The Secret

You know what a secret is don't you? well its something that we can't tell to other people, am i right? no i'm not going to talk about theories on secrets whatsoever, i'm gonna blog about THE SECRET SERIES. no, not tv series, but books. yes i've been reading the secrets series for the past month or so. It's a very very weird series of books. the author, Pseudonymous Bosch is unbelievably annoying. You see, the anonymous writer always rambles about chocolate, cheese, and chess. It's fairly annoying. He narate the story like some dumb fool. Well, I'm gonna tell you all about his weird books and weird titles he/she/it uses for the books.

Book #1: The Name of This Book Is: Secret

So the first book, unveils the story of the meeting between soon-to-be best friends and each other's first friend, Cassandra, Cass for short, and Max-Ernest (yes he has two names, because his parents can't choose inbetween). The name Cass and Max-Ernest is not their real names (according to the beloved author of this book). Cass has long pointy unforgettable ears, and Max-Ernest is an average looking boy with too many allergies a person could handle (but well he could, but that's not really the point). Anyway, these two best friends begin an unmistakably remarkable adventure on finding The Secret, saving a friend from danger, discovering an evil organization and the organization that would bring their lives to more danger, and finding a secret society called The Terces Society.

Book #2: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

The second book told the story of Cass and Max-Ernest taking a long journey to find their biggest enemy's (that's Lord Pharaoh to y'all) own creature, a homunculus. Really, you won't understand a word i am saying if you haven't read the book yet. so you have to! anyway, they went through a long journey to find Mr. Cabbage Face (yes that's the name of the homunculus). It involves a new friend (and also a member of the Terces society, although they didn't know it yet) that's moved back from Japan, Yo-Yoji, more stories about the ancient Lord Pharaoh and his grave, more on the evil organization the Midnight Sun, and so on.

Book #3: This Book Is Not Good For You

The third book in the peculiar series is all about CHOCOLATE! yes of course, the author's personal favorite. Cass's mother is kidnapped by a chocolate monsieur (also a chef as a cover to his true identity) and she needs to find her. With the help of her friends Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, the 3 friends successfully located where the evildoers and Cass's mother are. Involves a long thrilling ride through a big zoo, mocachins (the white monkeys you probably have not seen) and chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. Also more on the secret and Cass's ancestors.

Book #4: This Isn't What It looks Like

the fourth utterly un-exciting book reveals on Cass's time travel to the past of her ancestor, descendant of the royal renaissance jester. her uneventful meeting with Lord Pharoh himself, in ghost form and real form (whilst she's the ghost when she meets lord pharaoh in real form), how those evil green eyes startled her at first sight. Her encounter with a seer named Cassandra/Clara. Her talks with The Jester and his soon-to-be wife. a chocolate that brought disasters. a lodestone. magnets. a double monocle.

Meanwhile Cass's frist ever friend, Max-Ernest, is having trouble with his parents, who's expecting his baby brother (and soon to be called, Paul-Clay, or PC). His encounter with Benjamin Blake THE FRIEND, that he and cass saved in the first book. Mind-reading, Mind-reading objects, and mind-readers. Dealing with Cass's 2 weeks coma (while she travels to the past). The discovery of the many allergies that he didn't have in the first place, one of the allergy to chocolate, which now made him a chocolate-addict, like our fellow little friend, the author of this book. And the comeback of Yo-Yoji after a month-long trip back to Japan.

All in all, in the end, lord pharaoh, the jester, an old trunk that has traveled the world for 500 years, a tragic end to a Renaissance Fair, a school secretary in disguise, and all that you have to read in the fourth book of this outrageous series.

and coming soon on September 20, 2011:
Book #5: You Have To Stop This

i don't know how the story goes on the fifth book yet, but well, i've read a few chapters. click here if you want to.

also, click here to know more about THE SECRETS SERIES, and its un-anonymous author :)

and the Hatchette books website, little brown company. the publishing house that has made THE SECRET SERIES known to humans alike. click here for more of THE SECRETS SERIES, and other titles published by Hatchette book group

that;s all from me, today. i'll write more book reviews soon, alright. you just wait!


XOXO,


ALSA

P.S. the next post is -hopefully- my Bieber Love Story: As Long As You're With Me, part 3.

kisah buku tersayang

buku itu bisa membuat kita pintar. kita jadi tau macem-macem hal yang sebelumnya kita gak pernah tau. buku juga ada banyak macemnya, ada buku fantasi, fikis, literatur, pelajaran, kamus, komik, agama, dll. sebenernya gw gak tau juga definisi buku, mungkin juga banyak yang gak tau ya, tapi buku itu selalu ada di kehidupan kita, pasti di rumah pada punya buku kan ?? masa' gak punya sih?

oke, biasanya anak-anak jaman sekarang pada suka baca komik, ya kan? pasti banyak deh. kalo gw sama sekali gak suka. dulu pernah baca, tapi gak enak banget... rasanya aneh dan bikin males. sekarang sih gw bacanya buku-buku yang hard-read seperti harry potter, percy jackson, ato buku-buku tebal yang lain.. yang pasti sih, gw pecinta sejati novel-novel fiksi dan fantasi.

gak cuma buku-buka bahasa indonesia aja yang gw baca, malahan gw lebih suka baca buku bahasa inggris, karena lebih enak dibacanya gitu, gak tau juga kenapa. oke, harga buku bahasa inggris mahal sih, tapi menurutku bacaan baru itu perlu banget... penting banget deh.. itu prioritas ke 4 (baca prioritas di post sesudah ini). tapi ya soal buku bahasa indonesia, dibaca juga lah..

kalo masuk ke kamarku, kesannya pas pertama kali liat/masuk pasti : 'penuh buku yaa..' oke emang, kamarku penuh buku.. lemarinya juga.. tapi ya penuhnya masih tertata lah.. gak yang berantakan amburadul begitu.. gw kalo nyusun buku, berdasarkan pengarangnya, kalo berseri pasti sederet itu isinya buku-buku seri itu.. yah gitu deh..

top 5 must-read buku berseri (fantasi) : 1. harry potter 2. percy jackson 3. ink-trilogy (inkheart, inkdeath, inkspell) 4. the alchemyst series 5. twilight saga

jangan lupa wimpy kid.. haha