The Ivy Chronicles

It's been a long time since I've disliked a protagonist as much as I hated Ivy Ames. While the premise of the book was intriguing (an insider's view into the cut-throat world of the Manhattan elite), my antipathy for Ivy overroad any hopes of my giving this book a good review. She continually baffled......more

I contemplated dnfing this one for the first 100 pages. I have no idea why I read on. Ivy was a pushover. Sure it's good to be nice but come on! Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself, not just roll around and show your belly. The things she put up with, arghh, it made me so annoyed with her. Bu......more

Definitivamente, esse não é um livro para mim. Infelizmente, só descobri a classificação no Goodreads depois de carregá-lo por doze horas na mochila e quase quatrocentos quilômetros, da Bienal de São Paulo do ano passado até a minha casa. Pelo lado bom, ele foi realmente barato! Hahaha. Repleto de pr......more

Kerap kali dalam kondisi terjepit seseorang jadi kreatif. Seluruh daya kemampuan dikerahkan demi keluar dari himpitan itu. Agaknya itu sudah merupakan naluri purba yang dimiliki setiap makhluk hidup agar tetap survive. Tapi tak jarang juga "kreativitas" itu malah mengarah pada kriminalitas yang meng......more