Book Review: Unforgettable Memories
Blurb
Handsome, rich, bitchy, and never been in a relationship, Levi Arlion is fed up with being rumored to be gay at school.
Worse, he has to deal with Serafin Gardenia. A girl from school who can't remember the names of people around her, and accidentally breaks Levi's car windshield on the highway.
Because she could not compensate, Sera had to become Levi's slave for a hundred days. Worse, Sera also accidentally lost Levi's favorite cat during her guard.
Sera played a double role.
Before Levi's cat was found, she also had to become a pet.
“I left thinking I was a faggot, I came back thinking I hadn't moved on. People, if you don't gossip about people like me, you'll be thrown into hell.” - Levi Arlion
Review
Unforgettable memories by Queen Nakey. I bought this novel because of its adorable cover and absurd blurb. Yes, I say absurd because this novel tells the story of a girl named Serafin Gardenia who cannot remember the names of the people around her. Because of this, her friends are often annoyed by Sera. However, Sera cannot remember the names of the people around her because of her childhood memories that traumatized her. Despite Sera's shortcomings, Sera's friends, Juliet, Karina and Tita, still support Sera and are good friends with her.
Sera accidentally dealt with a popular boy in her school named Levi Arlion because she accidentally broke the glass of Levi's car parked on the side of the highway.
Do you know how Sera broke Levi's windshield? This is the absurdity I was talking about in the beginning. This made me laugh out loud while reading this novel. Sera accidentally threw the durian she was holding in surprise and it fell, breaking the windshield of Levi's car.
Sera had no money to pay for the damage, so she had to become Levi's slave for a hundred days because she couldn't pay the 100 million to fix the glass. To make matters worse, Sera also lost Levi's favorite cat while guarding it.
And unluckily, besides being Levi's slave, Sera had to become a pet too before Levi's cat was found.
There are many other absurd events experienced by these two teenagers. And of course, you will laugh out loud when you read it. For example, when Sera wanted to bathe Levi's cat using floor mopping soap. Very strange, isn't it?
Not only that, this novel also teaches us that if we experience trauma, it would be better to consult with the people around us. Sera's story also teaches us not to give up easily and to take responsibility for what we have done.
This novel uses language that is easy to understand because it uses everyday language.
Rating 4.5/5
I highly recommend this novel to those of you who want to read chick lit and comedy genre novels. Happy reading Sera and Levi's story!
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Sinopsis
Ganteng, tajir, judes, dan belum pernah berpacaran, Levi Arlion jengah karena sering kali digosipkan homo di sekolah.
Buruknya dia harus berurusan dengan Serafin Gardenia. Cewek satu sekolah yang tidak bisa mengingat nama orang disekitarnya, dan tanpa sengaja memecahkan kaca mobil Levi di jalan raya.
Karena tidak bisa ganti rugi, Sera harus menjadi budak Levi seratus hari. Parahnya, Sera juga tidak sengaja menghilangkan kucing kesayangan Levi saat penjagaannya.
Sera berperan ganda.
Sebelum kucing levi ditemukan, dia juga harus menjadi hewan peliharaan.
"Gue pergi dikira homo, gue balik dikira gak move on. Dasar manusia, kalo gak ngeghibah orang kayak bakalan dilelepin dalem neraka." - Levi Arlion
Ulasan
Unforgettable memories karya Queen Nakey. Novel ini aku beli karena covernya sangat menggemaskan dan blurbnya yang yang absurd. Ya, novel ini aku bilang absurd karena menceritakan tentang seorang cewek bernama Serafin Gardenia yang tidak bisa mengingat nama orang-orang disekitarnya. Karena hal ini, teman-temannya sering dibuat kesal oleh Sera. Akan tetapi, Sera tidak bisa mengingat nama orang-orang disekitarnya dikarenakan memori masa kecilnya yang membuat dia trauma. Walaupun Sera memiliki kekurangan, teman-teman Sera yaitu Juliet, Karina dan Tita, tetap mendukung Sera dan berteman baik dengannya.
Sera tidak sengaja berurusan dengan cowok populer di sekolahnya bernama Levi Arlion karena ia tanpa sengaja memecahkan kaca mobil Levi yang terparkir di pinggir jalan raya.
Tahukah kalian cara Sera memecahkan kaca mobil Levi? Inilah hal diluar nalar dan absurd yang aku maksudkan di awal. Hal ini membuat aku tertawa ngakak ketika membaca novel ini. Sera tanpa sengaja melempar durian yang ia pegang karena terkejut dan akhirnya jatuh, memecahkan kaca mobil Levi.
Sera tidak punya uang untuk ganti rugi, ia pun harus menjadi budak Levi selama seratus hari karena ia tidak bisa mengganti uang 100 juta untuk memperbaiki kaca mobil itu. Dan parahnya lagi, Sera juga menghilangkan kucing kesayangan Levi saat sedang menjaganya.
Dan sialnya, selain menjadi budak Levi, Sera harus menjadi hewan peliharaan juga sebelum kucing Levi ditemukan.
Banyak kejadian absurd lainnya yang dialami oleh dua remaja ini. Dan tentunya, kalian akan tertawa ngakak saat membacanya. Contohnya saja ketika Sera hendak memandikan kucing Levi menggunakan sabun pengepel lantai. Sangat aneh bukan?
Bukan hanya itu saja, novel ini juga mengajarkan kita, apabila kita mengalami trauma, alangkah baiknya kita berkonsultasi dengan orang-orang disekitar kita. Kisah Sera juga mengajarkan kita untuk tidak mudah menyerah dan bertanggung jawab dengan hal yang telah kita lakukan.
Novel ini menggunakan bahasa yang mudah dipahami karena menggunakan bahasa sehari-hari.
Rating 4.5/5
Novel ini sangat aku rekomendasi ke kamu yang ingin membaca novel bergenre chick lit dan komedi. Selamat membaca kisah Sera dan Levi!
