A review by afi_whatafireads
ASMARADANA by Hilmi Loma, Hilmi Loma

dark fast-paced

4.5

Buku ini membuatkan aku seolah-olah terasa berada di awangan, berada bersama-sama dengan karakter-karakternya di langit ketujuh. Aku memanjat langit yang maha tinggi, dengan setiap helaian muka surat yang aku baca.

Hiperbola? Mungkin.

Semestinya, buku ini tidak mengecewakan aku.

Aku cadangkan kalian untuk memasuki buku ini tanpa apa-apa ekspektasi. Masuk dengan hanya tahu premis pada cerita ini mempunyai elemen-elemen misteri dan lagenda yang bercampur dan bertemu di dalam satu buku. The way the story is told, lowkey took me on an acid trip. Sometimes, some of the scenes felt like it came out straight from a horror or gore movie, but at the end of the day, the point-being, its a love story; that will somehow break or make someone.

I feel like, out of all the things in the book, there's a sense of wanting to know that's going on. You're there going WTF IS HAPPENING LIKE EXCUSE ME and you kept turning the page to find out what is what
. Cara cerita ini mungkin tidak akan digemari oleh semua, tetapi bagi aku , the story itself is pretty unique to me and I liked how the author knew how to create a worldbuilding that's not only intense, but also filled with various characters that you'll somehow know in some ways.And that for me was one of the main highlights of the book.

But the reason for it not being a 5 star, is the transition of the book itself. I do feel like it felt too much and it can get pretty confusing at certain points. If you're used to fantasy books, I don't think it would be too much of a hassle, but for some especially beginners, it can get pretty confusing at some points. This I felt was the only flaw of the book that I can pinpoint.

But overall, I still did enjoy this a lot. The female rage and power perspective in here was just so nicely written that it felt so SATISFYING to read it.


Antara buku yang tidak aku sangka akan aku suka, tetapi turned out? Aku suka and will highly recommend.

Personal Ratings: 4.5🌟