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Darren Umar bin Megat Ali: Secret dies with its bearers. Jangan mudah tertawan dengan tegapnya aku berdiri, baiknya aku berkata wahai wanita. ‘Baik’ itu banyak maknanya, panjang perjalanannya.

Bellina binti Megat Amani: Every person at least has one secret that would break your heart. Jangan terlalu percaya dengan senyuman manisku dan lemah gemalaiku wahai lelaki.

Mampukah Bellina untuk kekal taat kepada seorang suami yang telah melukakan hatinya setelah rahsianya terbongkar?

Mampukah Darren untuk kekal menyayangi seorang isteri yang tega mempermainkan hakikat kisah sebenar?

"Who are you Bell? I mean seriously, who are you?" – Darren

Wahai suami, sikit pun tiada yang lebih, tiada yang kurang antara kita. Lantas kenapa masing – masing melatah, berpura – pura menjadi baik, hidup dalam hipokrasi dan kini menjauh kerana persamaan yang kita pernah ada? – Bellina

Suami bernama Darren yang di jaja berpewatakan Ustaz, romeo rupa – rupanya!

Isteri yang bernama Bellina yang di canangkan stok Ustazah, rupa – rupanya kaki hiburan!

Salah siapa semua kecelaruan ini?
Megat Ali dan Siti Khadijah yang mengharapkan menantu sesolehah Saiditina Fatimah atau Megat Amani dan Badariah yang mengharapkan anaknya dibimbing oleh lelaki sesoleh Saidina Ali?

467 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2017

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257 reviews82 followers
May 27, 2017
1. Yuni suka cover dia. Simple. Tak semak otak. Mungkin untuk compensate kan keserabutan otak ketika membaca novel ini kot. Macam tahu2 pula penulis.

2. Rasanya sampai sekarang, semua novel Rin Ahmad (kecuali Untuk Semusa Dosaku) Yuni dah baca. Tapi mungkin Yuni je perasan atau imagination sendiri, plotnya hampir sama untuk kebanyakkan novelnya. Sampai Yuni dah boleh agak. Satu pasangan suami isteri yang kaya-raya, di mana sebelum berkahwin, mereka agak bebas. Namun selepas berkahwin, mereka ingin mencari erti kehidupan.

3. Part plot tu kan, Yuni tutup mata tentang kebanyakkan barang mereka limited edition. Kalau penulis cakap kasut jepun cap Prada pun, Yuni bukan tahu dan tak ambil tahu wujudnya kasut jepun cap prada tu. Part sebelum kahwin mereka agak bebas pun Yuni tutup mata. Setiap orang ada 1,001 kisah sebelum sampai ke penamatnya. So just anggap mereka ada kisah mereka sendiri. Again, kenapa sama je?

4. Part selepas kahwin ni yang buatkan Yuni dah tahap hampir bosan. Jangan wey. Even Yuni hanya satu dalam ribuan pembaca tetapi Yuni tetap salah seorang pembaca, kan? Bukan ke dalam ilmu perniagaan ada dikatakan, kehilangan seorang pelanggan tetap adalah jauh lebih merugikan dari kehilangan ramai potential/new customer. Fikir dan hadam.

5. Yang buatkan Yuni bosan adalah both bukan perfect pun. Dua2 ada sisi gelap sebelum kahwin yang mereka ingin tinggalkan. Namun begitu, adakalanya sejarah gelap tetap akan datang bertanya khabar once in a blue moon. Si suami tak boleh terima sejarah hitam si isteri. Ditinggalkan. Diabaikan. Macamlah si suami perfect. Sedangkan dua2 2 x 5 je before this. Si isteri terpinga2. Seorang yang betul2 belajar untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik, diabaikan seorang diri. Yuni takut je masa tu, janganlah si isteri kembali semula ke perangai lama.

Then bila isteri tahu sejarah hitam suami which lagi teruk dari si isteri, si isteri tak boleh buat apa2. Penulis tends to make it like nothing happened. HELLO! Macam dalam cerita ni, berminggu Bell di abaikan Darren tapi selepas Bell dapat tahu, Yuni belek2 takde pun mereka berbincang. Ni terus buat macam Darren yang dulu takde apa2 kesan. Dengan Darren tak minta maaf. I just don't get it. Siap Darren buat scene "isteri kena patuh dan taat pada suami". WOW...Habis tu nyawa Bell dan anak mereka hampir mendapat kesan akibat perangai tak matang ex-girlfriend Darren langgar kereta semata2 nak jumpa Darren tu apa kes? Boleh lagi yek Darren terima kunjungan ex-gf dia kat office. Like nothing happened. Well, agaknya tiada apa2 berlaku so let's past be past kot.

Yuni dah baca novel ni rasanya dekat dua minggu lepas. Tapi untuk elakkan perasaan marah Yuni menguasai review kali ini so Yuni tak buat dulu. Tapi tetap tak boleh hilang. Yuni tak faham macam mana Bell boleh terima je apa Darren buat, atas tiket dia seorang suami. Langsung tak cakap tentang rahsia dua2 tu satu. Tak berbincang tentang accident tu yang buatkan yuni marah sangat. I just can't believe it. Mungkin...mungkin Yuni je yang emo. Tapi bila emo tentang nyawa bayi, tak salah kan?

6. Mungkin gaya penulisan penulis kot di mana mula2 cerita tentang G, then patah balik ke A lepas tu tetibe D then lompat ke M, R buat pusingan U di K sebelum meneruskan perjalanan menuju ke T dan diakhiri di -3 selepas menyelesaikan persoalan 9-12.

7. Selepas ini mungkin Yuni kena berfikir dua tiga kali before grab her new book and go straight to the counter.
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221 reviews30 followers
March 16, 2017
Bila tahu Rin Ahmad ada keluarkan novel baru, rasa nak menangis. Tak sabar nak baca, tak kisah dah kalau lah dapat baca tiap2 bulan dari Rin Ahmad.

Apa ni best sangat ni? :')
(Tapi, mungkin yang ini di tangga ketiga kot? Hihi)

Setakat baca kelima-lima novel dari RA (kecuali USD sbb dah tak jumpa stok tu), memang tak pernah tak best. Ya Allah, kagumnya.

Pakej dia; unik, menyentap jiwa raga, lain dari yang lain, pendek kata memang entah la. Susah kot nak jumpa storyline atau tema yang macam ni.

Novel ini best bermula saat Darren tahu belang Bell. Sampailah ke muka surat terakhir, tak ada rasa mood merudum. Seronok, teruja nak tahu semua ada.






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290 reviews103 followers
March 13, 2017
Baca The EX Cik Pah banyak kali buka tutup buka tutup.. kejap layan tekak makan laksa sarawak, layan mata tgk movie, manjakan diri di spa n thai massage. kalau cik pah layan macam USD dan novel RA yang lain alamatnya demam semula kot.. mulut Darren yang laser buat pembaca pun kena kental macam Bellina.

Salin kulit? terima lah seadanya. sebagai ketua keluarga, tugas suami membimbing isteri, apatah lagi isteri dah 'baik' rela untuk dibimbing.

Mesej yang baik dari RA untuk pembaca. thumbs up

ps : Dah 2 novel cp baca cerita pasal percutian ke Pulau Perhentian. Tak boleh jadi nih, cuti2 ke pulau kena di realisasikan jugak ye Geng Bonet. Abang Is... istanbul tunggu aku datang :D
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2,194 reviews218 followers
May 29, 2023
Hidup ini mengajar kita akan dua jenis kesakitan.

1. Kesakitan yang menyakitkan hati
2. Kesakitan yang merubah hati

Kenapa ya lelaki @ suami sukar nak menyebut perkataan maaf bila buat silap?

Kenapa ya lelaki @ suami selalu berfikir dengan layanan yang baik, tunjukkan kasih sayang berlebih².. tunaikan permintaan isteri dianggap dapat selesaikan sengketa yang berlaku?

Perempuan @ isteri selalu kena pujuk hati untuk redha dengan sikap suami.. kena pujuk hati untuk happykan diri sendiri.


Apa² pun The Ex tanpa kita ketahui banyak kebaikan kita perolehi.

Walaupun Darren ignored Bell since incident baby shower itu, Bell tetap relax. Dia takdalah buat perangai before jadi "baik". F suka watak dan sikap Bell.

Darren pulak memang ego. Past is past. Cam la Darren tu baik sangat. Dia pun 2x5 cam Bell.

Yang best kawan² mereka bukanlah jenis cucuk².. malah menasihati benda² yang baik.

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9 reviews3 followers
March 12, 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


Dan byk lagi … read n digest THE EX dengan hati yg ikhlas sure kita akan dpt manfaat yg berharga.

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.



hearty? yes = Memang itulah yang dia nampak tadi. 4 biji kentang dan Bellina hanya makan sebiji? 3 biji ditinggalkan untuk dia sedangkan Bellina makan untuk dua orang. Ya Allah, kasih isteri kadang – kadang melebihi kasih untuk diri sendiri. - pg192, bab 21

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

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527 reviews43 followers
January 31, 2018
#20-2017

5++++ STAR

For me, this is quite a sad story coming from Rin Ahmad. But, what I love about this book is how Bellina is being potrayed as a strong and smart woman. The way she handle things when Darren saw her trueself. The way she handle Darren when his secret was exposed. Boy, I sure love that part. Bellina is genius. Bellina is savage. Go, Bell!

The Ex - cause leaving people is not as hard as leaving your sins behind.
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182 reviews28 followers
June 24, 2024
biasa je kot. everything is too fast foward sampaikan aku tak boleh rasa chemistry diorang. tiber kahwin tiber dah nak dapat anak pastu sepanjang cerita conflict diorang bergaduh untuk accept each other punya 'dark past'.

selalunya aku boleh hadam naratif panjang jela and flashbacks RA tapi untuk buku ni hmm not for me

plus aku baran dengan Darren ni, sendiri pon tak elok mana tapi judge bini kau mcm kau tu suci betol. buku bertemu ruas tak jatuh pon la ego langit kau tu kalau minta maaf. pastu buat mcm takde pape berlaku bila Bell dapat tahu pasal past dia jugak likee hshdhsjs bro cant have some common sense and basic communication in marriage, loser gila la Darren dekat part tu. Ego dia mengalahkan Syed Azri😀 and aku suka fl RA sentiasa bold and composed. tak melulu and matured in everything they did. Love Bellina in this story!

ada la cameo Joe, Syed Azri, Nur lisa, jasmeen and delilah dalam ni. also a scene mcm crossover dengan USD.

apapon 2.5/5🌟 ada mesej tapi aku tak berapa enjoy sangat buku ni
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239 reviews23 followers
June 11, 2024
Perasaan rindu nak baca kisah dorang lagi auto ada bila jumpa perkataan ‘TAMAT’

Arghhh bestnya novel ni!!
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1,335 reviews69 followers
September 4, 2018
[BOOK 59]

The Ex by Rin Ahmad.
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Best!
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So far, ku baru baca 3 novel RA. And this one, is among the best book by her.
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Macam biasa, RA ada signature of writing yang tersendiri. Dengan flashback nya. Dengan dialog nya. Sape yang pernah baca novel RA yang lain, mesti akan suka novel ni.
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Ni cerita tentang Bellina dan Darren. Dorang ni bukanlah stok ustaz ustazah. Tapi bila family nak jodohkan mereka, katanya, bakal pasangan mereka ialah seorang yang alim dan baik, maka mereka masing-masing 'pakai' topeng ustaz dan ustazah. Maksudnya macam berpura-pura. Padahal dorang ni hot stuff kot, dengan boyfriend girlfriend keliling pinggang, clubbing is their usual stuff. Dan kepura-puraan dorang ni bertahan hampir setahun lepas dorang kahwin.. Sampailah satu haritu, Bellina terkantoi. Darren punyalah marah. Chehh.. Padahal dia pun 2×5.
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Cerita ni best sebab dia sedarkan kita tentang definisi 'baik'. Orang sekarang fikir yang asalkan bukan pembunuh, penzina, perompak tu dah dikira baik. Padahal baik ni luas. Dan siapalah manusia untuk menghukum manusia yang lain. Dan mesej lain yang cuba disampaikan ialah benda wajib perlu dipaksa. Okay, maybe paksa tu terlalu keras. Tapi contoh macam Darren dan Bellina. Once they already get used to solat, menutup aurat semua, dorang akan rasa bersalah untuk tinggalkan.
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Dan ku suka term 'The Ex' yang digunakan dalam ni. Maksudnya ialah benda jahiliah yang dorang pernah buat dulu. "An ex is called an ex because it is an example of what we shouldn't do again in the future".
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Macam biasa, kalau nak baca novel ni, jangan main skip pages, main selak-selak je. Nanti pening. Ku yang beria fokus pon, ada je yang terconfused.
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RECOMMENDED!
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794 reviews93 followers
June 15, 2019
Lepak betullah permulaan cerita. Tak kering gusi mengekek ngan watak utama novel.

When all the facade was pretty much exposed, dah mula nak meroyan pulak saya..Its like the pot is calling the kettle black. Malahan si Darren lebih teruk perangai dan pergaulan dia dulu and it hightailed to his current predicaments. Kata maaf pun tiada buat Bell. Mungkin dia adopt a saying 'history shd always remain in the past' kut..Tapi kalau nyawa hampir melayang pun masih macam gitu perangai, mmg minta kena belasah lah. But saya cuma anggap yg Darren rasa kesalahan today haruslah dia yg tanggung. Jadi tak boleh salahkan his ex except himself. But do something lah. Hmm..

Overall, walaupun pahit hempedu tu, ada juga kata2 dan moment2 yg saya boleh nicked as sweet. Bukan Rin Ahmad lah kalau takde words of wisdom dalam karyanya. 😁
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66 reviews8 followers
March 2, 2017
My RA is back! Satisfied...one word to decribe my feeling after finished reading this piece frm RA. My fav couple next to Lisa n Azri. What I love about the storyline is they are not cliche. Superb maam!
So lets move on...Delaila perhaps? yes?
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282 reviews4 followers
April 1, 2024
Maybe I’m not used with her writing. Banyak time skip without me knowing it😂😂

Tapi for sure, I dont like how Darren react after knowing Bell’s true color. Like you the same jugak laaa tak perlu nak judge bini. Bila your true color out, tahu pula nak takut. Nasib baik la Bell ni baik.

Pastu, after what happen with Zaki, nak salahkan Bell pulak? Like matang sikit please Darren??? 😤 You tak rugi apa-apa pun if you always apologize to Bell😒
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300 reviews44 followers
April 8, 2017
best!

aku memang dah follow The Ex aka Pokok Krismas Bergerak ni dr dlm wattpad lg. bila thu RA dah bukukan kisah Darren-Bellina memang excited sgt cari novel ni kat kedai buku.

dan nampaknya memang x sia2 aku letakkan hrpan tinggi utk TE.

sbb TE memang awesome!

ini kisah Darren-Bellina yg hipokrit.
ini kisah Darren-Bellina yg hidup dlm hipokrasi.

dan akhirnya mereka berdua sama2 berubah ke arah yg lebih baik!

setakat ni karya RA yg dah aku baca sebelum TE ni cuma USD dan BIMBO. kalau nk dibandingkan ketiga-tiga ni, aku rase TE konfliknya lg ringan dr USD dan BIMBO.

Darren dan Bellina ni memang sweet dgn cara diorang sendiri. nampak cool aje... lebih2 lg Darren dgn dia punya tagline tu ;

o-bladeee o-blada life goes on brahh!
lalala how life goes on..

kisah Darren-Bellina ni memang agak unik. lain drp yg lain. dan kita boleh ambil pengajaran dr kisah mereka.

berubahlah krn Allah, bkn krn manusia semata-mata :)



btw, part Zaki meninggal tu sedih. sob sob :'(
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Author 25 books274 followers
April 20, 2017
Speechless

buku kak rin selalu buat aku hilang kata2.
tak tahu nak tulis review benda. keke.

ps: sebenarnya dah lama habis bc tp baru ada masa nk tulis review. padahal ini dikira review ke? haha
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91 reviews8 followers
November 22, 2018
Tersilap baca buku ini waktu kita tengah demam.. Kepala yg dah sedia pening.. Jadi bertambah pusing kerana gaya Bahasa Rin Ahmad yg sgt tinggi tu... Tapi jangan salah sangka.. Itu tak bermaksud buku ni tak best... Buku ini sangat best.. Jalan cerita pun tersangat best.. Dah faham sgt Rin Ahmad klu menulis memang banyak tersurat dan tersirat.. Pandai2 lah nak faham sendiri.. Klu tak faham.. Baca banyak kali bagi faham. Kannnnn...
Apa yg menarik tentang The Ex.. ? Nama hero dan heroin dah habis meletop.. Bell dan Darren... Kisah mereka yg konon2 macam kahwin paksa.. Tapi dalam cerita ini.. Kahwin paksa tu macam tak wujud.. Sebab depa berdua tu memang dah suka sama suka sebelum kahwin lagi.. Klu tak suka.. Tak lah si Darren tu kejar Bell sampai ke Istanbul. Banyak pengajaran dalam penjalanan hidup Bell dan Darren ini.. Yes mereka berdua dulu manusia yg pernah hidup dalam kegelapan.. Setiap manusia memang akan ada buat kesalahan.. Cuma istimewa dalam cerita The Ex ini.. Bagaimana mereka berubah.. Dari dalam kepura - puraan... Mereka berubah baik Walaupun terpaksa.. Dalam terpaksa... Lama2 menjadi rela.. Itulah Indahnya dalam cerita The Ex.. Mencari hidayah Itu dalam pelbagai cara.. Dapat hidayah pun dalam pelbagai rupa...
Apa yg paling saya geram sikit.. adalah sikap Darren yg tak boleh terima hakikat sebenar masa lampau Bell. Macam dia tu sebelum ini malaikat sgt.. Dia pun sama hantu juga... Sampai hati Darren pinggirkan Bell masa Bell tgh sarat mengandung. Nasib baik Darren cepat insaf.. dan bagusnya Bell.. Bila tahu perangai sebenar Darren.. Bell tak lama merajuk.. Sikap hormat terhadap suami masih ada.. Sikap keibuan pun tinggi.. Apa yg penting... Cerita ini berakhir dgn kepuasan... Tahniah Rin Ahmad yg tak pernah menghampakan..
26 reviews4 followers
March 7, 2017
IF ok IF Bell dahulu yang tahu 'camouflage' si Darren adakah Bell akan bersikap sama seperti Darren?

Suami yang merasa sangat tertipu dengan si isteri, namun tidak dia tilik dirinya juga begitu..

Isteri seteruk mana diperlakukan oleh suami akhirnya tetap juga dapat menerima si suami. Hebat bukan seorang isteri? - hanya kerana 'TAAT'nya itu.

Masih juga seperti novel pernulis terdahulu kisah suami-isteri yang sedikit sebanyak mungkin boleh dijadikan pedoman di alam realiti.
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56 reviews12 followers
April 27, 2017
4.5☆

Cite ni best,jalan cite x klise n x membosankan.membuatkan aku serba salah nak bagi 4.5 atau 5☆.

Akhirnya aku putuskan untuk kasi 4.5☆

Kenapa?

Sebabnya ialah,aku rasa sikap Darren ni agak annoying and tidak adil sebab selepas dia tahu belang sebenar Bellina ni,dia layan Bellina nak tak nak je,kesian kat Bellina,dahla masa tu Bellina tgh mengandung.Darren ingat dia tu baik sangat sampai nak layan Bellina macam tu sekali,ingat lah sikit yang diri tu pun hipokrit.Sama jugak selapas kematian Zaki tu,Darren ni layan Bellina macam Bellina yang buat Zaki meninggal,padahal dah memang sampai ajal Zaki tu nak buat macamana n Darren ni siap berbincang pasal nak berpisah dengan Bellina bagai...And the last thing aku kurang suka tentang sikap Darren ni ialah,Darren ni seorang yg ego tinggi,nak tunggu Darren ni mintak maaf memang jauh sekali la,apa yg susah sangat nk mintak maaf,kalau dah terang2 kita bersalah,mintak maaf jela ni tak,still lagi dengan egonya yang tinggi tu.
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281 reviews37 followers
November 15, 2023
Hilang satu bintang sebab Darren tak reti & susah sangat nak minta maaf lepas buat silap.

2x5 & 5x2 = same.

ohh, btw ada cameo Jumeirah Jane & Sexy-Smart-Beard ohh i lovesssss.
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21 reviews4 followers
July 8, 2024
My second book from RA. So far dua buku yang I dah baca nasihatnya banyak tentang perkahwinan. Kalau Arluna tentang tolak ansur dan belajar untuk mengenali pasangan. The Ex pula tentang perkahwinan yang berjaya memerlukan pasangan untuk saling mengenali diri masing-masing dengan jujur dan menjadi diri sendiri, bukannya berpura-pura sebab tulah hubungan jadi binasa.

I love character Bellina so bad! She's got mad charisma. Super sexy and daring! Stylish and never fooled by guys. But I don’t get why she turns weak around Darren. Guess love’s got her blinded. I get that the author is trying to show that Bellina just wants to be a good wife. Someone who lowers her ego (since she used to be good at manipulating men) to care for her husband’s feelings. But I can’t help when Darren mocks and belittles her, she seems like a different person. I'm quite disappointed because she doesn't fight back and isn't as bold as she used to be.

Darren Umar (sigh!) I didn't like the character from the first page he was introduced. The way he considers his future wife to be stupid and easily used made me think about how cruel a man can be? I don't wanna label him a narcissist since he doesn't check all the boxes, but punishing Bellina for her past? That's just SO unfair. Dia tak tengok pulak perangai dia 😀👍🏼 Thankfully, the author smartly flipped his character to become a good man, husband, and father by the end of the story.

Buku ni takdelah teruk sampai nak bagi rate 1. Honestly, reading this book felt like it was jumping all over the place. One moment in the future, then back in the past. And don't get me started on Darren and Bellina's cold phase. I was so confused about whether they'd forgiven each other or not.

Tapi pengajaran dalam buku ni sampai kepada I sebagai pembaca. Don't fake it in marriage. Pretending will only lead to disappointment and exhaustion in the long run, and it's not worth it.
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11 reviews
May 30, 2017
Tetap terbaik dari penulis.

Biasalah dh namanya story tak kan cerita bermula semuanya baik x de conflict - nanti jd flat pulak cerita kan? So novel ni mbuat pembaca rase geram dan nak tahu apa reaksi darren bila tahu kisah silam Bell. Reaksi Darren aduhhh boleh buat kita menyampah! Good job writer - sbb dpt mbangkitkan rasa geram sepanjang bacaan.

respond Bell bila tahu kisah silam Darren wowwww - silent retaliation boleh mmbunuh perasan Darren! rasakn darren!

Suka sgt bila Darren tak layan ex girl si Veronica dtg ofis konon cakap dh ada org lain tp mintak darren hantar pulang --- krik krikkkk darren suh call uber or grab! sebijik ko V.

Overall sy suka novel ni.
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32 reviews9 followers
January 6, 2018
I read this novel in jan 2017 masa novel ni baru publish. As usual i bought the signed copy from RA.
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9 reviews
July 16, 2020
First and foremost, I actually didn't want to purchase this book. Why? As I've already owned all of her past books...and out of sudden I didn't want to own this book!! Why? And why again?? I've read some of the reviews about The Ex and there were reviews that made me thinking, "Maybe I should not purchase this book." The thing that made me change my mind because I accidentally read that Kaki Novel is no longer operating, I don't know whether it's forever or for a while, thus something came to my mind. "If I don't purchase it, I won't be able to get it." So, I managed to purchase The Ex. If the publisher is no longer operating, honestly speaking, if the book is sold out..bye bye then, you won't be able to purchase it unless the publisher re-operating or new publisher will take over to publish the book for the public. Me being me, I don't want to take any risks as I've read all her previous books, there were all specials in their own ways so I quickly made my decision to start purchasing The Ex. I admit that at first, it's quite tiring for me because of the way she wrote all her stories...all the back-to-back flashbacks and present. On the bright side, it's part of the author's essence in spicing up her stories. She has her own style. It's fantastic because up until now, she's like one of the best authors for me as I've managed to transition myself and adapt my understanding while reading her books. I love her books and currently The Ex is my favourite because the ending as in the last chapter is so my cup of tea although I actually favor all her books too...it's like it's hard to choose which one is my favourite. I really dislike people who can't say sorry but for overall this book is acceptable. (I've already bought Love Lila but haven't read it yet)!! All the good information about upper class and lavish lifestyle are like acceptable and logic including the brands, properties etc. Her writing style is "sempoi" but very cool!!! I hope she won't change just because of the few quite negative feedback from reviewers.

Ok, done about the overall, so now we continue with The Ex.
I love the names of the main characters. There were so unique!!! The storyline won't also gave you headache or stress. The plus point, more or less about 95% of the book focused on the main characters; Darren and Bellina. It's soooooo great because I'm not a big fan of "orang ketiga", "langau" n bla bla bla. I want to read novels that are fun and stress free but still give you new knowledge. My most favourite chapter is the last chapter because there was also the "Little Miss Diva"!!! So cute and sassy!!! I really love their family interactions!!!

If Rin Ahmad's novels being made available like the Harry Potter Collections for new readers, I'll recommend them to try and purchase the collection. But still, it's all about your personal preference.
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333 reviews9 followers
May 2, 2018
#TheEx...bila kisah lama isteri diketahui, si suami terus rasa tertipu! sedangkan suami juga tidak kurang hitamnya!..

Bella... tdk mengalah wlu Darren berikan layanan dingin n sinis ! hakikatnya itu cerita yg sudah tamat tempoh! Bella sudah berubah, bknkah itu yg lebih baik!

Darren..rasa marah dgn Bella yg luarannya berbeza dgn dalaman! apa yg Darren harapkan? mahukan yg sempurna sedangkan sendiri juga masih berusaha menjd sempurna!

Hubungan mereka yg bergolak krn kisah yg tdk patut diingat apatah dikaitkan! Suka cara Bella hadapi Darren, dihadam dan disimpan rasa sendiri tapi perlahan dia menunjukkan protes!

Keseluruhan? RA memberikan yg terbaik dlm tiap novel2nya dan TheEx adalah hasilnya!
4* saya berikan!
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5 reviews1 follower
May 7, 2017
😍 I love the way the author wrote the plot. Feel like a real romantic life between two souls, and the love between family. Jatuh cinta dengan watak hero heroin dia yang kacak, cantik dan hebat dengan gaya tersendiri. Paling menarik, jatuh cinta dengan penggunaan bahasa dalam novel ni, bukan lovey-dovey sangat, ayat cinta cheesy menarik hati pembaca, ringkas dan sempoi, baca terus sampai ke jiwa. Apabila membaca karya beliau, rasa macam berpijak di bumi yang nyata. Percintaan tak semestinya kena romantik macam drama Melayu. 🙄 It's not all about I-LOVE-YOU-AND-YOU-LOVE-ME. Suka suka suka sebab happy endings, banyak input positif daripada negatif.
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46 reviews4 followers
March 27, 2017
The Ex tajuk buat suspen, ingat Bell dengan Darren berpisah.
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47 reviews
July 2, 2017
Novel RA memang takkan pernah dilepaskan dan memang tak pernah mengecewakan 😍
65 reviews13 followers
March 8, 2017
Oh my Allah Rin Ahmad, you never FAIL to Amaze me....... I'm AMAZE at......

Bellina - as per normal girl born in the year as me, we want to have fun but tak lah sampai minum-minum, lost virginity hanya TERLUPA kan TIANG UGAMA which is the 5 SOLAT, 5 Pillar of being an Islam and the 6 Pillar of being an Islam. Who have not been like Bell??? except if we are born in to a pious family of ustaz and ustazah.

Darren - USA graduate, being away from parent you know what I mean... FREEDOM TO THE MAX!!! kalu boleh nak jd MATSALEH MATSALAH terus lah Darren ni

Both match make for marriage by their father.....

In life being a muslim, in one day of our lives, we are sure to thinking of being match to someone better than us that can bring us to Jannah, thus this what happen to Darren & Bell, but when the truth came out both were disappointed ........
The most grievous is definitely Darren cause he really expecting a good wife to be. But Darren, Bell tu tak lah jahat@nakal@liar mana pun nor... adehhh adat lah PUB, DISCO pakwe keliling pinggang ALRIGHT apa...

I always like the way how Rin put it that all her character realise what need to be done, what transition for them to do to be a BETTER MUSLIM to be in the path that ALLAH SWT wants us to be. And that is the foremost that we as a muslim need to do. (siapa lah yang tak pernah relate to Bell ways of life, I myself were the same like her, but now dah nak 4 series I must change and the changes are still continuing) this is what Rin keep on emphasizing...

Rin the unexpected is Zaki were in an accident by Darren and that Adriana, Lisa's BFF tu Zaki, the Zaki, Darren Zaki fiance waduh why didn't i read it carefully in USD (i can't get USD which is on top of my cupboard dah lah carpal tunnel Rin, payah)
Again Darren were sceptical of Allah swt, (i think its not just Darren it happen to me all the time, bila kita sedar balik baru lah kita mengucap, my mom & gram always remind me on this QADA & QADAR) Its written Darren with in 4 months of our life its written ....

Rin, I still prefer Que & Sean lah... But I'm happy to see both of my ORANG KAMPUNG back.. Keep on writing my dear, I will always enjoy it and from time to time stalk your blog to re-read the other short stories....

I like this theory by Bell ' HANYA TOYOL YANG RAJIN MENJALAN KAN TUGAS NYA " hahahhahah
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