Divergent

Beatrice is sixteen years old and it is time for her to choose a faction. Before it the choosing ceremony, all the sixteen years old goes an aptitude test to help them determine their fate. Abnegation is where Beatrice is born in and somehow she has troubles becoming a selfless person but it is hard to leave her family behind and go into another faction. The motto of all factions is "Faction before blood" where your faction is your main importance. 

It was the day for the aptitude test and Beatrice is feeling nervous in what her results will be and what kind of future lies ahead of her. To her surprise the test results were inconclusive and the invigilator advised her to think properly which faction to choose because for Beatrice it is either Erudite, Abnegation or Dauntless. The next day was the choosing ceremony and Beatrice have not decided where she would join and her brother went before her in sequence. Her brother Caleb chose to join the Erudite which was too shocking to Beatrice and her family. It was her turn to choose and it was between Abnegation and Dauntless. Beatrice dripped her blood on the Dauntless which also shocked her father greatly. When the ceremony ended, Beatrice was to follow the other Dauntless and her new life starts here.

Divergent by Veronica Roth is about a teenage girl trying to find her place in the world and ultimately her choice will impact her future. This is a young adult book that is similar to Hunger Games in terms of the world setting where people are divided based on something. At first I was a bit bored by the story because it seemed to be just about the struggles of a young lady but slowly it was more and her struggles bring about an inspiration to me. When the story was nearing the end it was really exciting and the book captivated me. What I love about the stories is the other characters in the book because their past mostly remains a mystery. I love books who always have something to hide because then I will get to uncover and read about it while speculating on it myself. 

Tragedies do happen in the book and I hope in the second book I will know more of what I want to know now. This book is well written whereby I can't find any loopholes on parts of the society. The flow of the story is also well done, very smooth and the surprises come at unexpected places which is great. In terms of how the characters develop throughout the story I find that it is also good but I feel some characters need a bit a improvements. If I were to compare this book with Hunger Games, this book is better because the characters are much more interesting to me whereby in Hunger Games most characters end up dying. This is definitely a book worth your money if you're into young adult books and I do see myself reading back on this in the future.

The Bridgertons : Happily Ever After

The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After by Julia Quinn is a compilation of second epilogue for the 8 books in the series. It's short stories on all the eight siblings in one book and another short story on their mother Violet. I won't give any summary to the book because that would giving away most of it. What you expect is a story on each sibling that is after the happy ending of their book. Many fans wanted to know more of what happened and so the author wrote second epilogues for the characters. I enjoyed the book thoroughly which made me rethink of the stories that I read last year. The stories inside this book made me smile, laugh and also cried. If you loved all eight books then this book is a must buy. What you can expect is an ending to their happy ending.

Fire and Hemlock

Polly was packing to get ready to go back to college and then she stared at the Fire and Hemlock picture above her bed at Granny's home. She always saw the picture in different ways and it jolted some memories that she thought she didn't have. Polly was ten years old and it was Halloween where she and her friend Nina dressed up and went to play. Nina always like to play pretend and threaten Polly to go along with her else she won't be her friend. And so they both made up an adventure that day and climbed walls to people's home. Along the way Polly got separated from Nina and ended up in Hunsdon House. There was a funeral happening there and it was the first time that Polly met Thomas Lynn who was just an ex husband of the deceased daughter.

Tom brought Polly out of the hall where the will was read out and he showed her the outside of the place. Polly started a game of make believe with Mr Lynn and saying he was a hero and she was his assistant and they go on heroic adventures together. After that day, Polly kept in touch with Mr Lynn and they exchanged letters about what adventures they went on.

Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones is a story about a girl growing up from ten to nineteen, a story filled with adventures and mystery. I retained myself from writing too much in the summary because it will spoil you from enjoying the book hence this is one that gave a general idea of the stories that is written. This book was published long ago in the 1980s and the version I bought was a reprint along with Garth Nix introducing the book and also a little more one the creative process of the book by the author. I loved the introduction because it gave me the thoughts of another fantasy writer on Diana. Throughout the book I spent many times reading back on sentences to understand and to imagine what was happening. Maybe I'm too lousy in picturing but it was kinda hard but enjoying.

 At the end of the book I was thinking I'm a bit confused as to how it came to that ending and there were many elements that I lost track of. Being confused a bit was not a bad thing to me and it was this feeling that made me love the book because you have to keep track of the events and also try to understand what was happening. The events that happened were really interesting and it all had some meaning to how things turned out. I will definitely read this book again in a few months time because I'm sure I will discover new things just like Garth Nix did.  The reread value of this book is definitely high and worth the money. I'm totally amazed by Diana and I wished she was still alive to write more interesting stories.

Ninja Village : Overview

Every time Kairosoft comes out with a new game I'll definitely buy it and play it. While playing I often compare it with their other games and this game impressed me a lot. Ninja Village is Kairobotica meshing with Dungeon Village but the difference is the battle system and of course the story line. There are many things to manage in this game and lots of leveling and equipping your characters are involved. This is one game that you can play  many times trying out different tactics. You start with a small village then you slowly expand and earn money from selling your food or productions. Following on you will go to war with the Shogunate and help unite Japan. 

I have to say that this game requires much money management because everything revolves around it from leveling your heroes to equipping to researching new weapon, armors and products. The only thing you  need to manage is your money and there are no other type of points used to level or purchase things. There will be many different attempts that you might need to beat the enemy and to have more shogun forces money is spent again. There will be some battles that only requires your own heroes to fight at and that you will need to have a good tactic because of the different stats your heroes have. Below are the screen shots of my game and I'll stop talking about it here because I wouldn't want to spoil too much. Overall this is the best Kairosoft game I've played and it's worth every penny.

Size of the village when you just start

Raiding other district to expand

Arranging your troops to seize land

As usual Pumpkin products is here to sell you equipment

Yout villagers/heroes statistics

Equipment menu

Cost of training your villagers

Menu of the game

Whole district conquered

Shogunate comes to ask for help

Can't say no huh?

Researching new products to sell

"Funding" the shogunate and also researching new weapons

Clans that you have to battle to unite Japan

The war zone

You can recruit more people into your clan

Dream House Days: Tips

There are a lot of furniture in dream house days and most of them will only be available once your game meets a certain criteria. I have tried to compile those instances that reveal the items and it is listed below. From time to time I might update the list once I discover something new. So far what I've learn that changing jobs will bring new research which are usually furniture and also winning the yearly rating competition also does the same but not all competition.

Furniture unlocked from Jobs

• Analog TV - Part-Timer
• Barbell - Soccer Player, Baseball Player
• Black Desk - Botanist
• Chic Bed - Retiree
• Closet - Comic Artist
• Colorful Rugs - Comedian
• Combo Washer - Doctor
• Dining Chair - Lawyer
• Dining Table - Engineer, Apparel Clerk
• Frame - Photographer
• Glass Partition - Potter
• Guitar - Stage Actor
• Island Kitchen - Scholar
• Karaoke Room - Composer
• Large Safe - Programmer
• Leather Chair - Designer
• Leather Sofa - Journalist
• Microwave - Tour Guide
• Pink Bed - Conductor
• Pond - Adventurer
• Sofa Chair - Mechanic
• Trophy - Sport Star
• Urinal - Referee
• Wardrobe - Food Server
• Washing Machine - Amateur Model
• White Curtains - Astronaut

Furniture unlock from using other furniture

• 60" TV - using Anime Figurine > 1 time
• Aquarium - using Garbage Room > 5 times
• Bathtub - using Shower > 5 times
• Cupboard - using Telephone > 8 times
• Custom Kitchen - using Refrigerator > 8 times
• Drying Rack - using Vacuum > 5 times
• Floor Lamp - using Bookshelf > 8 times
• Game Console - using Analog TV > 8 times
• HDTV - using Game Console > 8 times
• Plant - using Flower Vase > 8 times
• Safe - using Samurai Swords > 8 times
• Shower - using Mirror > 1 time
• Vacuum - using Washing Machine > 8 times
• Vanity - using Lamp > 8 times
• White Rug - using Vanity > 8 times

Furniture unlock from Scratch cards

Arcade Game, Samurai Swords, Exercise Bike, Armor. Anime Figure, Heart Rug, Space Robot, Vending Machine  Kotatsu, Antique Vase, Massage Chair, Security Booth

How to unlock floor types

Flooring - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Regional Highest Rent

Orange Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Regional Best Comfort

Carpeting - Obtaining No 1 ranking in National Highest Rent 

Green Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in National Best Comfort
Wood Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Global Highest Rent
Pink Floor - Obtaining No 1 ranking in Global Best Comfort

I believe there still  many furniture that I have yet to know what are the conditions to unlock so I will update this list as soon as I have more info. Hope all this helps =D.

Ten Things I Love About You

Sebastian Grey has a hard time falling asleep at night even though he is very tired. Every time he closes his eyes he thinks back about his time as a soldier and so he just stays awake often gazing at sunrises. One day he was inspired by looking at the sky and so he took some quill and paper and started writing. Years passed by and Sebastian's secret was that he is the real writer of the Mrs Sarah Gorely's novels. The novels are very popular which earned him some money and since he did not inherit any title he had to make his own in the world. He loved to have breakfast at his cousin's home but today he was having a bad headache and so he just sat and listened to Edward gossip.Edward was just telling Sebastian that his uncle the Earl of Newbury is on the hunt for a new wife and his new target was nicknamed a fertility goddess. Edward said that when Sebastian saw her he would know it was her because of the nickname. Sebastian did not bother to learn more because of the pain and so he went on to get ready for a party that was being held that night.

Annabel is a girl from the country and her grandparents decided to bring her to London for the season to find her a good match. Her grandparents were close friends with the Earl of Newbury and because of his lands and titles it would be a good match for Annabel because it's far beyond her level. Annabel is confused of what she would do because her family did indeed needed funds to keep her brothers in school. 

Annabel was attending the same party and she was cornered by the Earl where she was felt up by him. She was terrified and fled the scene when she had the chance and went outside. While she was outside she sat down on a bench to clear her mind but a couple came out and she went to find a better hiding place where she bumped into a person who was lying on the ground.Sebastian was waiting for someone outside on a blanket and he did not expect a lady would trip over him. So he had a little chat with the lady and he could sense that she was hiding from someone so he tried to calm her down. 

Without knowing who each other was they had a good chat and in Annabel's head she was thinking that many of her dreams will be over once she is to marry the Earl of Newbury. Suddenly, Annabel asked Sebastian to kiss her because she wanted one last adventure before her life became a dull and so Sebastian did. He dared not do anything rash because he does not seduce a virgin lady and he just lightly brushed her lips. Annabel asked if that was all and then Sebastian kissed her again more intensely.  Annabel was curious and asked for his name and when she heard the name she knew it was the nephew of the Earl and she found an excuse to leave quickly. The next day Annabel took a walk in the park with her cousin Louisa and then bumped into Sebastian with Lady Olivia and she told her cousin not to mention her relations. Sebastian was surprised to see the lady he kissed last night and she was even more beautiful in the sunlight and he got curious in knowing her more.

Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn is about a man whose uncle is so concerned about the inheritance that the uncle is looking for a wife to produce the next heir and that woman happens to be our hero's true love. Little did our hero that he would fall for the lady that his uncle wanted as his new bride. Sebastian is a handsome man but not a fantastic catch in London society because he had no titles. The plot of this book was easily predictable at some places and I would also say that compared to the previous two books, this love story was duller. You could say that it's less adventurous and kinda typical for a romance novel. Although the male lead has a secret it does not make him any more interesting and for the female character she just doesn't know what she wants at the start and I prefer strong women more than confused ones. There was not a lot of romantic things happening in the book. I'm sad to say that this is not a novel that I would read again because it was just ordinary.

Dream House Days : Special Rooms

When you put two furniture in a room matching a certain floor type you will get a special room and with that you gain effects such as higher rent, increase in comfort and other stats etc. As promised the special rooms are as below and please visit the album to have a better look.

Special Room	First Furniture	Second Furniture	Floor Type	Effects
Bedroom	Bed	Floor Lamp / Lamp	Cushion	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +3, Int+,Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Chic Bedroom	Chic Bed	Aquarium	Carpet	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +8, Int+,Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Gaudy Bedroom	Pink Bed	Heart Rug	Pink Floor	Rent +0.7k, Comfort +9, Int+,Fit+,Hob+,Char+
Kids' Room	Crib	Space Rbot	Green Floor	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +8, Int+,Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Modern Kitchen A	Cupboard	Refrigerator	Orange Floor	Comfort +8, Fit+
Modern Kitchen B	Kitchen	Microwave	Orange Floor	Comfort +8, Fit+
Ordinary Kitchen	Kitchen	Refrigerator	Flooring	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +3, Int+
Unit bathroom	Unit bath	Toilet	Tile	Comfort +3, Char +
Bathing Room	Shower	Bathtub	Tile	Comfort +4, Char +
Laundry Room	Basin / Vanity	Washing Machine/ Combo Washer/ Washer-Dryer	Tile	Rent +0.2k, Fit +
Hygiene Hazard	Urinal	Kitchen	None	Comfort -8, Fit -
Hygiene Disaster	Toilet	Custom Kitchen/ Island Kitchen	None	Comfort -12, Fit -
Scheduling Room	Calendar	Wall clock	None	Comfort +1, Int+
Playroom	Game Console	Colorful Rug	None	Comfort +2, Hob+
Comfy Room	Casual Rug	Cushion	None	Comfort +2, Fit+
Clothesline Room	Green Curtains/Blue Curtains/Red Curtains/White Curtains	Drying Rack	None	Rent +0.4k, Comfort +6, Char+
Drying Area	Drying Rack	Flower Vase/Plant/Flower Bed	Balcony	Comfort +11, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Pet Room	Pet Bed	Casual Rug/Yellow Rug/White Rug/Grass Rug/Colorful Rug/Heart Rug	Carpeting	Comfort +9, Char+
Pet Garden	Pet House	Flower Vase/Plant/Flower Bed	None	Rent +0.1k, Comfort +2, Fit+
Living Room	L-Shaped Sofa	60" TV	Flooring	Rent +0.4k, Comfort +5, Hob+
Toasty Room	Kotatsu	Fireplace	Carpet	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +8, Fit+
Tatami Room	Low Table	Floor Cushion	Tatami Mats	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +2, Fit+
Procastination A	Study desk	Analog TV/HDTV	None	Comfort -5, Int-
Procastination B	White Desk	60" TV	None	Comfort -7, Int-
Study Room	Study Desk/Table/Dining Table/White Desk/Red Desk/Black Desk	Storage Rack/Bookshelf/Large Bookshelf	Carpeting	Comfort +9, Int+
Sunny Room	Flower Vase	Green Curtains/Blue Curtains/ Red Curtains/White Curtains	None	Comfort +3, Fit+
Library	Lamp/Floor Lamp	Storage Rack/Bookshelf/Large Bookshelf	None	Comfort +3, Hob+
Dressing Room	Mirror	Closet/Wardrobe	Wood Floor	Rent +0.5k, Comfort +7
Telephone Room	Telephone	Casual Rug/Yellow Rug/White Rug/Grass Rug/Colorful Rug/Heart Rug	Pink Floor	Comfort +9, Char+
Climate Control	Fan	Air Conditioner	None	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +3, Int+,Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Housework Room	Vacuum	Wall clock	Orange Floor	Comfort +9, Fit+
Game room	HDTV / Analog TV	Game Console	Green Floor	Rent +0.5k, Comfort +7, Hob+
Home Theater	60" TV	Stereo	Carpet	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +8, Hob+
Rec Room	Game Console	Arcade Game	Green floor	Rent +0.6k, Int+
Arcade Room	Arcade Game	Karaoke Room	Carpet	Rent +0.7k, Hob+
Storage Room	Storage Rack	Closet/Wardrobe	Cushion Flooring	Rent +0.5k, Comfort +6, Char+
Lounging Room	Green Curtains/Blue Curtains/Red Curtains/White Curtains	Casual Rug/Yellow Rug/White Rug/Grass Rug/Colorful Rug/Heart Rug	Wood Floor	Comfort +2, Fit+
Breezy Room	Fan	Green Curtains/Blue Curtains/ Red Curtains/White Curtains	Cushion Flooring	Comfort +2, Hob+
Lighting Room	Wall Lamp	Floor Lamp / Lamp	None	Rent +0.1k, Comfort +1, Char+
Verdant Room	Flower Vase	Grass Rug	Green Floor	Comfort +4, Hob+
Exercise Room	Sauna	Exercise Bike	Wood Floor	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +2, Fit+
Savings Room	Antique Vase	Safe/Large Safe	Carpet	Rent +1.0k, Int+
Neat Room	Closet	Floor Cushion	None	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +2, Int+
Wardrobe Room	Wardrobe	Cushion	None	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +2, Fit+
Japanese Room	Bureau	Low Table	Tatami Mats	Comfort +2, Fit+
Powder Room	Dresser	Basin / Vanity	Pink Floor	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +8, Char+
Reading Room	Bookshelf	Large Bookshelf	Flooring	Rent +0.2k, Int+
Geeky Room	Large Bookshelf	Anime Figure	Green Floor	Rent +0.5k, Hob+
Home Gym	Barbells	Exercise Bike	Flooring	Rent +0.3k, Fit+
Waiting Room	Stereo	Aquarium	Flooring	Rent 0.2k, Comfort +3, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Music Studio	Guitar	Eletric Organ	Carpeting	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +8, Hob+
Music Room	Electric Organ	Grand Piano	Carpet	Rent +0.7k, Comfort +9, Hob+
Fine Arts Room	Grand Piano	Painting	Red Carpet	Rent +0.5k, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Otaku Gallery	Space Robot	Anime Figure	Green Floor	Rent +0.6k, Hob+
Shogun's Room	Antique Vase	Samurai Swords	Tatami Mats	Rent +0.5k, Int+
Armory	Samurai Swords	Armor	Red Carpet	Rent +0.7k, Comfort +9, Int+,Fit+,Hob+,Char+
Royal Room	Armor	Chimpan Statue	Red Carpet	Rent +0.8k, Comfort +10, Int+, Fit+,Hob+, Char+
CEO's Office	Safe/Large Safe	Frame	Wood Floor	Rent +0.7k
Classic Storage	Closet	Bureau	Cushion Flooring	Rent +0.6k, Comfort +7, Fit+
Walk-in Closet	Wardrobe	Dresser	Flooring	Rent +0.3k, Comfort +4, Fit+
Relaxing Room	Air Conditioner	Massage Chair	Carpeting	Comfort +9, Fit+
European Room	Fireplace	Stuffed Deer	Red Carpet	Rent +0.7k
Electric Car	Classic Car	Exercise Bike	None	Rent +0.4k, Comfort +5, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Mascot Room	Chimpan Statue	Kairobot Statue	None	Rent +0.3k, Comfort +6, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Kairo Room	Kairobot Statue	Wall Lamp	None	Rent +0.3k, Comfort +8, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Bathhouse	Cypress Bath	Whirlpool Bath	Tile	Rent +0.2k, Comfort +3, Fit+
Steaming Room	Whirlpool Bath	Sauna	Tile	Rent +0.4k, Comfort +5, Fit+
Sauna Room	Sauna	Shower	Tile	Rent +0.3k, Comfort +4, Int+, Fit+, Hob+, Char+
Leisure Room	Karaoke Room	Juice Bar	Carpet	Rent +0.7k, Comfort +9, Hob+
Elegant Garden	Pond	Flower Vase/Plant/Flower Bed	None	Rent +0.3k, Comfort +4

Update: Tips on how to unlock furniture in the game

Dream House Days : Special Room

What Happens In London

When Olivia heard some gossip from her friend's that her new neighbor killed his fiance, she got curious. And so Olivia started to spy on him from her room window which has a view to his study place. Harry was getting annoyed that his neighbor was spying on him and it interrupted his work which is translating documents from the war office. On the fifth day, when Harry turned around and looked right at Olivia, she dropped to the ground quickly hoping that he did not see her. She was wrong and she was teased when they meet at the Smythe-Smith musicale which had an impromptu dancing. Harry took the first dance with Olivia and teased her as much as he could and declared that he didn't like her.

Harry didn't like Olivia and hoped not to see her again and by declaring it to her, he wished that it will stop her spying. Sadly the war office wanted to see Harry and they gave him an assignment to spy on a foreign prince who was suspected of plotting against England. This prince was interested in Olivia and thus the office also instructed him to watch over her. Olivia was invited to visit the prince and she did not like the idea of marrying into royalty and when she said she was going to meet the prince at the Mottram Ball, Harry decided that he will attend too. His motive was to watch and report and without realizing it he started to enjoy being in Olivia's company and so does Olivia.

What Happens in London by Julia Quinn is about two people who did not like each other at first but when they get to be friends, they felt more than that. What I love about this book is there was more story to the main male character than the female counterpart. It was great knowing a bit more history for him and I loved reading his reactions to situations. I loved his thinking, his jealousy towards other men pursuing his true love and also how he acted to show her his love. 

The plot of the story slowly thickens and I like how nearing the ending it was unpredictable. Even though the story is slow pace but the conversations and the events are just funny and lovely to read about. Sir Harry is definitely my kinda guy, not romantic but a man who is true to his feelings and someone who will not hide his feelings from a lady. If you ask me whether this was a good book, I'd said yes and I would read it again and again on the funny conversations that happened in the book.