THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY: DREAM DEMON

Author: Nick Shadow

Price: RM 25.00 (Malaysia)

Where did I get this: The Borders Bookstore, The Garden’s

In this book have 3 different stories. Dream Demon, The Race & Carnival Dance. Dream Demon: Alfie doesn’t want to sleep at Granny Dorry’s house, especially not in the bedroom of his dead uncle. But when he has nightmares that are a little too real, Alfie doesn’t want to sleep at all…

My Optics: These stories have their own ‘spooky’ moment. Nothing to do with vampires, Freddy or any other psyco ghost character. They’re just scary stories that will chilled you out. It’s really make you hard to sleep. Best time to read, middle of the night, under your blanket with a torchlight.

Cover: Nice. Did not scared at all. It’s like a book for a naughty kid. They can make a better cover than this. But the using of dark and light color was COOL.

Last comment: Don’t judge a book by it’s cover. Enjoy your night at THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY~~~

Rating: 4/5

KARIPAP-KARIPAP CINTA (THE LOVE CURRYPUFFS)

Author: Nazri M. Annuar

Price: RM 14.00

Release Year: 2010

Where To Get: All MPH and POPULAR bookstores.

This story is about Ali, a reporter from a paranormal magazine that always faked his stories. He do that to please his boss, Datuk Razali Bunari, a politician that can’t be trusted. One day, he meet Sarah, an attractive, silat-expert comic artist and fall in love with her. He also dare to learn to make currypuff for Sarah after he know that are Sarah’s favorite. 

The problem started when Datuk Razali Bunari got a document that will make his politician enemy out from his way, and Ali need to cover the story. But that document will destroy Sarah’s father’s life forever. Between career and love, which must come first? 

My Optic: The author make this story simple and understandable. There are a few parody songs that had been changed from the originals. If you know the real song, you will be laughed to read this. The language using really funky and you want to read it again and again at the same phrase or chapter.

Cover: COOL!!! It’s look like a DVD story cover. With the hero that covered his face with kain pelekat and the heroin look cute with pink clothes combine with stylish glasses. Very out of the box. I thought that this book was really based from a movie or drama but it’s not. The telemovie or movie that using the same title will released to public in 2011.

Last comment: Want a really light, non-literature reading? This MEAL  is just for you. Still smoking…

Rating: 4/5    

THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER

Author: Stephenie Meyer

Price: $13.99 (US), $16.99 (Canada), RM 49.90 (Malaysia’s hard cover).

Where to buy: All MPH bookstore.

This time no Bella, no Edward and no Jacob. This book was called ‘an Eclipse Novella’ because Bree character can be find in ‘Eclipse’ (with no name mention. Just cameo.) It’s about a girl that had been changed to a vampire illegally by Riley & Victoria. Her character different from Bella because she had been forced to be a vampire and her head had been brainwashed by Riley together with other newborn. They just out during dark because occurring to Riley, they will get burned under the sun.

Bree is different from other newborn because she did not want to hurt people. With the help of her friend’s, Diego & Fred, she can survive without hurting anybody & being hurt. Problem started when they both discover that they did not burn under the sun, just make a ‘supernova’ glow. Diego told Bree that he will talk to Riley about that. But once Diego went to Riley, he never come back. What happen to Diego?

My optics: This book just as same as other ‘Twilight’ books. (With less pages). I imagined Diego much more handsome than Edward but less tough than Jacob.(^_^) The words using were very literature. So, I think somebody will have an headache understanding the meaning in some scenes.

Cover: Very simple + very COOL. The using of the sand clock with red sand or blood (you decide) were amusing. The red, black and white at this cover really fit with ‘Twilight’ trademark.

Last comment: If you are really into ‘Twilight’, you have to buy this novella.

Rating: 3/5