The Measure Reviews

Daffa, seorang pelayan restoran itu sudah merasakan bagaiman pahitnya hidup. Karena benci kepada sang ayah, Daffa memutuskan hidup mandiri dan tidak tergantung kepada keluarganya. Raisa tumbuh sebagai gadis cantik. Namun kecantikannya tidak berarti karena ia begitu angkuh. Saat ketika Daffa bertemu dengan Raisa, ia begitu tak menyukai gadis itu. Namun, suatu hal terpaksa mereka hadapi bersama setelah tragedi yang menyebabkan Raisa harus memilih Daffa sebagai suami. Keluarga Raisa hanya tahu Daffa sebagai pelayan restoran tapi tidak dengan kenyataan sesungguhnya. Cacian itu sudah biasa, tapi Daffa dapat bertahan karena ia mulai mencintai gadis angkuh itu.

What can a woman possibly do in a society governed by men? What can a mere hija do stand out and be recognized as more than just as her husband’s wife or as her son’s mother? What more can woman become other than the shadow behind a man’s success. All her life, Alessandra wanted nothing more than to become the best grandchildren to her parents, the best child, the best student, the most beautiful and the most talented. She has exerted all her effort to continuously furnish herself to become a worthy heir for the family. She is articulate, eloquent, a magnum opus for a daughter. However, all of her achievements were never seen as an accomplishment to her relatives, but rather a threat to the success to the young male bloods in her family whom they have already placed their bets upon. For years, she was groomed the become just the second best to her brothers and cousins. To become no better than any man in the family. To just be the best among the rest of the girls, but never that of men. Being the young child that she is, she has become easily corrupted by the misogynistic and patriarchal ideas. She has succumbed to the suffocating standards set by her family, in the hopes that there will a place for her in the end. But to her surprise, she was later on married to the greedy and merciless rich version of a garbage creep – Carlos Montemayor. As she continuously spirals down into internal misogyny, misandry and selfish liberalism, can she find still find her way towards genuine empowerment and feminism? Would she be able to bring justice upon herself and the others, or will she instead become the person she hates the most?

Ava Cavallaro is her father's deadliest secret- A mafia princess trained in the shadows and sharpened into a weapon. Desperate to claim her place in his empire and his heart, she accepts a life-changing mission; Infiltrate in the inner circle of Mafia King-pin, Dante Moretti and burn his empire to the ground. But the past is a secret that won't stay buried. Dante isn't just a target. He's the ex-boyfriend Ava loved and abandoned, the man who still carries her memory in his heart, who think she is dead. Now disguise as his new captivating assistant Sophia Morales, every stolen glance is a betrayal and every touch reignites memories that could consume them both. As Ava carefully built lie begins to crack and old emotions grow stronger, web of deceits begins to unravel as she discovers her father's lies run deeper than she had ever imagined. Caught between the man that raised her to be a machine and the man who sees through her deception, Ava must make a choice- to complete her mission and earn her legacy written in blood or risk everything for a love that was never meant to survive.

"Aku hamil.”kata Farah. “Kau hamil?.”Kata Micko dingin. Micko yang mendengarnya seakan sudah bosan apa yang baru saja ia dengar. Bahkan di benaknya ia ingin sekali mengugurkan anak yang ada didalam perut Farah. “Awas saja kalau kau tak mau bertanggung jawab!!.”teriak Farah yang semakin memanas. Di saat yang bersamaan, sesosok wanita cantik muncul di belakang Micko. Micko kaget waktu ia melihat Danita, “Hai, Micko.”kata Danita. Farah yang melihat hal tersebut merasa sangat tak berdaya, di dalam hatinya dasar laki-laki brengsek!!!!!! Ia pun menyiram MIcko dengan air es dingin ke muka Micko dan, “Siapa dia?!.”katanya. Micko tak bisa berkata apa-apa. Ia hanya bisa mendapatkan rasa malu dari ujung kepala hingga ke ujung kaki. Namun, ketika ia melihat bahwa Farah membuang minumannya ia tetap tak bergeming. Waduuhhh……Apa yang terjadi yaa?? Menurut kalian bisakah kehidupan lama menghancurkan hidup seseorang sehingga tak memiliki perasaan? Kalau kalian sependapat yuukk saksiin kisahnya Micko….

"Bakit ang dungis mo na naman? Tanong ni Marilyn sa pamangkin. Mula nang mamatay ang mga magulang ng bata, siya na ang kumupkop dito, naging pangalawang ina siya ng bata. "Si Dolly po kasi, sabi ko sa kanya ayoko maglaro pero nagalit siya." Tukoy ng bata sa hawak na manika. Nasundan naman ng tingin ni Marilyn ang manikang hawak nito, pero dahil walong taon palang ang kanyang pamangkin ay sinawalang bahala niya ang mga sinasabi ng bata. "Anong ginagawa ni Dolly kapag nagagalit siya?" Sinakyan ni Marilyn ang sinabi ni Maya. "Minsan tita nagpapalit po kami, minsan ako ang nasa loob ng kahon para maging manika at siya naman ay magiging tao." Naguluhan si Marilyn sa sinabi ng pamangkin, natatawang ginulo niya ang mahabang buhok nito. Ngunit isang araw ay muli niyang nakita ang isang maputing batang babae, hawak nito ang kahon kung saan nilalagay niya ang manika ni Maya. Pinagsabihan ni Marilyn ang batang babae sa pag-aakalang kukunin nito ang manika ng pamangkin niya. Pinaalis niya ang batang babae, ngumiti lang ito sa kanya. Ngiting nagbigay ng kaba sa sa dibdib ni Marilyn. Inilapag ng batang babae ang kahon at mabilis na itong tumakbo palabas ng gate. Ngunit ganoon na lamang ang hilakbot na nadarama ni Marilyn nang buksan niya ang kahon at makita ang isang manika na nasa loob. "Hindi ito totoo, Maya!"

Evelyn Ithaca, a single mother, moves with her son back to her hometown in the hope of things getting better for them. She, being a powerful witch, has ‘supposedly' been saving her son's life as he seems to have a terrible sickness only her magic can keep at bay. Things got a little weird for Evelyn when she began to develop feelings for Damon, a young handsome werewolf whom she has eight years on. Their relationship starts up swiftly and is repeatedly interrupted by no one else but her ex, who happens to be the Principal at her son's school...and apparently more. Lucas, her son, manages to get himself into a relationship with Tilda and it is even weirder than his mother's own as the love triangle which he finds himself in happens to have his newly found buddy in it.

Prologue The cry of a baby is heard and a maid screamed it's a girl, it's a girl. A smile creapt unto the mother's lip as she carries her child in her hands. She kissed the child , prayed for her and blessed her. I name you Alaina meaning light. She gave the child to the maid. "Please take her to a Faraway place where no one can find her, please help me and protect my child. She's our last hope" the maid nodded with a worried face and took the child. "May the spirits be with you Alaina

Berawal dari tekad Tarisha Ertianada setelah lulus SMA merantau ke Jakarta untuk mengubah hidupnya. Sampai memutuskan untuk daftar kuliah tanpa sepengetahuan orang tuanya di desa. Karena semasa sekolah ia merasa menjadi beban, jadi inilah saatnya untuk memberikan jatah bulanan kepada keluarganya. Mulai dari membiayai sekolah kedua adiknya hingga menuruti semua permintaan dua adiknya asalkan mampu ia beli. Sampai pada akhirnya, ia mendapat panggilan untuk melakukan daftar ulang di kampus impiannya. Dan hari pertama masuk, disitulah ia bertemu dengan dua sosok laki-laki tampan dari dua kubu yang saling berlawanan yaitu Im Rey Prince dan Denuka Zeonnal Pradikhta. Dua sosok laki-laki tampan yang selalu bersaing untuk mendapatkan posisi pertama di kampus. Pertemuan mereka membuat pusing kehidupan Tarisha. Karena nyaris setiap hari menjadi omongan satu kampus, gara-gara kedekatan tanpa sengajanya dengan dua idola cewek-cewek itu. Antara laki-laki blesteran Korea-Indonesia dan anak tunggal pengusaha batik terbesar di Indonesia, siapakah yang akan menjadi pilihan Tarisha?

Harga dirinya diinjak-injak dan ia disakiti. Tetapi seorang Florentina Hana tetap bertahan demi cintanya kepada lelaki yang berbeda kasta dengannya itu. Hana tetap berjuang agar bisa bersamanya. Tetapi pada akhirnya ia tetaplah dibuang dan tidak terpilih. Sekali lagi, ini semua karena kasta dan derajatnya yang sangat rendah. Tetapi siapa sangka? Beberapa tahun kemudian, Hana bisa memutarbalikkan keadaan. Dari gadis miskin rendahan menjadi wanita hebat paling berpengaruh di dunia. Ia berhasil mematahkan rintangan, mengalahkan luka dan derita, serta menyingkirkan beban yang menindih punggungnya selama ini. Seorang itik lusuh telah berubah menjadi angsa yang anggun dan indah.

Delilah 'Dila' Cakrawala seolah kebakaran jenggot ketika kekasihnya, Gilang Rahardian menghilang selama beberapa hari seusai mereka bertengkar hebat. Berbekal sebuah petunjuk dari salah satu teman baiknya, ia nekat melintasi ribuan kilometer ke kampung halaman Gilang dan bertekad membawanya kembali ke pelukannya. Tetapi bukan Gilang yang ditemuinya,melainkan sebuah rahasia gelap yang menuntunnya pada takdir yang menjerat kehidupannya...