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467 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2017

The 6th book from Rin Ahmad! As an avid reader to Rin’s pieces, The EX really electrified my reading until the end. It’s a back to back AH-MA-ZING read bcos turning every page get me enthusiastic to foresee wat gonna happen next.
‘O-bladeee o-blada life goes on brahh! lalala how the life goes on... ‘
The writer conveyed beautiful messages to her readers to ponder – Never/avoid judging people based on their past!
Hate the sin, not the sinner! – pg 247, bab 26
As usual with RA signature writing style (santai/flashback/manglish – hehee novel BM but with loads of dialogue in BI – ku suka! we readers kena improvise apa yg ada!), it tallied to my reading taste! This time ada cikit2 bahasa Spanish – best! Hahaaa
I love everything in THE EX, Darren n Bell n the cameo appearance of some characters from previous novels are totally ohsem.
It's so AH-MA-ZING how these characters blended so well into the story. Yeah it’s awesome to meet the likes of Jasmeen, Johan Ariff (Joe), Nur Lisa si kuntum renjong, SSB syed Azri. The mentioned names such as Que Zafril, Sean, Arluna oso excites my reading! And ofkos Darren BFF Zaki bakal suami Adriana in USD.
Another signature of RA in every novel mesti ada beautiful quotes n lines, so tak terkecuali dlm THE EX. Peminat setia RA sure ingat Tan Sri Farhan yg sempoi but full of wise words – hehe tp this time tak de TSF but Darren’s father Megat Ali sentiasa ada dengan kata2 hikmah pd waktu-waktu utk menasihati si anak. Family relationship is always appreciated in RA’s story tale.
Some of my fav lines:
An ex is called an ex because it is an example of what we shouldn’t do again in the future. Jadikan semuanya pengajaran. Bila kita ingat, kita insaf dan kita bertaubat tanpa jemu
~ Darren Umar
“Don’t do something permanently stupid just because you are temporarily upset.”- Kiki
“Love is the seventh sense of human that destroys all the sixth sense and make the person non – sense macam kau sekarang.” – Kiki. Yg ni I suka kinda ‘Hyperbole’ it is a deliberate exaggeration yet mcm ‘ya- ya’ je – buat kita senyum (comic effects) but true. Make sense!
“One, flip your hair, walk away in style. Second, again. Flip your hair, walk away in style”.- Bell
RA’s piece gonna be incomplete without the inclusion of foreign trip(s) hence, The Istanbul spree n Mexico journey were wonderful n breathtaking! Kita di bawa utk menghayati perjalanan di Istanbul & Mexico city! The writer’s good descriptive n well-chosen details of these places, as a reader i can capture n paint a picture of the environment.
Oh ya … on another note tat I love THE EX is the arrangement from both Darren’s n Bell’s father coz yg buat perancangan sebenar adalh daddy Darren n Bell. As a father dorang tahu akan perangai dan hal cara kehidupan anak2 and both wanna their kids to adopt a ‘modest life’ – sbb dh waktunya mereka di ‘kembali’kan pd kebaikan. Usually a few novels tat I’ve read with arranged marriage – mesti keluarga si hero nk kn menantu yg stok baik2, muslimah, alim n bla blaa… But not for Megat Ali n Megat Amani. So it’s from here the story begins hehehe … both Darren n Bell di war2kan sebagai stok ustaz n ustazah. Hence the real conflict started when they both hv to ‘live’ under their ‘fake’ significance! Both fall in love then kahwin - happy marriage but still hiding their true colors. What happen once their true colors are revealed? Will they change? Berubah kerana ALLAH atau hanya sekadar utk suami/isteri n ibubapa masing2? Marriage in disaster? Ego ... humiliation ... ?? Okay bacalah THE EX.
"If I were to know, if I were to choose again, I'll never marry you. But here we are, married and EXPECTING A BABY soon. Do I have any other choice than to stay put?" - Darren
“If I were to know, if I were to choose again, I’ll never marry you. But here we are, married and HAVING A BABY. Do I have any other choice than to stay put?” - Bell
Whoaaa … ayat atas tu mmg sakit ooo … frustration, emotional, weepy n mawkish! Epic
Both Bell n Darren need to ‘fight’ back, motivate n to be rescued – caranya? Mengingati ALLAH – perbaiki diri sendiri, redho, berubah n beribadat kerana ALLAH.
“Paksaan bukan sesuatu yang bagus tapi untuk orang Islam yang bind with the syariat, maksudnya suka atau tak, hipokrit atau ikhlas, wajib patuh kepada suruhan Allah. Dulu memang paksa tapi sekarang dah jadi tanggungjawab Darren.”- Megat Ali
Paling best bila baca RA’s novel – the heroin! All characters from 6 novels have a very strong, firm, hearty n determined character yet their retaliation never vulgar! Their offensive way is oweys gracious, cultured n civil.
And Kiki saperti Lydia adalh contoh BFF yg terbaik.
Tahniah Rin Ahmad. My 5 stars for The EX (tajuk asal: POKOK KRISMAS BERGERAK)
May ALLAH keep on granting n bestowing u with brilliant, 'bombastik' and creative ideas to keep on writing. Aamiin Ya Rabb