Book Review: Dear Tomorrow: Notes to My Future Self by Maudy Ayunda

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BOOK review
Started on: 1 June 2018
Finished on: 3 June 2018

Dear Tomorrow: Notes to My Future Self by Maudy Ayunda

Title: Dear Tomorrow: Notes to My Future Self

Author: Maudy Ayunda
Publisher: Bentang Belia

Pages:  192 pages

Year of Publication: 2018
Price: Rp 129,000

Rating: 4.5/5

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Maudy Ayunda adalah seorang aktris dan penyanyi asal Indonesia yang menyelesaikan studinya di Universitas Oxford di Inggris. Keberhasilannya menyeimbangkan karier di dunia entertainment dan juga pendidikannya membuat banyak orang kagum dengan sosok Maudy. Lewat buku yang berjudul Dear Tomorrow: Notes to My Future Self ini, ia kembali menginspirasi banyak orang lewat pemikirannya. Buku ini merupakan kompilasi tentang pengalaman dan pemikiran Maudy tentang cinta, impian, dan juga kehidupan. Semua yang tertulis di dalamnya bertujuan untuk menjadi pengingat untuk dirinya di masa depan.

Book Review: In His Image by Jen Wilkin

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BOOK review
Started on: 14 May 2018
Finished on: 25 May 2018

In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character by Jen Wilkin

Title: In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

Author: Jen Wilkin
Publisher: Crossway

Pages: 176 pages / 178 pages (e-book)
Year of Publication: 2018
Price: Rp 155,815 (https://www.bookdepository.com/)

Rating: 5/5
*This e-book is received as a review copy from Crossway

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"What good is it for me to choose the right home or spouse if I'm still eaten up with covetousness? What does it profit me to make the right choice if I'm still the wrong person? A lost person can make 'good choices'. But only a person indwelt by the Holy Spirit can make a good choice for the purpose of glorifying God."

In His Image tries to help those who are always questioning about what is God's will in their life. The author states that instead of asking "What should I do next?", we need to start asking "Who should I be?". This book will help us learn to transform our lives into who we should have been according to God's will. First and foremost, there's a difference between God's incommunicable and communicable attributes. Incommunicable attributes are those that belong to God alone, such as: omnipresence, omniscience, etc. In this book, Jen Wilkin focused on describing 10 of God's communicable attributes that we can exhibit through our lives: that God is holy, loving, good, just, merciful, gracious, faithful, patient, truthful, and wise.

Unboxing Petri Crate Box by Haru + Giveaway (7 - 28 Juni 2018)

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Hai semuanya! Kali ini aku punya postingan yang cukup menarik yaitu Unboxing Petri Crate Boks dari Penerbit Haru. Apa itu Petri Crate? Petri Crate adalah sejenis subscription box yang bisa kalian pesan secara berkala. Boks ini berisi berbagai macam buku terbitan Haru Group. Ada boks individu untuk buku-buku terbitan Penerbit Haru dan Penerbit Inari, dan ada juga boks yang mencakup keduanya. Yang unik dari boks ini adalah selain berisi buku-buku terbaru, di dalamnya juga terdapat berbagai macam merchandise yang unik. Sejak lama aku adalah salah satu penggemar buku-buku terbitan Penerbit Haru, oleh karena itu aku memutuskan untuk ikut pre-order boks Petri Crate yang ketiga oleh Penerbit Haru. Dalam post ini, aku akan unboxing dan menjelaskan apa saja yang terdapat di dalamnya. 😊😊 (Jangan lewatkan giveaway di akhir post ini ya!)

Book Review: Hyouka (Kotenbu Series, #1) by Yonezawa Honobu

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BOOK review
Started on: 26 Mei 2018
Finished on: 31 Mei 2018

Hyouka (Kotenbu Series, #1) by Yonezawa Honobu

Title: Hyouka (Kotenbu Series, #1)

Author: Yonezawa Honobu
Publisher: Penerbit Haru

Pages: 244 pages
Year of Publication: 2017
Price: Rp

Rating: 3.5/5
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"Terserah bagaimana hasilnya. Yang jadi masalah adalah, Hotaro si abu-abu ini memecahkan misteri yang notabene pekerjaan merepotkan."

Oreki Hotaro adalah seorang siswa yang tidak suka membuang-buang energinya dan menyukai hal-hal yang praktis. Oleh karena itulah, sesungguhnya ia merasa enggan saat kakaknya menuliskan surat yang memintanya untuk masuk Klub Sastra Klasik SMA Kamiyama. Hingga akhirnya sewaktu ia memutuskan untuk melihat Klub Sastra Klasik yang kabarnya hendak dibubarkan, Hotaro kemudian bertemu dengan Chitanda Eru—seorang gadis penuh energi yang memiliki tingkat penasaran tinggi. Sejak berkenalan dengannya, Hotaro jadi harus terlibat dengan berbagai macam kasus yang akhirnya harus ia selesaikan.

May 2018 Book Haul

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Oh my gosh, we're already entering the sixth month of 2018 😱 Isn't it crazy how time flies so fast? May was quite a busy month for me because there are a lot of events and I also went on a trip to Papua for several days. Despite my busy schedule, I still managed to get myself several new books 😆. In May, I bought 1 English book, 2 Indonesian books, 2 Bible study books, and several ebooks which I'll share the details with you in this post. I finished and reviewed one book from this pile, so I feel quite happy about that. Now let's talk about the books! 😊

Anything But Books Tag

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image source: here. edited by me.

It's been a very long time since I did one of these tags. I discovered this one through The Literary Huntress, which is basically a tag about all things other than books. I guess this is a pretty nice break from all the book reviews, especially since I'm out of town for a while so I can't get a lot of reading done. So here are my 11 picks for all things aside from books 😊.