BBWKL 2016 Experience

Assalamualaikum and hello guys! Okay I know the post is a bit late but, yeah xD 

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DETAILS

It was located at MIECC , beside MINES 2. My family and I went there in the morning 8 am to avoid the crowd as it was Saturday and the second day of the fair.

I don't know that big bad wolf always offer preview pass for the lucky one. I really envy those with preview pass as they could get the chance to meet many GOOD BOOKS. From the preview day, i stalked @bigbadwolfbooks #bbwstash #bigbadwolfbooks #bbwkl and etc on instagram to see what books are available there!I refresh like every minute and list them down. 

VOYAGING TIME!

When I went there, THERE ARE SO MANY BOOKS (obviously lol)! Eh wait, I need to tell you how to get there first xD

Okay, so we depart from  home  on like 7.30 a.m. and use highway to get there, it is located just about 23km from my house . Using waze to get there. At first we reached MINES 2 and the place (+ surrounding) seems creepy . It seems like the place had gone bankrupt. 

Then we don't know where is MIECC so we just follow a car in front of us as ofc she/he will go to BBW, there's no other reason to go there ~ MIECC is located beside MINES 2 and the parking fare is RM5 which i don't know if it is reasonable and affordable .

After we parked, we went inside the mall (i believe MIECC WAS a mall) and the smell of books was really strong! The entrance was CREEPY too as MIECC had gone bankrupt too, luckily BBW staffs are everywhere so it doesn't really seems like a quiet place. 

And finally, go to BBW ENTRANCE! We got a trolley, it is really good to have trolley, loving them so much! 

At first, I saw many stacks of books of 'The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes', 'Pinball by Murakami', 'Diary Of A Wimpy Kid box set' and ' Dork Diaries'. Okay i FElT A BIG URGE to take them all! And in the end i just took 'The Girl You Left Behind' and 'Pinball'. 

At the right of the entrance , there were stacks of 'The Maze Runner box set' . I was debating with myself whether I should take it or not because I already read them all from my friend. And I just took it if the case it is gone xD

The trolley got 2 places to put the book so i put the  books i MIGHT buy at the below one and the books i WILL buy at the upper. 

My first catch from the entrance, 'The Girl You Left Behind', 'Pinball', and 'The Maze Runner box set' that i put at the below part of the trolley.

Then, there was AS ADVERTISED section and i found few good books that I can't remember hihihih. But i took Percy Jackson's fifth book and 'City Of Heavenly Fire'. I put them on the upper part.

AND FINALLY, i went to YA section, there are 6 section of YA. So many beautiful books that i want to buy. I found 'Shadow And Bone' , the only copy there and can't find other 2 books in the trilogy. I was really upset as I really want to buy the trilogy :(. But at least i got the first book which I believe the last stock before the restock. 

After that, I got The Mortal Instruments Series and The Infernal Devices Series at one place! I love how they put the series in one place and many people went there too because it was the most WANTED SERIES. 

All were like in a race of getting the whole perfectly series . 

I know nothing about the series so I just took whatever books there. I thought TMI and TID are in one series xD I got the whole TMI series except for the 2nd book 'City Of Ashes' but in different version. I almost buy 2 copies of 'City Of Lost Souls' in different version. I already took 2 copies but I see the cover of one of the copies is not really appropriate for me so I didn't took it . I was relieved because I didn't take the copy :D 

For TID, i just got 1 book 'Clockwork Princess' , the 3rd book. I also found 'Monster Calls by Patrick Ness'.

And there was 'Hollow City'  , most anticipated book! But sadly there's no the first book. 

Someone posted on Twitter that they got the signed one so I CHECKED HALF OF THEM for the signed one but can't find it :'(

And the last one, I went to Literature section, i think I spent 1 hour at YA section because I can't really voyage through General Fiction, Graphic Novels and Literature sections :( 

I saw many CLASSIC BOOKS. I really love them, I really want to 'move' from YA to more 'serious' genres as Classics xD There were so many of them so i just took 'A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens'.

After that, I count them all and it was 20 books! And it costs like RM210+. I just have RM150 (RM100 from my 3 months-at-school-saving and RM50 from my beloved mother <3).So I chose 15 books and eliminated 5 books. It cost RM156 so my dad add the additional Rm6 xD <3 (thanks dad!!) You could check out my haul here Big Bad Wolf KL 2016 Haul

I came home on 9 a.m. after voyaging for 2 hours there . I got a pretty game bookmark too. 

And I found out that my senior was there too but we didn't meet xD

I actually planned to buy a colouring book for my friend but I didn't have time to go there. I also want to buy book about Germany but I couldn't. Plus, no money :( *brokebrokebroke

But i have fun though! I think I will need to save at least RM200 for the book fair! Wish me luck hihi xD 

BBWKL 2016 Haul

Assalamualaikum guys! I went to BBW at MIECC, Mines, Seri Kembangan on the second day of the fair. 

From the preview day, i've been REALLY eager to go there as there were so many books! (Highlighted - The Grisha Trilogy). So, i 'stalked' the people hauls every hours, minutes, seconds! (I am not lying). I searched for people hauls through pictures tagged for @bigbadwolfbooks , #bbw , #bbwstash, #bigbadwolf, etc. 

And through @MYbibliomaniacs (twitter). So i listed down all the books i want to buy (that i saw from the hauls xD)and they are A LOT. 

After that ... Finally i got to go to BBW on 10th Dec 2016 with my family. As it was Saturday, I bet it would be crowded so we went there in the morning, 8am. There are many people , but not too crowded. 

As soon as I reached there, there are so many books (obviously) and I went to YA Section and grab as many book I can. 

Okay, this is supposed to be BOOK HAUL not PENGALAMAN xD I am going to make separate post for them so here we go ~

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A TOTAL OF 15 books ~ 1. A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens  2. City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare 3. City Of Glass by Cassandra Clare 4. City Of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 5. City Of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare 6. City Of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare 7. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare 8. The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare 9. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 10. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs 11. Percy Jackson Heroes Of Olympus by Rick Riordan 12. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 13. The Scorch Trials by James Dashner 14. The Death Cure by James Dashner 15. The Kill Order by James Dashner 

Total = RM156

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Title – Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Author – Chris Grabenstein

Publisher – Random House New York

Published – June 2013

Format – Hardcover

Source – Purchased

Genres – Children, Mystery, Adventure

Pages – 304

"Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library. Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high. In this cross between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and A Night in the Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. Old fans and new readers will become enthralled with the crafty twists and turns of this ultimate library experience."  

Rate – 4.5 Stars

A fun reading.

It feels adventurous reading through the book. The author is so mind-freaking with all those clues and stuffs. I really hope that Mr. Lemoncello’s Library is actually exist.

The imagination are so wide and exactly how I dream of a library.

Kyle is a bright boy, not as smart as Charles but he has spirit and team-work that makes him a better person.

Kyle’s other friends have various personalities. Akimi, a quick-witted and loyal friends. Sierra, a bookworm who has knowledge about all books. And other characters.

This book is really suitable for growing-up kids with all the adventure and imagination. I enjoy it myself and along Kyle, I solve the clue too as well. But I guess  I am not too smart to be solving them as I have no idea about what the clue means as the clues are about old books and stuffs. I guess if I was born as American, I would be able to solve them xD

Last Thought

Enjoy them so much! A light-adventure book. Suitable for trip-reading. You could also make a group-read and solve the clues together, it would be so fun!

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Title – The War That Saved My Life

Author – Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Publisher – Dial Books for Young Readers

Published – Jan 2015

Format – Hardcover

Source – Purchased

Genres – Historical fiction,  Children, War

Pages – 316

"An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson’s Sons and for fans of Number the Stars. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure of Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother? This masterful work of historical fiction is equal parts adventure and a moving tale of family and identity—a classic in the making."

A cute, heart-warming book!

Rate - 4.7 Stars

LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. I have been wanting a children book about war. It feels like remembering my so-called-childhood xD this is the second children-book I read after Heidi. I love both! I bought this book for about USD1.20 ! Crazy right, I took this book right before I pay for the book fair. The cover is beautiful and it bought me #covertalksright?

The plot

 Simple, no pressure. I love it because I could feel the war settings. The plot are well-built and interesting.

The settings

 Beautiful, and pretty.

The characters

Ada Smith – A girl get locked in her apartment room for her entire live because of her clubfoot. She is not like other children and don’t trust people easily. She believes that all people are bad like her evil mother. She really loves her little brother and very sneaky. She is hard to decipher. She learns thing easily and very bright. She gets intense hurt from little and can do well on her own.

Jamie smith– Ada’s little brother who is just like the other boy. She loves her sister Ada.

 Susan Smith – A young woman who lives alone and was forced to take care of Ada and Jamie. She looks cold and lonely but inside her heart , she is actually kind and lovely. She takes care of them lovingly. The presence or Ada and Jamie brighten her dull and grunge life. She is really sincere and don’t take benefits  from the consequences.

Last Thought

This is suitable for an easy-reading. I would ask my future children to read this novel. Loving it! <3

The Fever Code by James Dashner

Title – The Fever Code

Author – James Dashner

Publisher – Delacorte Press New York

Published – September 2016

Format – Paperback

Source – Purchased

Genres – YA, Dystopian, Sci-fi

Pages – 347

Once there was a world’s end.

The forests burned, the lakes and rivers dried up, and the oceans swelled.

Then came a plague, and fever spread across the globe. Families died, violence reigned, and man killed man.

Next came WICKED, who were looking for an answer. And then they found the perfect boy.

The boy’s name was Thomas, and Thomas built a maze.

Now there are secrets.

There are lies.

And there are loyalties history could never have foreseen. 

This is the story of that boy, Thomas, and how he built a maze that only he could tear down.

All will be revealed.

I REALLY REALLY love this book! I am a Glader and already read all 5 books in Maze Runner Series. I would say James Dashner is my favourite Dystopian Author ever. This series blown my mind off. I don’t know why several persons hate this series. Maze Runner is my favourite Dystopian novel <3 I can’t find the lack of the writing (excepts for Deedy’s death (u-know-who-right?) and the death cure’s ending).

RATE – 4.7 stars

Plot- This book is the lightest book among the other 4 books because it is telling about how the Gladers, Thomas, Newt, Minho, Teresa, etc got into WICKED. Not like the other books, this book used 3rd POV. And mostly It tells about the main characters,Thomas, Minho, Newt and Teresa ‘childhood’ with WICKED. Reading this book making me sad because they get treated and expectation like an adult since kid and they couldn't recognize themselves when they got into the Maze.

Actually, I can see why some people don’t like the book or worst, DNF it. Because they story only linger among their child life, not like the other 4 books which contain action, adventure, riddle, etc. But I enjoy it so I can feel their miserable life deeper. 

This book answered all our questions, how they end up in WICKED, why non-munies hate the munies, who is the bad and who is the good, who are they before they are WICKED, why Teresa and Thomas played important roles in WICKED, how the virus spread, and is WICKED good?

If you really love TMR series, I UTTERLY RECOMMEND YOU TO READ THIS BOOK! There are somes SURPRISING and HEART-BREAKING secrets unveil! If you haven’t read the other 4 books, I think it is okay for you to read this first, but if I am you, I will read the first book first. The choice is in your hand!

WICKED IS GOOD, MINHO IS BAE, oh lol xD

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Title – The 5th Wave

Author – Rick Yancey

Publisher – Penguin Group

Published date –  May  7, 2013

Format – Paperback

Source – Self purchased

Genres – Sci-fi, Dystopian, YA

Pages - 457

"After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother-or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up. 

RATE - 4.5 stars

The book is really intriguing.

It is not so complicated like other dystopian books. I bought this book without knowing anything about the book. When I first read it, I never thought it would be alien-story-book because it is DEFINITELY not my style. ALSO, it has multiple POVs , I never thought the book has... 4 POVs without  the character POVs written on the beginning of the POVs. Which I need to guess whose POV it is by myself. I really don’t have idea about it so when it turned out to be the second POV I was like… whut? At least I realized it soon. Well, I did regret a bit because reading a book about alien would be the last of my choice! But anyway I kind of enjoying it  ~

PLOT

 Okay, since this is my first alien-novel, it is kinda good (?) Because AT LEAST the aliens are not like the ‘alien’ on TV. I mean, the aliens lived in human’s body, yeah , some kind of like that. It started that they are in the 4th wave and are getting ready for the 5th wave. Long story short, it is about a girl named Cassie who was separated with her only family left, her little brother. So she take the attempt to rescue her brother and… yeah the story just linger around it. And the aliens are kind of confusing, because their attentions are hard to decipher. They made 4 waves so far and, if they want to own the earth, why they didn’t kill all humans at once? Oh that remain questionable .

THE CHARACTERS

Cassie -  She is really vulnerable after losing her family but she cope with it in order to save her brother. Her only weapon is M16 which I am glad she have it because YOU CAN’T SURVIVE if you don’t have any weapon. She is a caring, bold, strong and unreliable girl. Her only goal is to get her brother back in her arm. Well, nothing really interesting about her character except that she had a long-term crush towards someone who is like 99% doesn’t even realize her existence.  Well she has one common thing with me, which is writing diary. She bring her diary all of the time and write all things in it which is not likely me. I won’t write all things there (I am a lazy bum lol) especially when we are in ‘a war’.

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Evan Walker – He really has many secrets and so good in covering them. His personalities are perfect except his IDENTITY. Cassie is really glad to get Evan’s help at the time. He is kind, warm-hearted, strong,  and sympathy-hearted. I really love the character but I DID REGRET checking the movie actors because…. The actor (which I don’t know his name) IS 100% NOT SUITABLE TO BE EVAN WALKER. Evan is supposed to be kind, good and harming (overall- have  good-looking and kind face). But the actor looks fierce, strong, a fighter, etc. I don’t know how to read the next book when I HAVE to imagine the character L #please #don’t #bash #me , #no #hate, #just #saying.

Ben Parish – He is the reason why I read the book so fast despite having many homework and stuffs.  Cassie has a crush on him and he never know about it. He is in popular category pupils in the high school. He is so kind and attractive (I don’t have to question why he is so popular lol XD) And what I love more is he is positive-thinking, helpful, good leader and care for the others <3 Also, *SPOILERSSSSS!!!!What a great coincidence he meets Cassie’s brother, Sam Sullivan and takes care of him well (he is not aware that Sam is Cassie’s brother nor that he know Cassie). Although things doesn’t went well for him though, at least Sam is be able to comfort himself thanks to Ben.

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Ringer- She is ruining my OTP actually, but I accept her by the end of the novel because she is strong, quick-witted, brave and invulnerable. She is great and have fighting vibe in her. What I don’t like is the actress, nope, not the actress, but the actress makeup in the movie. THE EYELINER like director-nim, what in the world you are doing? I was about to accept the OTP but seeing her makeup like totally bad girl it drag me down:\​​

Sam Sullivan – Cassie’s little brother, he is brave and quite matures for his age. He is so pity because he needs to go through the circumstances in his age, apart from his family, vulnerable and clueless. Luckily Ben is there for him :D He is cute by the way, he didn’t show his fear in front of his family because he didn’t want to worry them.

Last thought

It is a great book but not the best. It doesn’t have roller-coaster riding (glad it doesn’t have it xD). Rick Yancey , you are a great writer (Y)

The book is perfect before I found the actress and actresses. ( Cassie, Ben, Sam are suitable though). I hope the sequel won’t let me down :D

Also, I really love the waves idea. So I am sharing them with you down below! (Source from Wikipedia)

First Wave: Lights Out: During the first wave, the Others release an EMP wave that takes out all electronics/lights/technology and kills half a million people by shorting out all moving vehicles, including planes in mid-flight.

Second wave: Surf's Up: The Others, realizing that roughly 40 percent of Earth's population lives within 60 miles (97 km) of coastline, drop enormous rods "twice as tall as the Empire State Building and three times as heavy" (45) onto the Earth's fault lines, causing massive tsunamis that wipe out three billion people.

Third wave: Pestilence: The Others launch a scheme to infect as many remaining survivors as possible with a deadly virus. Using the Earth's birds as carriers (via falling excrement), the plague claims 97 percent of remaining survivors. The virus, which resembles an advanced form of Ebola, causes victims to slowly bleed to death until eventually "you've become a viral bomb. And when you explode, you blast everyone around you with the virus" (46).

Fourth wave: Silencers: After the 3rd wave, the remaining human population tries desperately to survive off whatever resources remain by looting, all the while clinging to the hope that "the people in charge", wherever they may be, are working toward a solution. Eventually, this belief seems legitimate when an impressive battalion of soldiers (with functioning vehicles) arrives at the makeshift camp where Cassie, Sam, and her father are staying. The soldiers and commander, however, only appear interested in the children and promptly load them onto waiting buses before ordering all the adults into the camp barracks. Once the humans are surrounded, Commander Vosch orders a massacre and kills everyone at the camp. Cassie, however, narrowly escapes and witnesses her father's death by Vosch's hand. At this moment, the 4th wave becomes clear: not all "humans" are actually humans.

Fifth wave: The Fifth wave is referenced in "The Last Star".

All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Title – All The Bright Places

Author – Jennifer Niven

Publisher – Knopf Publishing Group

Published – January 2015

Format – Hardcover

Source – Purchased

Genres – YA, Contemporary, Fiction,  Mental Illness,  Teen, Death

Pages – 388

'' Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink. ''

RATE - 4.3 STARS

This book drove me crazy

I felt like riding a roller-coaster while reading this. It is just…. (can’t describe it). This book has all emotions into one! I felt happy then excited then curious then burst into tears! The plot is simple but the emotions are just a heaviness that, I don’t think this book would be everyone’s cup of tea. If you don’t like depress, pressure and death, you better don’t pick this book!

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Plot 

 It is simple and unexpected. Most of the settings are in Indianapolis and Jennifer Niven made a great job on taking us the readers into voyaging Indianapolis. She wrote such beautiful and neat sentences to describe the places. When I read the book , I could feel the journey at Indianapolis, it is like I am the one who is in the place, not just by reading it. I felt like I want to travel to Indianapolis after reading the book <3

The Characters

They are complex! I really love how she wrote POVs for both of the main characters, Finch and Violet. Especially Theodore Finch’s POV  because he is boy and well we girls know that boy’s mind is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from girls. Especially when Jennifer Niven added ‘a little abnormal’ things for Finch character. The way he talked, unexpected things, changing of emotional, caring. For people, he is a ‘freak, weird, nonsense’ but he is kind of person that you-will-love-once-you-know-them and he just need a little more attention and love from family (which breaks my heart). He has no ambitions, goals, and plans but that makes him keeps alive. Oh and I love his sister, Kate because she is cool and supporting.  For Violet Markley , she is someone , well we can say ‘normal’ at outside. I mean, we could categorize people into two which is normal and abnormal . But that could only apply for the outside view because no one is normal inside , aren’t we? That’s how I describe her. She is a beautiful nerd, popular and very well in writing. But, when she loses her beloved sister, Eleanor , her life changed 180 degrees . She no longer rides car, cheerleading, writing, she is like an alive body with dead soul. Luckily, Finch becomes her lifesaver, same goes to Finch. Sadly, a happy ending isn’t just flowing like that forever.  ‘…as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.’

Emotions- Only one word to describe this, roller-coaster

SPOILERS ALERT!!!

 Last thought- I WAS SO SAD when SPOILER ALERTS LAST CHANCE!!!

Finch died . I mean, after all of the things happened, he… died…. It is just like Me Before You by Jojo Moyes L And it is even sadder when he sent his last message to Violet in which he already visited the last places of their project. And he even left messages and things for Violet at every places . It was so hard to continue reading it when all left was Violet finding the last piece of memory Finch left at the brightest places they chose… (Still can’t move on)

This book made me realise about how important attention to people of our surroundings.  All people are different.  Someone might acts weird and different, it might be because he needs attention or love. Or maybe he has a disease. From my research, there are many disease in the world including the diseases that are undiagnosed. For example, dyslexia and bipolar. If our friends have these kind of disease , the surroundings might thought he is a slow learner or untalented or etc.  For people with these disease, they are struggling, suffering  and aching. They themselves thought they are a slow learner, they felt insecure , doubtful and self-conscious because they believe what the people are saying, ‘slow learner’, ‘dumb’ , ‘foolish’. I found out that most of the person who is afflicted by a disease doesn’t know about it for years , even 20 years! How much they suffered because of us, ignorant people. So, change ourselves, care of people, although we didn’t get the same treat back.

 Pssss, i got the signed-copy! <3 And Jennifer Niven liked my picture on Instagram <3