Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma

Title:

Forbidden

Author:

Tabitha Suzuma

Rating:

4/5

How can a love to pure be so sinful?

Two siblings, Maya and Lochie fell in love with one another. They had to step up to the role of a pair of parents to their younger siblings. Their father walked out of their lives and their mother was too busy with her new boyfriend and being an alcoholic, she is in no state to look after her children.

Troubles with school. Trouble with personalities. Struggles to keep the family together and home straight. They support each other. Their love grew deeper with everyday that passed by. Their only problem is: They came from the same mother. They had to keep their relationship discreet. They studied the options they have. Where they can possibly go in the future.

They live in hopes that their love would remain.
It does remain but not in the way the planned.
p/s:
If there is anything I would like to say about this book, it is tragic.
I would have given is 5/5 if it weren't because of the ending. I can't help being a sucker for a happy ending. Happy ending for this book is probably if they eventually found out they are not actually siblings that they can just continue loving each other and have children together. Tragic tragic tragic. It is all I can say about this book.

My first read by Tabitha Suzuma. Definitely a page-turner. :)
On the downside, I finished reading this book on a Friday morning before I went to work. I was sooooo low the entire day. Another book hangover..... :|

 

Black Friday @ MPHonline

Not sure when Black Friday entered Malaysia but I am glad!!!! :)

This is the first for Malaysia I believe! Go MPH!!!!

http://www.mphonline.com/help/black_friday.aspx

This sale is only applicable on MPHonline. Therefore, valid only for online purchases. 

Date: 25th November 2013 - 1st December 2013

T&C: Only valid for books which are available for delivery within 3-5day. 

(I believe this is for books which are currently in stock only. So no discount on pre-orders and etc.)

If this is not enough, check out the followings!

Both with its own T&C. :)

For more information, please go to MPHonline official Black Friday.
Never bought from MPHonline? Fret not, here is a guide.

Book Fair @ Paradigm Mall, Kelana Jaya‏

MPH Online Free Delivery

How come I just noticed this today????

Ah well, there is still enough time for those who would like to get free delivery for their book purchases from MPH Online. It is online so it is open 24hours. 

For more info, drop by MPH Online.Image above is also from MPH Online.:)

i am lejen

Brief Description:

Indie bookstore selling alternative books.

I have always passed by this shop whenever I go to popmyberry to get my Blackberry cases. I have always read the name of he shop but never looked into the shop maybe because the t-shirts on sale are not dominant to the view at one glance.

Anyhow, here I am tonight! :) They are known for selling alternative books. Aiming to encourage non-readers to generate interest to read. I hope they are successful at this! There are more and more people spending time doing everything else but reading. Sad but true especially with the growth of technology. It is not entirely bad but rate of interest people have in reading is deteriorating. :( In a simple line: The community would rather spend time on technology than reading. Why? Reading is boring. They said.

I AM LEJEN. Don't quite know where the name came from but I figure it is a combination of Malay and English for I Am Legend.

For those of you who are in Klang Valley, this shop is in Subang Jaya SS15. ;) If you are not in Klang Valley or Malaysia but interested, they have an online shop; http://shop.lejenpress.com/shop

I am very much intrigued to go to this shop because of the alternative genre. I know alternative music but alternative books? Interesting.

I first thought they only sell Malay books. When I stepped in, the first book I held was Wedding Speech. English! Phew! Nothing wrong with reading books in Malay language just that I usually have trouble reading it; need to reread few sentences or paragraphs a number of times to get it. Enjoyment could be turned off that way. Hahaha

Pardon the quality of the pictures. Need upgrade of my gadget man!

The following is the first bookshelf many will upon entrance. They are currently having discounts. :)



Buku Paling Laku. In English: Best Selling Books. Yes, I have to look for the translate button at he back of my brain to get this sign when I first saw it because it isn't familiar to my eyes whenever I ht bookstore. Alternative yea? ;)


This shelf looks nice!



Walked out with 2 books. 1 In Malay and another in English.
My first alternative reading! May book-loving person like me enjoys it.


The book in Malay title is Awek Chuck Taylor. Very famous and recommended so I'm giving this a shot despite being nervous about reading in Malay language(it has been ageeeeesss.Seriously!)

The other book is Timid. From the summary on the back cover:

"Nobody ever loves the same way twice. Angus was in love with Fay. Fay left and married another man. Devastated, Angus went to an island trying to forget everything. Angus met Beth. Fell in love. And the rest is written in this book. "

So....I guess buy this book? I bought. Mr.Husband paid. ;)

Fret not, books are reasonably priced.



Details of I AM LEJEN.

No. 12G, Jalan SS15/8B.
Subang Jaya.
47500 Selangor,
MALAYSIA.
Tel: 03-58884687
Email: info@iamlejen.com
Opening Hours:
Mon - Sat : 1pm to 12am (Yes, you read that right. 12midnite!)
Sun : 1pm to 6pm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iamlejenshop

A little bit more on the location.
Landmark: 7-Eleven, popmyberry, popmyapple, Gold Chilli restaurant and the market! Parking can get challenging there as it is quite a happening area.

What to bring to the shop?
Money :p and an open mind :)

I'll definitely review the books when I'm done with them!

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Times Bookstore Clearance

Start Date :

11th March 2011

End Date :

20th March 2011

Start Time :

10:00am

End Time :

10:00pm

Where :

Ground Floor,
Hartamas Shopping Center.

Additional Note:

Discounts up to 90%

My Comment:
This is not the best Times has pulled up. I was disappointed. Very few new books. Better off going to the store on the upper level to enjoy World Book Day discount. For those who are looking for cooking books, you MAY find something here.

MPH 105 Years Sale

Start Date :

23rd February 2011

End Date :

6th March 2011

Start Time :

10:00am

End Time :

10:00pm

Where :

West End Concourse Area,

Subang Parade Shopping Complex,

Subang Jaya.

Additional Note:

Discounts up to 70%

p/s: Will update IF I get a chance to check it out! ;)

Popular Book Fair

Start Date :
13th July 2010
End Date :
25tt August 2010
Start Time :
10:00am
End Time :
10:00pm
Where :
Concourse Area, Ikano Power Centre.
Mutiara Damansara, PJ.
Additional Note:
Good bargain. There are also Hot Items. ;) Special discounts for members. Enough cashiers for buyers. Nice songs being played all the time. =)
Pictures:

MPH Family Book Fair

Start Date :
13th July 2010
End Date :
1st August 2010
Start Time :
10:00am
End Time :
10:00pm
Where :
West End Concourse Area,
Subang Parade Shopping Complex,
Subang Jaya.
Additional Note:
Discounts up to 70%;

Member’s Choice : Discounts Up to 30% on Selected Books

MPH Book Fair

To those who missed the book sales last month, here is your chance again!
MPH is organizing a book fair. Details are as following. ;)

Start Date :
7th July 2010
End Date :
18th July 2010
Start Time :
10:00am
End Time :
10:00pm
Where :
Concourse Area, Ground Floor,
Great Eastern Mall, KL. Malaysia.
Additional Note:
Up to 50% discount,
Non-members enjoy the above promotion with minimum purchase of RM20.

MPH Members' Sale

Pardon the picture quality. (I seriously need a better cam!) Couldn't find the advertisement elsewhere.
The following are the details.

Start Date : 1st July 2010
End Date : 4th July 2010

Info :
Members enjoy 20% discount on all books and 10% discount on stationary, CDs, cards and gifts.
Selected items at 30% and 50% discount.
Look out for the "Gotta Have It!" sticker to enjoy 30% and 50% discount. :)

URL :
http://www.mphonline.com/ / http://www.mphclick.com/

Times Bookstore Sale

Stumbled upon this one when I was out shooping with one of my bestfriends.

Start Date : 4th June 2010
End Date : 30th June 2010
Where : Times Bookstore

Info is quite late but then again, better late than never right? ;) It is still June when weekend comes. =)

June 2010 Books Sale

Feels like ages since I last broadcasted any sales. The last book sale I went to was the one held in Bangsar Shopping Center last month. Not too bad at all. Anyhow, to those who can't get enough of books like I do, sales help!

Feel like munching on more books, maybe the following might help. ;) *Let me know if it is good and burnt a hole in your pocket.* List is sorted by end date; the one which lasts the longest is at the bottom.

Long Cool Glass of Books

Thirst for books? Head to Kinokuniya@KLCC. :) Their Long Cool Glass of Books Promotion was on in December 2009. For every RM100 purchase, you will receive RM10 voucher.

I got one voucher for free! Thanks to my bro.Hihihi The voucher is valid from 4th January 2010 til 31st March 2010.

Yet to decide which book to buy must most probably will get another Roald Dahl's as that's my aim this year; to collect all Roald Dahl's!

*I know this may be abit late of an info but you can always drop by Kino as they always have 25-30% discount on their gem books; usually purchase-with-purchase. Still not too bad. I find it more valuable than those offered by Borders. Borders seem to have quite a standard 2 for 3 promo. Don't mind the recipe books but others, I'll pass.*

Times Bookstore Clearance Sale

Sale! Again...

Ruz's Pocket : Ouch!
Ruz's Shelves: Will there be more friends added to the shelves?
RUZ : Ouch!May or may not be new books added this month. Must consider selling book receipts to those who needs tax deduction. Hihihi

Anyway, here is it. Another sale!

Organizer : Times Bookstore
Venue : Ground Floor, Hartamas Shopping Centre,
Jalan Sri Hartamas 1.
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Start Date: 20th August 2009
End Date : 31st August 2009
Time : 11am - 9pm


For more info, go to http://www.timesbookstores.com.my/

p/s: When will the government allow tax deduction for bookshelves purchase? LOL!

Malaysia Bookfest @ KLCC!

Looks like there will be book sales throughout the year! 2009 is definitely not being kind to Penniless Bookaholic Shopaholic *sighhhh* And now the Malaysia Bookfest is back!!! It was held at the same venue last year; KL Convention Center.

No entries on this here as this blog was only started early this year. ;) Anyway, here it is;a little recap on how it was last year.

I'm sure this will be the first question many would ask.
Was it worthied? YES. I remember I ended up buying a lot of books, a few CDs and also a thumbdrive. If I recalled correctly, I spent less than RM150. Discounts were also given on new best selling book; The Lecture was one of it. I remember because I bought 2 in Kinokuniya right before I went to the fest because I wasn't sure of going. Well, I was also alone.

I spent almost 2 or 3 hours there. Yes. The space is wide. Lotsa books. Need to REALY focus else all the books in the world would end up in my basket. Childrens' books were also given great discounts. Sooooooo many books but not too many people. Not great for the exhibitors but great for me. LOL!

When I got there, I was worried they only have Mandarin books coz there was barely any English words. LOL. I dropped by the information counter to ask just to know that there's an entrance fee. Just RM1 or RM2. Too small of an amount for big bargains. Btw, for those of you who reads Mandarin books, it would be great for you too because they have lotttssss and if the layout for the fest remains, you'll be going through the Mandarin books section first before you finally get to the English, Malay, Music and Stationaries corner. I don't read Mandarin but it all looks sooooo nice. The amount of books. The people picking books to have the reviews read.


Such a pleasant sight!


The following are the main info of this year's bookfest.



Venue : Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
Start Date : 22nd August 2009
End Date : 31st August 2009
Time : 1000 - 2200

For more information, visit www.bookfestmalaysia.com

Have fun guyz!!!!! =))

p/s: Should I go? Spent a lot already. There are still lotsa books to be read on my shelves...Hmmmm Gotta think hard coz sales are sooo irresistable. Plus, the new books that I want won't be out til Sept and Oct this year. Probably I should freeze up my credit card in an ice block before I go. And yea...I can only go if I'm not tied up with stuff....esp WORK. Urrggghhhh

SALE!!!! Sale!!! SALE!!!

It has been sooo long since I last got to read like mad....recently,I managed to do so. With a few sleepless nights and few early mornings, I'm done with 3 books this month. Moving on to my 4th book now. :)

There are still many books to be read (>10) but one can never have enough. My bookworm friend,Shin Jiin told me about the MPH Mega Clearance Sale a day or 2 ago. I wasn't too sure if I want go because I'm pretty broke but anyway, I WAS THERE DURING LUNCH TODAY!Lol!

I only had one book in mind but I failed. Books are always hard to resist. I ended up with 5 books. 1 is the one I had in mind. The other one is the one which has been on my list for quite some time. The other 3, I had my mom in mind.

Total Damage : RM97.65

If you ask me is it worthied, I'll say yes. 30% discount on top books like those of Sophie Kinsella, Cecelia Ahern, Dale Carnegie, Paulo Coelho, Jodi Picoult, Judith McNaught, Mitch Albom, Nicholas Sparks and many others. :)

There are also sections for 50% and 70% discounts. If you have time, I believe you might find more books worth buying. For those who are into cookbooks and children's book, you may be interested to drop by to see what they are offering. The cookbooks I bought are RM9.90 each. :)

For those who wonders what I'm blabbing about, click here for more details. Many said nothing compares to the Big Bad Wolf Sale but I've never been to it so I can't really compare. See if I could have the chance to next time. Heard there will be another one somewhere in November this year. ;)

Not cheap enough, go to Payless Books Sale!

Feel free to share. ;) Would be nice to hear from fellow readers.

Enjoy your weekend! Cheers!!!

Sophie Kinsella's New Book; Twenties Girl

It has been awhile since I last had the chance to update my blog. Last time I read a book? Well, maybe last night. (Barely satisfied. Only got to read 2 pages :( ) Work is eating me up. = LOL.

There is barely anytime to look up for anything except those which falls onto my lap right away.

I'm not going to babble too much and get right to the details of this post.

The moment I've been waiting for is coming verrryyyyyy soon. Sophie Kinsella's new book will be released on the 21st of July this year! =) I'm so glad there is already a date because when I checked it earlier this year, it stated somewhere in July,August or September.

Anyway, for those of you who are clueless about the author, she is the author of the best selling Shopaholic Series. :)

To get more information, go to Sophie Kinsella - Official Site on Random House.

p/s:Be her fan on Facebook by clicking here. This is sooooo gonna be by July vook. =)

Buy Cheap Books ONLINE

There are many book warehouse sales held throughout the year but unfortunately for some, the sales are not held anywhere near their location. :( I know how you feel. It is wonderful to see the price of the books you want offered at a very low prices. But it is frustrating to know that the sales are nowhere near your place unless you are willing to drive few hours. *sweat*

Let me bring you some good news..if not great news. Especially to those who are at the other parts of Malaysia (or maybe the other parts of world too) where book warehouse sales is not commonly held. ;)

As of now, I've bumped into 5 websites which offers books at low prices. You can also sell your no-longer-wanted books there. ;)

Here you go!

AdPost.com Classifieds
http://www.adpost.com/my/?db=my_books&website=&language=&session_key

Bookster For Sale - Used Books - Wanted
http://www.bookster.com.my/

mySimplifieds.com
http://www.mysimplifieds.com/AdSearch.aspx?c=10&p=74

The Books Lover
http://thebookslover.blogspot.com/

eLawyer
http://www.elawyer.com.my/lawbook_browse.php?type=sale
Note : Great for law students! ;)

You may not find all the books you want but it is still great to know there are sites where you can try your luck to find some cheap ones. Well, you'll never know what you may bump into. ;) Not happy with the number of books you see? Here's what you can do. Introduce more people to the sites! The more people sells, the more books you will see! =)

If any of you happen to know more websites selling books at good prices, feel free to add more to the list. Just drop it in the comment and I'll append to the list. Thanks!

Incase you are still more comfortable to buy books from the well-known local bookstores, you can try Times Bookstores or MPH. I've shared my online book shopping on MPHOnline sometimes ago. To read, click here. As for Times Bookstores, they offer free delivery for purchases atleast RM200. Else, delivery service charge is RM10. To find out more about it, click here.

Times and BookXcess SALES!!!

Here are some details about the SALES!

BOOKXCESS ( 18th ot 26th April 2009 )
Offer : Up to 20% discount, FREE 1 book for any purchase above RM20 and above and RM20 voucher fpr purchases above RM200
Venue : Amcorp Mall
URL : www.bookxcess.com
Note : For those who has never heard of this bookstore, click here to read more about it.

TIMES WAREHOUSE BOOK CLEARANCE ( 30th April to 10th May 2009 )
Offer : Discounts up tp 90%, RM3 for 10 and RM1 on daily specials
Venue : USJ19, Digital Mall. PJ.
URL : www.timesbookstore.com.my

Both sales can be found on ShoppingnSales blog;
BookXcess World Book Day Promo
Times Warehouse Book Clearance

Enjoy shopping!