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5th of December
Katanya, menikah karena perjodohan tidak selalu berakhir buruk, tapi kenyatannya, tidak dengan Shanom. Bertahun-tahun, dia berusaha membuat suaminya jatuh cinta. Tidak peduli bahwa laki-laki itu menginjak harga dirinya atau menduakannya. Benar kata pepatah, cinta dapat membutakan segalanya. Padahal, dengan latar belakang pendidikan dan keluarga Shanom, dirinya bisa mendapatkan cinta dari laki-laki yang lebih baik dari Galiel Elmurad.
Tepat pada 5 Desember, hal yang tak pernah Shanom pikirkan terjadi. Dirinya harus meregang nyawa di tangan suami yang paling dia cintai, bersekongkol dengan selingkuhannya.
Ajaibnya, Tuhan masih menyayangi Shanom. Dia hidup kembali dengan waktu yang terulang dan segala pengetahuan tentang kejadian yang akan terjadi. Semua rasa cinta Shanom terhadap Galiel telah hilang, berganti menjadi dendam yang mendalam. Shanom tidak akan bodoh seperti dulu lagi dan siap membalaskan dendamnya.
"I swear to God, you'll watch me with your eyes widely open as I set your world on fire, Galiel."
Tepat pada 5 Desember, hal yang tak pernah Shanom pikirkan terjadi. Dirinya harus meregang nyawa di tangan suami yang paling dia cintai, bersekongkol dengan selingkuhannya.
Ajaibnya, Tuhan masih menyayangi Shanom. Dia hidup kembali dengan waktu yang terulang dan segala pengetahuan tentang kejadian yang akan terjadi. Semua rasa cinta Shanom terhadap Galiel telah hilang, berganti menjadi dendam yang mendalam. Shanom tidak akan bodoh seperti dulu lagi dan siap membalaskan dendamnya.
"I swear to God, you'll watch me with your eyes widely open as I set your world on fire, Galiel."
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January 24, 2026
**RANT, NOT A REVIEW** // LIGHT SPOILERS
disclaimer: i know this book is not for me. it’s clearly for a certain audience that i’m not a part of. i only read this book to spice up my bookshelf -- and if you like this book, good for you!! :)
sebelum ngerant, i want to say: the narrative style the author used is actually interesting. the author ngecampur 1st POV and 3rd POV, and i think it was a good choice. pembaca jadi dapet lebih banyak info, bukunya less confusing dan alurnya lebih kerasa.
HOWEVER...
the main characters are stupid as hell.
the book acknowledges this (bukan direct quote):
“shanom sebenernya pinter, dia kuliah di luar negeri, tapi kalo di cinta dia stupid banget.”
just because something is acknowledged doesn’t make it good writing. what happened to SHOW DON'T TELL?
also… kok bisa sih shanom kuliah di melbourne? girl, your english is awful. (to be fair, the english in this whole book is terrible, tapi it's weird because shanom is supposedly foreign-educated.)
also, quote yang diplak di cover is literally:
> "Loving you was beautiful, yet, so hurt."
so no need to guess isi bukunya gimana.
as a book marketed as bilingual, it’s not doing a great job. you acknowledge the characters’ stupidity, but not their english? but i guess it’s justifiable, they’re all nepo babies, right? shanom bisa aja masuk melbourne karena ayahnya kaya. problem solved.
i will give credit for one thing: sifat shanom yang bucin dan gak respect boundaries galiel ternyata dimention and IT WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
nah, sekarang galiel.
he isn't charming. AT ALL. masa shanom memperjuangkan dia karena dia pernah ngebalut kaki kucing terluka PAS TK? and IIRC, that backstory isn’t even mentioned after that. that’s it? that’s the romantic foundation?
what baffled me was how easy it was for galiel to FALL IN LOVE with shanom (in the next life). this is the typical "ini cewe satu-satunya yang gasuka gue, makanya gue makin tertarik." trope. seharusnya ada aspek lain dong??
pas dia suka pun... let’s just say... he sometimes acts like a baby. his babyish behavior is written as comedic relief. pas dia sakit, pas dia masak untuk shanom, etc. but all i did was grimace. gak imut at all. how is this supposed to be attractive?
makanya, pas momen emosional, i did not care. bahasanya corny, karakternya annoying, so nothing landed emotionally.
direct quote:
> *I, indeed, cannot change the past. But, Sha, let me tell you one thing. If you die, I die. If you must go to hell, then I would go to hell with you, cause I don’t even want us to be apart. I’ll bind your soul to mine. So, if you have to sink in fire then we sink together, I won’t let you suffer alone, Shanom, jelasnya.*
wow, galiel. you are so romantic. so deep. so meaningful. i totally can’t see that you’re looking for a tiktok-material-love-interest-quote moment. and... shanom... feels... attracted to this? okay. sure. cue the getting back together arc. wow, i wonder what will cause the third-act breakup!
**SPOILER AREA**
totally not the side chick that we haven’t heard of in a while, right?
now i wanna talk about the plot. it was fine. really. nothing remarkable.
except for the plot twist and the mention of shanom’s power. TAPI ITU MASALAHNYA: i wish her power were more prominent throughout the book. she mentioned them once, then they didn’t come up again for hundreds of pages.
but... surprise!!! her power is a tool for the plot twist. by the time a side character mentioned that shanom had "lost" her powers, i clocked the twist immediately. it wasn’t shocking at all. so... how was i supposed to feel?
"shanom menghakimi galiel for something he didn’t do."
there was a POSSIBILITY that he would still kill her -- if his side chick influenced him enough. shanom's anger was justifiable.
"deva yang bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan shanom"
and galiel went through with it in shanom’s vision. they were BOTH wrong. the story doesn’t really explore that. it just... paints galiel as a saint for shanom in the end.
and the ending... ya... biasa aja sih. nothing remarkable about it either. i do wish we knew what happened to the side characters, though.
that’s it for this rant. it’s messy. but well, what can anyone expect from a rant? i must say, this was an entertaining read, only because it was annoying.
disclaimer: i know this book is not for me. it’s clearly for a certain audience that i’m not a part of. i only read this book to spice up my bookshelf -- and if you like this book, good for you!! :)
sebelum ngerant, i want to say: the narrative style the author used is actually interesting. the author ngecampur 1st POV and 3rd POV, and i think it was a good choice. pembaca jadi dapet lebih banyak info, bukunya less confusing dan alurnya lebih kerasa.
HOWEVER...
the main characters are stupid as hell.
the book acknowledges this (bukan direct quote):
“shanom sebenernya pinter, dia kuliah di luar negeri, tapi kalo di cinta dia stupid banget.”
just because something is acknowledged doesn’t make it good writing. what happened to SHOW DON'T TELL?
also… kok bisa sih shanom kuliah di melbourne? girl, your english is awful. (to be fair, the english in this whole book is terrible, tapi it's weird because shanom is supposedly foreign-educated.)
also, quote yang diplak di cover is literally:
> "Loving you was beautiful, yet, so hurt."
so no need to guess isi bukunya gimana.
as a book marketed as bilingual, it’s not doing a great job. you acknowledge the characters’ stupidity, but not their english? but i guess it’s justifiable, they’re all nepo babies, right? shanom bisa aja masuk melbourne karena ayahnya kaya. problem solved.
i will give credit for one thing: sifat shanom yang bucin dan gak respect boundaries galiel ternyata dimention and IT WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
nah, sekarang galiel.
he isn't charming. AT ALL. masa shanom memperjuangkan dia karena dia pernah ngebalut kaki kucing terluka PAS TK? and IIRC, that backstory isn’t even mentioned after that. that’s it? that’s the romantic foundation?
what baffled me was how easy it was for galiel to FALL IN LOVE with shanom (in the next life). this is the typical "ini cewe satu-satunya yang gasuka gue, makanya gue makin tertarik." trope. seharusnya ada aspek lain dong??
pas dia suka pun... let’s just say... he sometimes acts like a baby. his babyish behavior is written as comedic relief. pas dia sakit, pas dia masak untuk shanom, etc. but all i did was grimace. gak imut at all. how is this supposed to be attractive?
makanya, pas momen emosional, i did not care. bahasanya corny, karakternya annoying, so nothing landed emotionally.
direct quote:
> *I, indeed, cannot change the past. But, Sha, let me tell you one thing. If you die, I die. If you must go to hell, then I would go to hell with you, cause I don’t even want us to be apart. I’ll bind your soul to mine. So, if you have to sink in fire then we sink together, I won’t let you suffer alone, Shanom, jelasnya.*
wow, galiel. you are so romantic. so deep. so meaningful. i totally can’t see that you’re looking for a tiktok-material-love-interest-quote moment. and... shanom... feels... attracted to this? okay. sure. cue the getting back together arc. wow, i wonder what will cause the third-act breakup!
**SPOILER AREA**
totally not the side chick that we haven’t heard of in a while, right?
now i wanna talk about the plot. it was fine. really. nothing remarkable.
except for the plot twist and the mention of shanom’s power. TAPI ITU MASALAHNYA: i wish her power were more prominent throughout the book. she mentioned them once, then they didn’t come up again for hundreds of pages.
but... surprise!!! her power is a tool for the plot twist. by the time a side character mentioned that shanom had "lost" her powers, i clocked the twist immediately. it wasn’t shocking at all. so... how was i supposed to feel?
"shanom menghakimi galiel for something he didn’t do."
there was a POSSIBILITY that he would still kill her -- if his side chick influenced him enough. shanom's anger was justifiable.
"deva yang bertanggung jawab atas pembunuhan shanom"
and galiel went through with it in shanom’s vision. they were BOTH wrong. the story doesn’t really explore that. it just... paints galiel as a saint for shanom in the end.
and the ending... ya... biasa aja sih. nothing remarkable about it either. i do wish we knew what happened to the side characters, though.
that’s it for this rant. it’s messy. but well, what can anyone expect from a rant? i must say, this was an entertaining read, only because it was annoying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 1, 2024
Pernah bayangin gak, hidup kembali untuk balas dendam ke dalang dari pemb*n*han? nggak ada yang nyangka, hal kayak gini bakal di alami sama Shanom. Dalam hidup yang kedua kalinya, apa shanom bisa menuntaskan balas dendamnya atau tetep kalah di tangan musuhnya?
Fifth of December karya @nas.zip. Cerita yg menarik ditambah alur yang fresh, dengan konflik yang cukup berat. Menyinggung sedikit di garis trope fantasy juga bikin ceritanya semakin seru, meskipun yaaa yang namanya fantasi jelas ceritanya ada yang diluar nalar.
Menikah bersama Galiel, ternyata gak seindah di bayangan Shanom. Galiel malah mencintai perempuan lain. Shanom yang terlanjur tergila-gila dgn suaminya itu malah but dgn segala keburukannya. Dia tetep cinta sama Galiel. Walau nyatanya, Galiel adalah pemb*n*h shanom.
Di cerita ini, kita akan di tuntun untuk nemuin siapa the real villain di kehidupan Shanom, dan di akhir dikasih kejutan yang cukup bikin muter otak, karena baru nyadar bahwa villain itu adh orng yang ga aku sangka sebelumnya.
Yang udah baca, pasti tau yang kumaksud narasinya gunain sudut pandang org pertama, dan menurutku itu agak ngeri2 sedep pasti buat penulls, karena kalo penulisannya monoton dan ga asyik pasti bakal bikin cepet bosen dan disini aku ngerasa enjoy bgt pas baca, emosi yang ditujukan penulis juga ngena di tiap dialognya. Tapi, kadang juga pake sudut pandang orang ketiga, bagi aku, pov orang pertama disini emosinya jauh lebih kerasa.
yap! i give this for 4,5/5 love the naration yang super cantikk! and, the happy ending make me falling in love. Lastly, Galiel lu kocak banget sumpahh & haha
Fifth of December karya @nas.zip. Cerita yg menarik ditambah alur yang fresh, dengan konflik yang cukup berat. Menyinggung sedikit di garis trope fantasy juga bikin ceritanya semakin seru, meskipun yaaa yang namanya fantasi jelas ceritanya ada yang diluar nalar.
Menikah bersama Galiel, ternyata gak seindah di bayangan Shanom. Galiel malah mencintai perempuan lain. Shanom yang terlanjur tergila-gila dgn suaminya itu malah but dgn segala keburukannya. Dia tetep cinta sama Galiel. Walau nyatanya, Galiel adalah pemb*n*h shanom.
Di cerita ini, kita akan di tuntun untuk nemuin siapa the real villain di kehidupan Shanom, dan di akhir dikasih kejutan yang cukup bikin muter otak, karena baru nyadar bahwa villain itu adh orng yang ga aku sangka sebelumnya.
Yang udah baca, pasti tau yang kumaksud narasinya gunain sudut pandang org pertama, dan menurutku itu agak ngeri2 sedep pasti buat penulls, karena kalo penulisannya monoton dan ga asyik pasti bakal bikin cepet bosen dan disini aku ngerasa enjoy bgt pas baca, emosi yang ditujukan penulis juga ngena di tiap dialognya. Tapi, kadang juga pake sudut pandang orang ketiga, bagi aku, pov orang pertama disini emosinya jauh lebih kerasa.
yap! i give this for 4,5/5 love the naration yang super cantikk! and, the happy ending make me falling in love. Lastly, Galiel lu kocak banget sumpahh & haha
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 27, 2025
Ceritanya bikin terombang-ambing terus, jadi candu bacanya—
sometimes make me cry, sometimes make me laugh. Beneran kayak naik roller coaster, baru naik ke atas langsung jatuh ke bawah. Aku paling mewek pas Shanom ngerasa kehilangan papanya, like—ya know lah....
aku sempet intip bagian akhir, aku kita bakal sad end, ternyata enggak, dong! Author sudah berbaik hati untuk memberikan happy end supaya aku gak nangis sesugukan dan pengen JJSJSJSJSJ buku satu ini, great job!
sometimes make me cry, sometimes make me laugh. Beneran kayak naik roller coaster, baru naik ke atas langsung jatuh ke bawah. Aku paling mewek pas Shanom ngerasa kehilangan papanya, like—ya know lah....
aku sempet intip bagian akhir, aku kita bakal sad end, ternyata enggak, dong! Author sudah berbaik hati untuk memberikan happy end supaya aku gak nangis sesugukan dan pengen JJSJSJSJSJ buku satu ini, great job!
May 9, 2024
Baca novel ini berasa naik rollercoaster, perasaanku campur aduk, alurnya ga ketebak. Aku suka sama gaya penulisan kak Nana. Meski POV yang digunakan campur antara pov pertama dan ketiga, namun perpindahannya tidak membingungkan. Bahasa yang digunakan, bercampur-campur english indonesia, berasa baca novel metropop 😁
October 22, 2025
Arranged marriage. She loves first, he fell harder. Tapi awalnya, ia hanyalah one sided love. Dan menjadi racun dalam hubungan mereka, semenjak suaminya curang. Compared to Cake Shop, i like this book better. Suka dengan character development fl yang awalnya mudah dijatuhkan. Setelah bangkit dari kematiannya, dia tumbuh menjadi slay dan berjaya menjatuhkan suaminya.
January 27, 2025
I LOVEE THIS BOOK SO MUCH, EMOSINYA KERASA BNGTT ! LOVE AUTHOR
January 17, 2026
awal - awal b aja, lama - lama kok penasaran? eh makin lucu tapi ngeselin. ehh di end malah gantung, nasib milih happy end, rencana mau sad end
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