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Inara Lyadra, seorang anak bangsawan, pemilik jiwa seni yang rapuh namun kuat, membawa lukanya merantau ke Turki dan Mesir. Dia tidak lari kerana cinta, tetapi kerana kecewa dengan seorang ayah yang menyakiti wanita yang paling dia cintai, ibunya. Di tengah kota lama, langit Istanbul dan lorong-lorong kecil Kaherah menjadi saksi hatinya yang mencari tenang.
Zayd Zafriel, anak seorang ustaz kampung, jiwa bebas yang menolak untuk menjadi bayang-bayang legasi bapanya. Dia tidak hanya suka merantau, tetapi dalam setiap perjalanan, dia seolah-olah sedang mencari serpihan dirinya yang hilang, jauh dari semua gelaran dan harapan manusia.
Pertemuan mereka di hadapan Masjid Al-Azhar, Mesir, bukan kebetulan. Tetapi saat Inara membuka ruang untuk mengenal, Zafriel tidak pernah memberi jawapan yang pasti.
Lalu takdir pun bermula.
Saat Inara hampir putus harapan, muncul Malik, seorang ustaz bangsawan yang soleh dan sekufu, membawa lamaran yang terlalu baik untuk ditolak. Dalam waktu yang sama, Zafriel dihimpit oleh Aliya, wanita obsesif yang tidak pernah berhenti mengejarnya.
Kini Inara di persimpangan paling getir. Haruskah dia terus menunggu lelaki yang pernah membuat jiwanya bergetar dalam diam, atau memilih lelaki yang datang membawa nama dan pilihan keluarga?
Zayd Zafriel, anak seorang ustaz kampung, jiwa bebas yang menolak untuk menjadi bayang-bayang legasi bapanya. Dia tidak hanya suka merantau, tetapi dalam setiap perjalanan, dia seolah-olah sedang mencari serpihan dirinya yang hilang, jauh dari semua gelaran dan harapan manusia.
Pertemuan mereka di hadapan Masjid Al-Azhar, Mesir, bukan kebetulan. Tetapi saat Inara membuka ruang untuk mengenal, Zafriel tidak pernah memberi jawapan yang pasti.
Lalu takdir pun bermula.
Saat Inara hampir putus harapan, muncul Malik, seorang ustaz bangsawan yang soleh dan sekufu, membawa lamaran yang terlalu baik untuk ditolak. Dalam waktu yang sama, Zafriel dihimpit oleh Aliya, wanita obsesif yang tidak pernah berhenti mengejarnya.
Kini Inara di persimpangan paling getir. Haruskah dia terus menunggu lelaki yang pernah membuat jiwanya bergetar dalam diam, atau memilih lelaki yang datang membawa nama dan pilihan keluarga?
340 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2025
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September 23, 2025
This book feels way too poetic…
Sorry...
F cuba.. first time F trying something like this and errr... it just doesn’t vibe with me. Banyak kali F flipped the pages sampai F rasa mata F buka sebelah je
The illustrations are beautiful but the smell of the black paper is so strong buat F headache. Tu yang mata buka sebelah je.
Sorry...
F cuba.. first time F trying something like this and errr... it just doesn’t vibe with me. Banyak kali F flipped the pages sampai F rasa mata F buka sebelah je
The illustrations are beautiful but the smell of the black paper is so strong buat F headache. Tu yang mata buka sebelah je.
August 13, 2025
Aku ni bukan la pembaca atau pengulas yg baik. Aku jugak tidak mahir dalam dunia penulisan. Tp sbg pembaca aku rasa buku ni ada banyak ruang utk penambahbaikan.
Aku tak selesa dengan cara penulisannya. Hampir setiap baris tu ada ayat yg puitis dan metafora smpai rasa bosan, jadi ada banyak baris yg aku skip baca. Ada beberapa perenggan yg berulang dan ada beberapa perkataan/ayat yg diguna banyak kali cth macam debu: -seluar hitamnya berdebu, bau espresso bercampur debu kota, angin bertiup membawa debu² kota-, tau mmg dekat Mesir tu banyak debu, tp banyak sgt guna dalam 1 bab so jadi tak best. ni belum lagi bila masuk bab baru@perenggan baru, kebanyakan guna ayat sama je. cth macam: malam ini, pagi ini, ptg itu.
Pastu ada bahagian yg tak faham cth mcm masa Zafriel dtg kali ke 2 umah Inara. Macam mana Zafriel tau ada sejadah dalam laci? Pastu terus solat? bukan ke baru kali ke 2 dtg. ke ada part yg aku terlepas baca? Satu lag, kalau ada perubahan pov watak, atau masa, tiba2 je bertukar, tadi pov zafriel pastu bawahnya terus jadi pov inara. konfius dibuatnya.
walaupun citer ni lebih diutamakan bab islamik tu, tp citer ni macam terasa dekat suface je. tak ada apa² yg mendalam, sampai rasa mcm tak faham apa yg nak disampaikan.
tp bab islamik tu mmg sampai. saya betul² terasa dgn pendekatan yg dibawakkn. cinta tak semestinya memiliki, jika benar cinta tu ikhlas, melepaskan tu lebih membahagiakan. redha dengan takdir dan terima kerana Allah.
ape pun good job utk penulis, boleh perbaiki cara penulisan dan semoga berjaya utk karya2 akan datang.
Aku tak selesa dengan cara penulisannya. Hampir setiap baris tu ada ayat yg puitis dan metafora smpai rasa bosan, jadi ada banyak baris yg aku skip baca. Ada beberapa perenggan yg berulang dan ada beberapa perkataan/ayat yg diguna banyak kali cth macam debu: -seluar hitamnya berdebu, bau espresso bercampur debu kota, angin bertiup membawa debu² kota-, tau mmg dekat Mesir tu banyak debu, tp banyak sgt guna dalam 1 bab so jadi tak best. ni belum lagi bila masuk bab baru@perenggan baru, kebanyakan guna ayat sama je. cth macam: malam ini, pagi ini, ptg itu.
Pastu ada bahagian yg tak faham cth mcm masa Zafriel dtg kali ke 2 umah Inara. Macam mana Zafriel tau ada sejadah dalam laci? Pastu terus solat? bukan ke baru kali ke 2 dtg. ke ada part yg aku terlepas baca? Satu lag, kalau ada perubahan pov watak, atau masa, tiba2 je bertukar, tadi pov zafriel pastu bawahnya terus jadi pov inara. konfius dibuatnya.
walaupun citer ni lebih diutamakan bab islamik tu, tp citer ni macam terasa dekat suface je. tak ada apa² yg mendalam, sampai rasa mcm tak faham apa yg nak disampaikan.
tp bab islamik tu mmg sampai. saya betul² terasa dgn pendekatan yg dibawakkn. cinta tak semestinya memiliki, jika benar cinta tu ikhlas, melepaskan tu lebih membahagiakan. redha dengan takdir dan terima kerana Allah.
ape pun good job utk penulis, boleh perbaiki cara penulisan dan semoga berjaya utk karya2 akan datang.
December 3, 2025
It's not bad... but...
This is the story of Inara and Zayd, two lost souls who met in the city of Cairo. Inara, building a life whilst studying and Zayd doing the same. Both felt instant connection but the road to them being together isn't paved with roses. From other people interfering with their relationship to black magic and unresolved past, these people have a lot of growth to do before they be together.
On the surface, the premise isn't bad. The writing whilst a bit melancholic to my liking but I've read similar books like this from Indonesian writers I'm fine with it.
There's a lot of headjumping within one chapter but it is something I eventually get used to.
However, I feel like the conflict of this story is so contrived. The beginning of their conflict is when Zayd DID NOT TEXT HER to explain about his own situation. I hate it when this happens in the age of Whatsapp like bro literally could text her before he left and save her from feeling abandoned but nope. Because of this initial separation, everything starts to spiral from Imani sowing seeds for Inara to abandon her feelings to Aliya forming obsessions towards Zayd. If only he texted in this age of Whatsapp. This kind of conflict catalyst is only believable in the age of carrier pigeons and Morse codes.
I don't believe Zayd and Inara's relationship at all. I hate this insta-love relationship. It would've been better if the story starts at their first meeting and then make them tell each other their past through flashbacks. That way, their growing romance and emotional connection would feel believable.
I also felt Malik's 180 character change feels out of the blue and contrived for the sake of pushing Inara and Zayd together. Like we read the story from his POV too and nothing in his personality suggested he was an abusive man so it feels really tacked on.
Aliya's story just ends abruptly. Also, how did Zayd found out that Aliya was the one who did black magic to him and Inara? Who knows? Too many plot holes.
I feel like this story falls victim to trying to do too much within short wordcount. They want to cram polygamy, domestic abuse, black magic, jealousy, love-triangle, internalised misogyny but many of these wasn't explored properly and it feels like they just doing it to check on tickboxes.
This is the story of Inara and Zayd, two lost souls who met in the city of Cairo. Inara, building a life whilst studying and Zayd doing the same. Both felt instant connection but the road to them being together isn't paved with roses. From other people interfering with their relationship to black magic and unresolved past, these people have a lot of growth to do before they be together.
On the surface, the premise isn't bad. The writing whilst a bit melancholic to my liking but I've read similar books like this from Indonesian writers I'm fine with it.
There's a lot of headjumping within one chapter but it is something I eventually get used to.
However, I feel like the conflict of this story is so contrived. The beginning of their conflict is when Zayd DID NOT TEXT HER to explain about his own situation. I hate it when this happens in the age of Whatsapp like bro literally could text her before he left and save her from feeling abandoned but nope. Because of this initial separation, everything starts to spiral from Imani sowing seeds for Inara to abandon her feelings to Aliya forming obsessions towards Zayd. If only he texted in this age of Whatsapp. This kind of conflict catalyst is only believable in the age of carrier pigeons and Morse codes.
I don't believe Zayd and Inara's relationship at all. I hate this insta-love relationship. It would've been better if the story starts at their first meeting and then make them tell each other their past through flashbacks. That way, their growing romance and emotional connection would feel believable.
I also felt Malik's 180 character change feels out of the blue and contrived for the sake of pushing Inara and Zayd together. Like we read the story from his POV too and nothing in his personality suggested he was an abusive man so it feels really tacked on.
Aliya's story just ends abruptly. Also, how did Zayd found out that Aliya was the one who did black magic to him and Inara? Who knows? Too many plot holes.
I feel like this story falls victim to trying to do too much within short wordcount. They want to cram polygamy, domestic abuse, black magic, jealousy, love-triangle, internalised misogyny but many of these wasn't explored properly and it feels like they just doing it to check on tickboxes.
October 28, 2025
Ade few part yg hanging n tak bercantum.. buku ni agak melankoli, so pace membaca tu pun melankoli jugak la jdnya.. so for those yg suka baca buku straight forward, buku ni tak berapa sesuai nk dibaca, tp kalau nk try, silakan..
Watak Inara ni mcm tak cukup serik n tak cukup nekad untuk kunci hati even dr awl digambarkan sebegitu.. buktinya, dia masih goyah nk pilih antara 2 lelaki.. Malik atau Zafriel..
Zafriel, nothing special..Juz mmg dia kejar n tggu inara smpai sudah la.. happy ending..
Dr segi appearance, buku ni guna paper hitam dgn tulisan putih..mata aku agak tak selesa sbb latar gelap..and bau paper ni agak tajam, so sometime rase rimas jugak kot..Tp, aku beli buku ni at 1st place pun sebenonya sbb paper dia hitam la..haha.. lain dr yg lain..
Watak Inara ni mcm tak cukup serik n tak cukup nekad untuk kunci hati even dr awl digambarkan sebegitu.. buktinya, dia masih goyah nk pilih antara 2 lelaki.. Malik atau Zafriel..
Zafriel, nothing special..Juz mmg dia kejar n tggu inara smpai sudah la.. happy ending..
Dr segi appearance, buku ni guna paper hitam dgn tulisan putih..mata aku agak tak selesa sbb latar gelap..and bau paper ni agak tajam, so sometime rase rimas jugak kot..Tp, aku beli buku ni at 1st place pun sebenonya sbb paper dia hitam la..haha.. lain dr yg lain..
September 15, 2025
Biasa je. Ayat okay terlalu tersurat. Tak sesuai untuk manusia yang jenis straight to the point. Ada salah tatabahasa yang akan buat mood membaca tu jatuh. But overall okay untuk dibaca. Walau kadang terlalu melompat-lompat dan tergantung dari satu ke satu. Tapi untuk first novel (i think) masih bagus bagi saya dan mampu menghilangkan reading slump saya. Keep it up. Goodluck untuk next novel.
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