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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon get it  here BOOK SUMMARY: Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, for fifteen-year-old Christopher everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbor's dog, Wellington, is killed and his carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favourite (logical) detective, Sherlock Holmes. What follows makes for a novel that is funny, poignant and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally. BOOK REVIEW:  4 STARS ...

Declutter Your Mind Now - 22 Simple Habits To Declutter Your Mind  & Live A Happier, Healthier and Stress-Free Life: Easy Ways To Eliminate Worry, Anxiety & Negative Thinking by Vic Carter get it  here BOOK SUMMARY: Declutter Your Mind Easily   Would You Like To ELIMINATE NEGATIVE & STRESSFUL THOUGHTS From Your Mind?  Do You Want To OVERCOME WORRY & ANXIETY?  Are You Interested In Feeling MORE RELAXED, HAPPY & HEALTHY?   In this book, I tell you about how you can get  more peace, happiness and clarity into your life  just like I did. I have gone through the process of decluttering my mind and practice the habits and techniques outlined in this book.  I used to often feel overwhelmed, anxious and stressful prior to using the techniques in this book. I remember the days when I used to feel anxious about my work, stressed about different things in my life, and overwhelmed in general. I learned about ...

Tributaries (American River, #1) by  Mallory M. O'Connor get it here BOOK SUMMARY: In the mid-1800s, three immigrant familiesIrish, Japanese, and Mexicansettle along the American River in Northern California. A century later, only one family remains. Owen McPhalans Mockingbird Valley Ranch is still a thriving family business in 1959. But when his wife, Marian, leaves Mockingbird to follow her dream of becoming a successful artist, she ignites a firestorm that impacts the descendants of all three families. As artists, musicians, writers, and politicians inherit their immigrant parents' hopes, they are torn apart by ambition, prejudice, and deception while struggling through the turbulent 1960s. From the concert halls of Europe to Kyoto's ancient avenues, and Manhattan's artists' lofts to San Francisco's North Beach, they each learn the price they must pay in order to realize their dreams. But just as the river is drawn to the sea, they eventually fin...

Gold Shadow (Bronze Rebellion, #1) by L.C. Perry get it  here  BOOK SUMMARY:  In the North American continent, eighteen-year-old Ebony has been living as a slave for as long as she can remember. The underground cities, the tattoo, the scars and the shackles are a part of the only world she has ever known. She knows that in order to survive, she will have to stay strong. And she will stay strong, cursing those in power, until her very last breath. She waits for a meaningful way to die as she quietly pushes her body to its limit…but that all changes when rebels from the surface drop down right in front of her.  Now, Ebony is challenged to envision a life beyond slavery as she and the other escapees are thrown into the center of a rebellion against the monarchy. She has to embrace this glimmer towards a real life…this glimmer called freedom. But what can she contribute to a rebellion that is doomed to fail like those before it? How can they stop a corrupt mo...

NIMBUS (The Perfect Circle Trilogy, Book 1) by A.C. Miller Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY:  It’s the year 2191 and the last known civilization hides behind a giant steel wall buried deep within a forest. For over eighty years, Nimbus has thrived under one rule: Separation. When a kid turns fourteen, they’re kicked outside the wall. For eleven years, they must survive before being given a chance at re-entry. It’s Nimbus’ way of keeping an identity the previous world didn’t have; it’s their way of preventing history from repeating itself.  Sam Martin has spent his first thirteen years in Nimbus, but today’s different. Today is Sam’s fourteenth birthday.  Meanwhile, Sam’s brother, Sean, was recently granted re-admittance to Nimbus after surviving his eleven years. Assigned to work as a member of the Elite Guard, Sean slowly begins to realize there’s something deeply wrong with how Nimbus works.  Outside the wall, Elise waits. Directed by Sean to find Sam...

The long-awaited Popular BookFest is here once again! From June 9 to June 17, bookworms around Kuala Lumpur are able to enjoy the wonderful book sale and splurge on the books that they've been waiting to read. From YA novels, Chinese books, technology and even stationery, Popular BookFest has it all! Unlike the previous years, I've had the opportunity to visit Popular Bookfest twice this year. The entrance fee was only RM2.50. It is free of charge for children 18 and under as well as for senior citizens aged 60 and above. TIPS 1. Bring your own bag The more environmentally friendly option to shop. Plastic bags will be charged at 20 cents in order to encourage using our own bags. It is also more rewarding to know that you're doing a part in helping the environment. You also won't have to worry about the plastic bags breaking. 2. Visit the stationery section and electronics first I've only done this this time around and I highly recommend it. Usua...

Seven Wonders: The Colossus Rises (#1) by  Peter Lerangis Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY: One Boy Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die. One Mission Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to cure him. One Problem The loculi are the relics of a lost civilization and haven’t been seen in thousands of years. Seven Wonders Because they’re hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.   BOOK REVIEW: 3 STARS I read this book a while ago, back in 2013. I didn't like it at that time, too confusing, too unclear. Everything happened so quickly and I didn't get time to process it. 5 years later, I decided to give it another chance. For those who likes the PJO series, the plot will seem familiar - young boy and his friends with a task to save the world, cliché of course, but nonetheless, a favourite. However, I won't be comparing to PJO much because it is an entirely different se...

The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman by Denis Thériault Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY: Bilodo lives a solitary daily life, routinely completing his postal rounds every day and returning to his empty Montreal apartment. But he has found a way to break the cycle—Bilodo has taken to stealing people's mail, steaming open the envelopes, and reading the letters inside. And so it is he comes across Ségolène's letters. She is corresponding with Gaston, a master poet, and their letters are each composed of only three lines. They are writing each other haikus. The simplicity and elegance of their poems move Bilado and he begins to fall in love with her. But one day, out on his round, he witnesses a terrible and tragic accident. Just as Gaston is walking up to the post-box to mail his next haiku to Ségolène, he is hit by a car and dies on the side of the road. And so Bilodo makes an extraordinary decision—he will impersonate Gaston and continue to write to Ségolène under this guise....

The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by  Rick Riordan Get it  here BOOK SUMMARY:  How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour. But Apollo has many enemies—gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go... an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood. BOOK REVIEW: 5 STARS If I were to be honest, I thought I'd hate this book. Apollo was a selfish god, proud and narcissistic. He was easily my least favourite amongst the 12 Olympians. Losing his powers and becoming a mortal, Apollo now undertakes the identity of Lester Papadopol...

A blog. Because everyone needs somewhere to store their ideas and opinions.  Hello there (if by chance, there would be anyone who'd be reading this) . This an online brain dump page where I'll store all my ideas, thoughts and basically anything that I'd like to do.  As an only child who has issues expressing certain thoughts and opinions, sharing interests and basically finding it difficult to unleash my creativity, a blog would probably be a safe space to do so.  As of now, I don't have any solid idea about what I'd be posting here. Potentially book reviews, gushing about certain movies and characters, writing stories - just things that I enjoy that could probably find a home here.  Currently, I post book reviews on  Goodreads . However, I'd prefer a home for my reviews, which would probably be here on my blog! I'll be posting some of my old book reviews here to get a foundation started for this new blog, it will be interesting, I su...