HOW I MEET MY BEBI

HOW I MEET MY BEBI 

Pada tanggal 27 Oktober 2012 kemarin ternyata ada Peringatan Hari Blogger Nasional (baru tahu), dan karena diriku sudah ‘mengaku’ (akan ) menjadi Blogger yang serius, plus ada ajakan dari grup imut para penggila buku yang bernama BBI (Blogger Buku Indonesia) untuk melakukan posting bersama tentang riwayat dan sejarah masing-masing saat bergabung dengan grup ini. 

Perjalanan-ku menulis lewat blog dimulai pada awal millenium (jadi sekitar awal tahun 2000), terutama semenjak kenal dengan grup “Kubugil” (KutuBukuGila), melihat postingan Duma ‘Kobo’, mbak Endah ‘Perca’ Sulwesi, lalu ada Suhu aka Rahib ‘Tanzil-Hernadi’ (tidak jelas nama aslinya haha), dan blog mbak Poppy ‘Arwen’ yang keren banget, membuat diriku tergerak membuat blog seputar review buku yang kubaca. Dan terbitlah 4 blog (2 di akun blogspot, 2 di akunmultiply). Ternyata melakukan komitmen menulis di blog butuh kesabaran serta ketekunan, serta disiplin untuk rajin posting, sesuatu yang akhirnya tidak dapat kulakukan karena tuntutan pekerjaan yang mengharuskan diriku sering ‘terjun-ke-lapangan’ alias mondar-mandir dari kota ke kota (harapannya tugas antar-negara, apa daya kemampuan bahasa terbatas).

Books "HOMELESS BIRD"

Judul Asli : HOMELESS BIRD

Copyright © 2000 Gloria Whelan

Copyright © 2012 Penerbit Serambi Ilmu Semesta

Penerbit Atria (Imprint Serambi)

Alih Bahasa : Ida Wajdi

Editor : Jia Effendie & Fenty Nadia

Ilustrasi & Desain Sampul : Asa Laily & Aniza Pujiati

Cetakan I : September 2012 ; 182 hlm
Rate : 3,5 of 5

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Buku ini lumayan tipis dan dengan warna ‘blewah’ yang manis serta ilustrasi menarik, dan tema tentang budaya kehidupan kaum wanita di India, mengundang diriku untuk menelusuri lebih lanjut. Seperti juga A Single Shard karangan Linda Sue Park yang mampu memberikan suatu ‘kesan’ tersendiri bagi penyuka kisah-kisah berkualitas seperti diriku, maka Homeless Bird ini juga memberikan pesan yang tak mudah dilupakan, di luar praduga bahwa buku setipis ini mampu menyajikan kisah kehidupan dramatis di dunia nyata.  

Ini adalah kisah tentang Koly, gadis cilik yang baru berusia 13 tahun namun sudah harus menikah dan menjalani kehidupan rumah tangga, jauh dari sanak keluarganya. Sebagaimana kehidupan masyarakat India, seorang putri dalam suatu keluarga bisa menjadi beban serta aib jika tak mampu menarik minat keluarga lain untuk mengambilnya sebagai seorang istri bagi putra-putra mereka. Dan beban itu semakin bertambah saat dua keluarga setuju untuk menikahkan putra-putri mereka, beban yang dipikul oleh pihak wanita karena mereka harus ‘membayar’ sejumlah mas kawin kepada pihak keluarga pria. 

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Koly yang hidup seadanya dengan ayah, ibu serta kedua kakak laki-lakinya, meski miskin, namun ia bahagia, serta memahami beban keluarganya, jika ia tak menerima lamaran tersebut. Mengumpulkan segenap simpanan uang serta perhiasan, mereka mampu membekali Koly untuk menjadi pengantin keluarga Mehta. Koly terbiasa hidup sulit dan bekerja keras, namun ada satu impian yang tak bisa ia raih, belajar serta bersekolah, karena tiada biaya untuk memberikan ‘keistimewaan’ tersebut bagi seorang gadis yang nantinya hanya akan menjadi seorang ibu rumah tangga. 

LIST OF HISTORICAL ROMANCE

I makes some list of recommended Historical Romance's to help everybody who want to join this Reading Challenge but still confused about this type of genre. To know more about Historical Romance, just 'click' at HERE. If you had something else that not on the list, you can check-up on me through e-mail : hobbybuku(at)gmail(dot)com or twitter @HobbyBuku

VANZA by Amanda Quick

1. With This Ring
2. I Thee Weed
3. Wicked Widow
4. Lie By Moonlight 

LAVINIA LAKE by Amanda Quick

1. Slightly Shady
2. Don't Look Back
3. Late For The Wedding

ROGUES' DYNASTY by Amelia Grey

1. A Duke To Die For
2. A Marquis To Marry
3. An Earl To Enchant
4. A Gentleman Never Tells 
5. A Gentleman Says 'I Do'
6. A Wedding Wants A Bridegroom

WALLFLOWERS by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Secrets Of A Summer Night
2. It Happened One Autumn 
3. The Devil In Winter 
4. Scandal In Spring 
5. A Wallflowers Christmas 

HATHAWAYS by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Mine Till Midnight 
2. Seduce Me At Sunrise 
3. Tempt Me At Twilight 
4. Married By Morning
5. Love In The Afternoon 

BOW STREET RUNNERS by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Someone To Watch Over Me 
2. Lady Sophia's Lover 
3. Worth Any Price

BERKLEY-FAULKNER by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Where Passion Leads 
2. Forever My Love

BRIDGERTON by Julia Quinn

1. The Duke & I 
2. The Viscount Who Loved Me 
3. An Offer from A Gentleman 
4. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
5. To Sir Phillip, With Love
6. When He Was Wicked 
7. It's In His Kiss 
8. On The Way To The Wedding 

BEVELSTOKE by Julia Quinn 

1. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever 
2. What Happens In London 
3. Ten Things I Love About You

LYNDON SISTERS by Julia Quinn

1. Everything & The Moon 
2. Brigther Than The Sun 

AGEN FOR THE CROWN by Julia Quinn

1. To Catch An Heiress 
2. How To Marry A Marquis 

BLYDON by Julia Quinn 

1. Splendid 
2. Dancing At Midnight 
3. Minx 

HIGHLANDS' LAIRDS by Julie Garwood

1. The Secret
2. Ransom
3. Shadow Music

LAIRDS' FIANCEES by Julie Garwood

1. The Bride
2. The Wedding

PLEASURES TRILOGY by Eloisa James

1. Potent Pleasures
2. Midnight Pleasures
3. Enchanting Pleasures

DUCHESS QUARTET by Eloisa James

1. Duchess In Love
2. Fool For Love
3. A Wild Pursuit
4. Your Wicked Ways

DESPERATE DUCHESS by Eloisa James

1. Desperate Duchess
2. An Affair Before Christmas
3. Duchess By Night
4. When The Duke Returns 
5. This Duchess Of Mine 
6. A Duke Of Her Own

LADY MOST by Eloisa James, Julia Quinn

1. The Lady Most Likely ...
2. The Lady Most Willing ...

ROYAL BROTHERHOOD by Sabrina Jeffries 

1. In The Prince's Bed 
2. To Pleasure A Prince 
3. One Night With A Prince 

SWANLEA SPINSTERS by Sabrina Jeffries 

1. A Dangerous Love
2. A Notorious Love
3. After The Abduction
4. Dance Of The Seduction
5. Married To The Viscount

WESTMORELAND by Judith McNaught

1. A Kingdom of Dreams 
2. Whitney, My Love 
3. Until You 

SEQUELS by Judith McNaught 

1. Once & Always 
2. Something Wonderful 
3. Almost Heaven 

CARDINIA'S ROYAL FAMILY by Johanna Lindsey

1. Once A Princess
2. You Belong To Me

VIKING HAARDRAD FAMILY by Johanna Lindsey

1. Fires of Winter 
2. Hearts Aflame 
3. Surrender My Love

MALORY FAMILY by Johanna Lindsey

1. Love Only Once
2. Tender Rebel
3. Gentle Rogue
4. The Magic Of You 
5. Say You Love Me 
6. The Present 
7. A Loving Scoundrel
8. Captives Of My Desires
9. No Choice But Seduction
10. That Perfect Someone

HISTORICAL ROMANCE PARTICIPANTS & REVIEWS

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS : 

1. Maria | My Little Garden of Story
2. Alvina | Mari Ngomongin Buku 
3. Oky | Kumpulan Sinopsis Dari Okeyzz 
4. Angela Noviana | Harlequin Romance Reviews
5. Dani | Melihat Kembali 
6. Sulis | Kubikel Romance 

LIST OF ENTRY REVIEWS : 

DIANA GABALDON : 
Outlander |  1.128 p | Angela - 01/13 |

ELOISA JAMES : 
The Lady Mostly Like | 400 p | Dani - 08/12 |  
A Kiss At Night | 464 p | Angela - 12/12 |  
When Beauty Tamed The Beast | 452 p | Angela - 12/12 | 
The Duke Is Mine | 432 p | Angela - 2/13 | 

GAELEYN FOLEY : 
The Pirate Prince | 484 p | Angela - 10/12 | 
Princess | 568 p | Angela - 10/12 | 

JANE FEATHER : 
The Bachelor List | 408 p | Oky - 09/12 | 
The Bride Hunt | 436 p | Oky - 09/12 |

JUDITH MCNAUGHT : 
A Kingdom of Dreams | 600 p | Angela - 10/12 | Oky - 11/12 |
Whitney, My Love | 
Until You |
 
JULIA QUINN : 
The Duke & I | 

JULIE GARWOOD : 
Prince Charming | 504 p | Dani - 09/12 | 
The Bride | 496 p | Angela - 09/12 |   
The Wedding | 532 p | Angela - 01/13 | 

JOHANNA LINDSEY : 
When Passion Rules | 569 p | Angela - 12/12 | 
Joining |412 p | Oky - 11/12 | 
Say You Love Me | 462 | Oky - 11/12 | 
When Love Awaits | 392 p | Oky - 11/12 |  
Secret Fire | 416 p | Oky - 02/13 | 
Prisoner of My Desire | 425 p | Oky - 02/13 | 

KAREN HAWKINS : 
How To Abduct A Highland Lord  | 360 p | Oky - 08/12 | 
To Scotland With Love | 432 p | Oky - 08/12 |  

KAREN ROBARDS : 
Scandalous | 480 p | Oky - 02/13 |
Shameless |  552 p | Oky - 02/13 |

LISA KLEYPAS :
Someone To Watch Over Me | 424 p | Angela - 08/12 | Sulis - 08/12 | Oky - 01/13 |
Lady Sophia's Lover | 432 p | Oky - 11/12 | Angela - 11/12 |
Where Dreams Begin | 472 p | Maria - 12/12 |  Oky - 01/13 | Angela - 01/13 |
Worth Any Price | 388 p | Oky - 02/13 | 
Midnight Angel | 384 p | Oky - 02/13 |  Angela - 02/13 |
Prince of Dreams | 416 p | Oky - 02/13 | 
Then Came You | 371 p | Oky - 02/13 | 
Dreaming of You | 373 p | Oky - 02/13 | 
Because You're Mine | 432 p | Oky - 02/13 | Angela - 02/13 |
Love Come To Me | 504 p | Dani - 08/12 | Angela - 10/12 | 
Only In Your Arms | 552 p | Oky - 11/12 | 
Only With Your Love | 484 p | Oky - 11/12 | Angela - 11/12 | 
Secret of Summer Night | 448 p | Oky - 11/12 | 
Love In The Afternoon | 432 p | Oky - 11/12 | 
Married By Morning | 440 p | Oky - 11/12 |  
 

LORETTA CHASE : 
Lord of Scoundrels | 480 p |  Angela - 08/12 |   

LORRAINE HEATH : 
Pleasures of Notorious Gentleman | 468 p | Angela - 08/12 |  
Texas Destiny | 416 p | Angela - 09/12 | 
Texas Glory | 472 p  | Angela - 09/12 |  
A Rogue In Texas | 412 p | Dani - 09/12 |  
Passion of A Wicked Earl | 408 p | Oky - 12/12 | 

MARY BALOGH : 
First Comes Marriage | 456 p | Oky - 08/12 |  Maria - 11/12 |
Then Comes Seduction | 488 p | Oky - 09/12 | Angela - 09/12 | Maria - 11/12 |  
At Last Comes Love | 544 p | Maria - 11/12 |
Seducing An Angel | 448 p | Maria 12/12 | Oky - 02/13 | 
A Secret Affair | 380 p | Oky - 02/13 | 




SABRINA JEFFRIES : 
In The Prince's Bed | 
To Pleasure A Prince |  
One Night With A Prince |

SALLY MACKENZIE : 
The Naked Duke | 360 p | Angela - 08/12 | 
The Naked Baron | 456 p | Angela - 08/12 | 
The Naked Marquis | 416 p | Angela - 09/12 |


SHANA GALEN : 
Lord & Lady Spy | 378 p | Angela - 02/13 | 

STEPHANIE LAURENS : 
Captain Jack's Lover | 556 p | Angela - 11/12 | 
Beyond Seduction | 636 p | Oky - 08/12 | 
The Edge of Desire | 582 | Oky - 08/12 |   
Mastered by Love | 696 p | Oky - 09/12 | 


SUZANNE ENOCH : 
The Rake | 405 p | Oky - 02/13 | Angela - 02/13 |
London's Perfect Scoundrel | 464 p | Oky - 2/13 |
England's Perfect Hero | 384 p | Oky - 02/13 |

TINA GABRIELLE :
Lady of Scandals | 460 p | Angela - 08/12 | 
In The Barrister's Chamber | 472 p | Angela - 09/12 | 

VICTORIA ALEXANDER : 
Believe |464 p | Oky - 02/13 |


Untuk mempermudah pendataan, telah dibuka linky yang berfungsi untuk update link reviews Anda ( mulai 17 Januari - 28 Februari 2013 ) dan postingan Wrap-Up Post Anda ( mulai 25 - 28 Februari 2013 ), silahkan langsung isi di linky berikut sesuai format yang tercantum di dalamnya (^_^)



Pemenang akan diumumkan pada hari Senin tanggal 4 Maret 2013. Good Luck !!

Best Regards, 
* Hobby Buku * 

MY TBRR PILE HISTORICAL ROMANCE

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I never like reading romance such as Harlequin, not because it's romance (because I read and really like Barbara Cartland's), but mostly the story too short and something there's 'no-story-at-all' only some girls falling into some guys, so stereotype and boring .... but when I stumble into this genre few years ago, they called 'Historical Romance' first published by GPU on the Wallflowers Series by Lisa Kleypas, I just falling-in-love on the stories, its a novel with plot, theme, great character and some hot scene too (^-^), and following the success of this genre, now so many books you can pick to read it, and I still don't have enough time to 'read+review' them, only buy it one by one, so here my list on TBRR Pile ....

My TBBR [ To-Be-Read & Review ] Pile on Historical Romance :   

WALLFLOWERS by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Secrets Of A Summer Night
2. It Happened One Autumn 
3. The Devil In Winter 
4. Scandal In Spring 
5. A Wallflowers Christmas 

HATHAWAYS by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Mine Till Midnight 
2. Seduce Me At Sunrise 
3. Tempt Me At Twilight 
4. Married By Morning
5. Love In The Afternoon 

BOW STREET RUNNERS by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Someone To Watch Over Me 
2. Lady Sophia's Lover 
3. Worth Any Price

BERKLEY-FAULKNER by Lisa Kleypas 

1. Where Passion Leads 
2. Forever My Love

BRIDGERTON by Julia Quinn

1. The Duke & I 
2. The Viscount Who Loved Me 
3. An Offer from A Gentleman 
4. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
5. To Sir Phillip, With Love
6. When He Was Wicked 
7. It's In His Kiss 
8. On The Way To The Wedding 

BEVELSTOKE by Julia Quinn 

1. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever 
2. What Happens In London 
3. Ten Things I Love About You

LYNDON SISTERS by Julia Quinn

1. Everything & The Moon 
2. Brigther Than The Sun 

AGEN FOR THE CROWN by Julia Quinn

1. To Catch An Heiress 
2. How To Marry A Marquis 

BLYDON by Julia Quinn 

1. Splendid 
2. Dancing At Midnight 
3. Minx 

ESSEX SISTERS by Eloisa James 

1. Much Ado About You 
2. Kiss Me, Annabel
3. The Taming of The Duke 
4. Pleasure For Pleasure 

ROYAL BROTHERHOOD by Sabrina Jeffries 

1. In The Prince's Bed 
2. To Pleasure A Prince 
3. One Night With A Prince 

WESTMORELAND by Judith McNaught

1. A Kingdom of Dreams 
2. Whitney, My Love 
3. Until You 

SEQUELS by Judith McNaught 

1. Once & Always 
2. Something Wonderful 
3. Almost Heaven 

VIKING HAARDRAD FAMILY by Johanna Lindsey

1. Fires of Winter 
2. Hearts Aflame 
3. Surrender My Love 

HUXTABLE FAMILY QUINTET by Mary Balogh

1. First Comes Marriage
2. Then Comes Seduction
3. At Last Comes Love
4. Seducing An Angel
5. 
   

Single Novels :

• Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas

Note : my list may be changing and added with new title sometimes between now until February 2013. 

Best Regards, 

* Hobby Buku * 

HISTORICAL ROMANCE READING CHALLENGE

MY TBRR HISTORICAL ROMANCE READING CHALLENGE [ Master Post ]

Berawal dari sebuah Reading Challenge di blog HobbyBuku’s Classic pada pertengahan Agustus lalu dengan tema Historical Fiction, muncul topik genre Historical Romance yang cukup luas, dan timbul ide untuk memisahkan genre ini di lahan yang tepat, terlebih di blog tersebut mayoritas merupakan bacaan klasik serta fiksi historis. Maka untuk menampung para peserta yang juga menyukai bacaan Historical Romance, kubuat di blog yang temanya lebih leluasa. 

Tujuan utama dari Reading Challenge ini adalah menghabiskan 'timbunan' yang tetap tak tersentuh sekian lama. Dan untuk challenge ini, bukan saja harus selesai membaca tetapi juga harus membuat review yang diposting di blog masing-masing. Jika masih kurang menarik, maka Hobby Buku akan mengadakan 'Special-Giveaway' bagi para peserta Reading Challenge ini di bulan Februari 2013. Nah, sudah cukup tertarik (^_^) ...  yuk ikuti saja petunjuk di bawah ini : 

Choose Your Level :

≥2000 pages/month  [ Duke | Duchess ]

≥1500 pages/month   [ Count | Countess ]

≥1000 pages/month   [ Viscount | Viscountess ]

≥500 pages/month     [ Baron | Baroness ]

[ notes ] : those pages could from single book or multiple books, so it’s accumulated from all your reading whole month (^_^) ..... you can upgrade your level while progressing, but please don’t down-graded your level, ‘cause this challenge is about ‘challenge-your-self’ to read more than average.

About the Challenge :

• Choose your own Level.
• Make your own list on TBRR HisRom Pile.
• Make a blog posting about your reading (the content is up to you, as long still about this Reading Challenge).
• Don’t forget to added link post on your list after finished your task. 
• Each month I will check-in your list, see how far the progress on your own challenge, and I will added total pages on your entry for the result at the end of this challenge. ( Note : I will ‘open a linky-tools’ by the end of the month so each participants can added their update post on the review, so don’t forget to enclose your entry post )
• This TBRR Pile Reading Challenge on Historical Romance start on August 2012 - February 2013. 
• For more information on this challenge, you can contact me by e-mail : hobbybuku(at)gmail(dot)com or twitter : @HobbyBuku

Terms & conditions to follow :

• You must have a blog to post your readings challenge.
• Follow My Little Garden of Story on GFC (Google Friend Connect) or Blogroll
• Put Hictorical Romance Challenge Button on your blog.
• Join your blog by add your URL at this comment below, and I will enclose your entry at this ‘sign up page’ and added your progress each month until the end of this year.  
• [ for all participants of this challenge that submit their entry by August – November 2012, you also added to the list to win great prizes at the end of this challenge ; if you enlisted after November 2012 you’ll still can be participant at this challenge but not for the prizes ]
• After your finished the review, don’t forget to put your entry post  [ see the example : Hobby Buku | The White Queen – Philipa Gregory | Period : 1881-1884 | Setting : England ; Edwardian - Tudor | History / Facts : King Edward  ]  

About the Prizes : [ sorry, only for INA participants ]

Yes, to added more ‘spirit & enthusiasm’ on your Reading Challenge, I will give something special to participant that can finished and complete their own tasks, that means reading and review more that others. For all the participants (especially who entry from August – November 2012) will be join the special giveaway at February 2013.  

A Little Guidance : 
My TBRR Pile Historical Romance [ see example at 'here' ]
Participants List & Reviews [ see example at 'here'  ] 
Recommended List of Historical Romance [ see the list at 'here' ]

Best Regards, 

* Hobby Buku *