlie and his friends, were facing dangerous adventure, against conspiracy of his own family. Plus he was sent to the Bloor's academy, where 9 other gifted boys and girls all stay together.   

Great adventure, the ending made me wonder of the next book gonna be (^_^) 

Happy Reading.

The Demon's Lexicon

I didn't really read this book (~.~), skipped some of the chapters. Kindda boring I should say.

First chapter, instantly brought the memory of Supernatural TV series (with Dean and Sam as the main character).

Still readable during free time ^_^

Wintercraft

I got the cover by googling, not scanning ^_^

This book is good, tense, rapid, and solid.

Interesting characters. And how the author arrange the ending is quite nice (there are books, which you just knew how they gonna end up since the first chapter).

Once I started with the first page, just couldn't stop up till the end. 328 pages is just telling the few days adventure of 15 years old Kate Winters (few days only!!). Must be hell of days.

Good readings ^_^

The Amulet of Samarkand - from the Bartimaeus Trilogy

Fiuuuhhhh, finally finish with this book, after few days (512 pages to read) ^_^

The first trilogy of Bartimaeus, a 5000 years old genie. With his little master Nathaniel (a.k.a. John Mandrake), they were involved in murder and bloody intrigue. Lucky for them Bartimaeus is a very experienced demon ^_^

The author done a really good job with the plot and climax, plus all the details (in the footnotes. honestly, there's so many important information in the footnote). All the characters are well described. It's a bestseller anyway.

No further comment, just grab it and happy reading ^_^

Not Just a Witch

Another Ibbotson's book.

Realy a good one. Thought me about real friendship. Highly recommended, not just for children ^_^

Telling about two witches, had been friend forever, and wanted to make the world a better place to live in. Heckie (she can turn people to animals, only bad people of course) and Dora (she can turn people bacome stones, also bad people only). But then, because of a silly incident, they turned away from their friendship, and a really bad guy took the advantage of this.
In their mission to make a better world, they met really nice kids, who have really important part in their mission, Hackie's familiar the Dragon-Worm (half dragon, half warm), miserable ghost who live in Dora's wardrobe. And not just them to help, there's also a group of witches with their magic.
How things end up between them? Will they be able to make the world better place, with less bad people? Grab the book and let's have the adventure.

Happy Reading ^^

The Secret of Platform 13

This was the first Ibbotson's book that I read few years ago. Sure very recommended for children's reading.

Main story is about group of "rescuers". There's an ogre (one eye ogre), old witch (who forget most of the things at most of the time), hag (who feels not bad enough), and a fey (with flowers and plants all over). This unique team wonder around London looking for the Prince. Prince of the Island where they live (the island itself is not in our dimension of course). Imagine how exiting their adventure could be. Plus, they only have 9 days to complete their mission, or they will be trapped here for 9 years, until the gate open again.

Let's have the adventure...

Happy reading ^^


Which Witch?

Another book ^_^

The author is Eva Ibbotson. This is the second of Ibbotson's book that I read. The first one was The Secret of Platform 13. Will get to this book book after this.

Really recommended for children. Though I read most of Grimm and Andersen tales during my childhood, I would read Ibbotson's if I did found one back then.

Which Witch had won Anne Spencer Lindberg Prize for category of children fantasy novel in 2001, and as runner-up for prestigious Carniage Medal award during first publication in 1979.

Since I have read The Secret of Platform 13, I think, the whole idea of the story is kindda similar. Very good stories, I must say.

Here's a bit of the story.

Which Witch is about a great Wizard, Arriman, looking for a great wizard to replace him. His search end up with him looking for a wife through a contest, to find the darkest witch. But there's one white witch, Belladona, who joined the contest with help of a mysterious young boy, Terence, and her new familiar, Rover (a worm). The story gets more interesting with all kinds of witches joining the contest, from half mermaid witch, twin witches who always fight one another, up to an enchantress. Wow, what will happen at the contest, and will Arriman able to find a great witch to replace him?....

Go through the book and enjoy the adventure.

Happy Reading ^_^

The Flood-Playschool

Finished with this book 2 days ago.

This is the the first Colin Thompson's book I read. The book is short, easy, full with fantasy. Recommended for children.

I should have not skipped to the second of the Flood. The first Flood story is "The Flood-Neighbour". Will try to get this one later.

The story is all about witch family, Flood family.

Get over with other witch and wizard stories, cause this one is totally different. The story is about Flood's children activities at school, hey it's not just a school, it can't be just an ordinary school, it is Quicklime College.

Quicklime College is the strangest, weirdest, most unbelievable school, yet fun, interesting, and lots of adventure (the way I read it). Of course they have dragons, but not just like a dragon.

Really changed my whole perspective of witch and magic.

Start with the first page, and have the wondrous journey in seven hundreds and fifty years old school of magic.

Happy reading ^_^

Skulduggery Pleasant - Playing with Fire

Selesai juga deh baca nih buku. Buat temen-temen karyawan, liburan panjang hari raya udah berakhir, tapi buat gue, liburan masih berlanjut (positive thinking seorang pengangguran, hehe). So, masih akan ada beberapa buku-buku lainnya yang udah antri untuk dibaca.

Buku ini simple banget, definitely bukan untuk serious reader. Tema, alur, tokoh-tokohnya, biasa bangetlah. Ga bisa dibandingkan dengan cerita-cerita detektif ala Conan Doyle. Cocok buat killing time doank.

Bagian yang menarik adalah karakter pemeran utama dan gaya penuturan si penulis. Karena 2 hal ini, buku ini layak dibaca di waktu senggang, atau sambil main game (that's what I did).

Resensinya:

Dunia kembali terselamatkan setelah kematian Serpine. Setidaknya itu menurut Valkyrie dan Skulduggery, sampai mereka mengetahui Baron Vengeous yang tersohor melarikan diri dari penjara. Bersamaan dengan itu vampir dan para Yang Tertular bermunculan di seluruh Irlandia.

Valkyrie dan Skulduggery tahu Vengeous mengincar baju besi Lord Vile. Baju besi itu akan memberikan kekuatan bagi Baron untuk membangkitkan Grotesquery dan memanggil kembali para Sosok Tanpa Wajah.

Namun masih ada satu bahan yang kurang: darah Tetua yang dimiliki Valkyrie. Tentu saja Skuldeggery tidak membiarkan sahabatnya menjadi bulan-bulanan sang Baron. Hanya saja mereka tidak menyangka ancaman yang mereka hadapi kali jauh lebih berbahaya.

Happy Reading ^_^

Tales of Mystery and Terror

Book identity:

Kisah-Kisah Tengah Malam

Alih Bahasa: Maggie Tiojakin

GM 402 01 10 0081

Desain dan ilustrasi sampul : Staven Anderson

Editor: Hetih Rusli

Hak Cipta terjemahan Indonesia: PT Gramedia Pustaka Indonesia

Cetakan kedua : Juli 2011

248 hlm; 18 cm

ISBN : 978-979-22-6537-8

Just done with this book. Great book, very interesting. Highly recommended ^_^

The author is Edgar Allan Poe, includes 13 stories of Poe's most famous tales:

1. The Tell-Tale Heart (like this)
2. MS. Found in a Bottle (like this, need to read it again)
3. Hop-Frog (like this)
4. The Oval Portrait (like this alot)
5. A Descent into the Maelstrom (like this alot)
6. The Oblong Box (like this alot)
7. Some Words with a Mummy (like this)
8. The Masque of the Red Death (like this, need to read it again)
9. The Black Cat (like this alot) - a bit rude for cat lovers, I think.
10. The Pit and the Pendulum (like this alot, my favourite of all thirteen)
11. The Sphnix (like this alot)
12. William Wilson (like this alot)
13. The Fall of the House of Usher (like this, need to read it again)

Some tales with note "need to read it again" means I don't really get the stories yet. Poe can be very straight, plain, and easy to understand, but in other tales can be so hard to.

If any of you would like to read the tales, be prepared, cause the tales (at least how Poe tell his tales) can brought me into a depression moment, with the horror and terror. Really master of mystery and macabre.

Science Horror

Book I read yesterday. Sooo funny ... ^_^
My Brother bought this book.
The story is really for children. But we can get scienctific facts about horor and fear. Nice !!!


 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

These books are just soooo hilarious. Can't stop laughing, and I have read these more than twice :D
Funny thing is these two books, translated to Bahasa are a lot cheaper than the original English ones. Wonder why ???? The original cost me more than triple of the translated one.