tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34785940081022264842024-02-20T02:01:43.556-05:00Anette The WickedA green skinned blogger from the western sky devouring books and living off on coffee and dreaming of fictional characters.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114652798184895932noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478594008102226484.post-88492181690091946342017-10-06T23:03:00.001-04:002017-10-06T23:03:37.387-04:00#WickedAdventures: Conquering Five Fingers @ BataanOkay, hi, I'm back. Not dead. Just, really busy with adulting because has to do it. That and I've been bitten with the travel bug again but I'm yet to be called a weekend warrior.<br />
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Anyways, right. Let's get to it. So last weekend, I went on a little trip with my officemates to Bataan on a Sunday no less. We tagged along with the other people from #BackLa aka Backpackers of Laguna. They've been around for quite some time arranging tours around the Philippines. They're composed of this wonderfully, awesome duo, Hency and John Vincent (Janbi to us hahahaha!).<br />
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This will be more like a photo dump post because what are words? It's like 1AM on a Friday that I'm writing this and my brain refuses to function anymore. But I most finish posting this. DISCLAIMER: All photos used in this post are entirely from the #BackLa Team because they take better photos than I do.<br />
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So, first off, Five Fingers is located in Mariveles, Bataan, a famous freeport zone and seaside town. It's accessible by all means of transportation, private and public (bus, mostly) especially if you're from Manila. It's a quick weekend getaway. Really, you don't have to go that far to look for a nice, quiet beach that's near the metro.<br />
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Okay, first on our list was the cliff diving. And oh my God, the cliff is like 40ft high, with the waves crashing so violently against the rocks. The friendly manongs told us that it was still safe to go cliff diving despite the waves. I really, really, really wanted to jump but alas, monthly female visit stopped me. (You know what I mean.) Instead, enjoy the beauty that is this really high cliff and beautiful cove. If you want to be safe, then go for the 10ft point. But if you want to be YOLO, go ahead, feel free to take on the 40ft point.</div>
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With my officemates, Sidney and Suzy! We were so colorful</div>
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As the name suggests, Five Fingers is composed of five different coves that are connected with each other. You could go snorkeling if you want or rock climbing around these coves. But when we went there, it was just mere hours after a quite tame storm but the waters still did same kinda dangerous. Or maybe that was me. I hope these photos would do you justice of the beauty that is this place.</div>
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Quiet Apatot Cove</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If sex remains taboo in the Philippines, gay and lesbian sex is still even more unspoken. “How do you do it?” is still the most common question queer Pinoys get. Even after that question is answered, there is still the popular notion that only heterosexual sex is ‘the real thing,’ and anything else is just a deviation or an attempt to replicate the male-female dynamic of human contact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This book makes up for this history of invalidation. An unprecedented dirty dozen, Sison’s and Casocot’s stories are direct and unflinching. They make no qualms or apologies about the nature of sex between two men or between two women. They explore courtship and contact between same-gender partners with humor, hesitation and obsession, and eventually take the reader with them as they reel from heartbreak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whether you consider straight sex ‘the real thing,’ or are among the LGBTQ community that is hungry for a true account of Filipino gay and lesbian loving, one thing this collection and its characters do, over and over without exhaustion, is to keep on trying.</span></div>
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Right off the bat, this book is amazing, I have never read anything like this obviously because this is the first LGBT literature I have read. Really, this is amazing.</div>
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I have no qualms reading smut because duh, fangirl since 2009. I have long been exposed to smut. Literary smut that is. You know, stories that depict sex as something beautiful almost. Sex is where two people come together, either to fall in love or not. Both authors have tackled writing LGBT sex as beautiful as heterosexual sex.</div>
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I have been reading gay smut stories since I have been exposed to the world of fan fiction. If I'm not reading books, I'm reading fan fiction. But, gay fan fiction is different from literature. Literature is more raw. It digs through your heart and mind. After that, it fills you up with so much emotion that you kind of overflow.</div>
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This book is no nonsense, straight up gay and lesbian erotica. This book should be handled with caution yet with an open mind. I mean, come on. the LGBT community have sex just like heterosexuals, albeit it looks different. But yes, they can have sex. They can achieve climax as well. Damn right, they are the sexiest people I have ever come across with. Not only do they have sexy bodies to begin with, but their minds are sexy as hell. This book is literally in your face. Like, really you will devour this in one sitting. Or maybe sitting on top of someone, I don't know. Hah. Innuendo right there.<br />
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Reading this book didn't change my sexual orientation as a heterosexual. Reading this book made me understand the struggles and hardships of the LGBT community when they fall in and out of love. They suffer so much just like we do. Reading this book makes me want to study about gender and all the difference that there is about it. Just so I could understand that there's more to it than just being called a man or a woman.<br />
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This is just a beautiful piece of literature that I hope some day a lot of people would get to read more #LGBTLit. I hope this isn't the last from either of these authors. I hope more people follow suit as well. This book is funny, sexy, witty, sad, and just downright amazing. Just buy it now.<br />
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Shakira Sison has won two Palanca Awards in the essay category. As a columnist for Rappler, she has also been honored with a St. Scholastica's College Hildegarde Award and a Lasallian Scholarium Award. She was a fellow for Poetry in English in the University of the Philippines' National Writer's Workshop in 1999. Shakira holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of the Philippines Los Banos and works in finance in New York City.</div>
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Ian Rosales Casocot is a novelist, and teacher film, literature, and creative writing in Siliman University in Dumaguete City. He has won the Palanca Award several times and has also won the NVM Gonzales Prize, a PBBY Salanga Writer's Prize and the Fullybooked/Neil Gaiman Philippine Graphic/Fiction Prize for his fiction. He is currently the coordinator of the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo Creative Writing Center.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114652798184895932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478594008102226484.post-10596512337848762692017-06-24T08:50:00.001-04:002017-06-24T08:50:15.240-04:00#WickedAdventures: Conquering Mr. OroHi, people. If you've known me for a long time, you probably know that 1) I was born in the city and 2) I have never in my life climbed a mountain. But everything changed last June 17. My lovely office mates tagged me along, with zero sleep and zero training whatsoever, to climb Mt. Oro in Rodriguez, Rizal. According to Wikipedia, Mt. Oro is 340 meters above sea level. To an experienced climber, it's not high. But to me, it was tall enough.<br />
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The minute our shift ended at 11PM on June 16, Friday, we dashed to Cubao over at Sidney's house. We debated whether we would sleep for a few hours or eat. Of course, we ate.<br />
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At exactly 4AM, we rode an FX at Farmer's, Cubao going to Rodriguez. Since it was still early in the morning, it took only 30 minutes tops to reach Rodriguez. The minute we got off the FX, I was shaking. Not because of the early morning breeze. But because, damn it, I'm going to climb a fucking mountain!!!!! So I was scared, excited, nauseous, happy, sleepy, and all sorts of emotions.<br />
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Don't we look so fresh on a Satuday morning? (Photo from Sidney and Christian)</div>
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After buying last minute things at the nearest 7/11, we rode a tricycle going to Brgy. Mascap. The tricycle ride was crazy because the drivers drove so fast along winding roads. Finally, reached the registration area near the barangay hall.</div>
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Our guide, Kuya Robert, was so nice. He told stories about the mountain and his experience as a guide. The trail up to the mountain was relatively okay at first. But compared to my friends, I was the one who had a hard time. I keep losing my footing while climbing and my legs were burning already. Either it's because I had no sleep or because of my weight or because I'm just generally clumsy or all of the above. So I had to go forward near our guide just in case I further injure myself.</div>
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For a moment, I forgot my worries because wow, the view was amazing. I mean, I wish I could live the simple life away from the buildings and the concrete jungle that I've always known. You don't have to go far and spend much to escape. I used to be so amazed whenever my friends tell me stories of when they went to the beach or climbed a mountain over the weekend. I don't know if it was just me, but I always thought that going to such places would be exhausting. You only had two days of break. But you'll never know once you try.</div>
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So, to you, if you're a corporate slave or not, TAKE A BREAK. Go as far as you can away from the city. Your body, your heart and your mind will thank you for it.</div>
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I think it was around 8AM when we reached the top. But the sun was shining so bright I thought it was high noon already. Let me tell you, I was rendered speechless. I mean. JUST WOW.</div>
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Because dab is life (Photos from Sidney)</div>
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Obviously, our adventure doesn't end there. We took a side trip going to Payawaran Falls. It took at least an hour to reach the falls but it was well worth it.</div>
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Hell yeah, still so fresh (Photo from Christian)</div>
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Fresh coconut water. Thanks to Kuya Robert! (Photo from Sidney)</div>
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Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px;">The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?</span></span><br />
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She does everything in her hands just so that she and her family can stay in America so that she can fulfill her dreams. But the law is the law. There's only so much you can do to bend it to your will. I can sort of empathize with Natasha. Moving away is never easy. It's painful. Even though, you're still with your family in this strange new place, it will never be the same again.<br />
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I love alternating POVs. It helps me understand the story more because I always believe that there is two sides to every story. But well in this book, not only does it alternate with the POV between the two main characters, it also goes around with the minor characters.<br />
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Now, enter Daniel Jae Ho Bae, Korean born in America. He's an aspiring poet who writes about heartbreak, as if he gets his heart broken so many times already. Growing up in an Asian family, there are high expectations. Being an artist is never an option. It's always either a doctor or a lawyer or a banker or a teacher even. He's bound to be one of those if he follows his parents' wishes and not his.<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.”</i></blockquote>
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And so, Daniel tries to make Natasha fall in love with him with just one day. But, Natasha is, in her own words, a realist. She deals with facts. She likes facts. She doesn't believe one bit that she will fall in love with Daniel. But eventually she will.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">Nicola Yoon grew up in Jamaica (the island) and Brooklyn (part of Long Island). She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and daughter, both of whom she loves beyond all reason. Everything, Everything is her first novel.</span><br />
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Date Published: April 9, 2017</div>
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Genre: Romance, New Adult</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Beach. Love. Rock and roll.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">When life, love, and rock and roll come together on the sandy beaches of La Union for music festival Summer Crush, expect nothing less than the crashing of lips, bodies, and waves against the shore, against each other, and against your soul.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Allow these three tales of love to take you away for an unforgettable weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Ana’s life as a corporate warrior, graduate student, and girlfriend to indie rock band boy Miki starts to spin out of control, and she wonders if it is love that has to give. (You Only Need Reminding, Jay E. Tria)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Newly reinstated EG Project roadie Filipina Legaspi flies with her band back to the Philippines for Summer Crush, unaware of the emotional waves that engulf her when she sets foot in the beaches of San Juan, La Union. (Almost There, Tara Frejas)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Rhys has three problems: Arabella, the theme song with the Trainguy, and singing live for the first time—and now also on that list is Isaiah, sea-sweet Mango Rum kisses, and long overdue decisions she’s intent on avoiding. (Ocean Eyes, Six de los Reyes)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">I love these three women. They are the holy trinity of music romance. I swear to God. They are just absolutely amazing. All three stories are set in the author's others book. You Only Need Reminding by Jay E. Tria is set in the world of her Playlist series. Almost There by Tara Frejas is set in the world of Scandalized. Ocean Eyes is set in the world of Just For the Record. If you haven't read any of their other books prior to this one, don't worry. It won't be confusing for you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">When I read Songs to Get Over You, the second book in the Playlist series, I met Miki, guitarist of Trainman and the lovely corporate warrior that is Ana. While I loved Ana, I didn't like Miki very much. But after You Only Need Reminding, my feelings have started to soften for dear Miki.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Since Ana is a corporate warrior, she's always working 24/7/365. Poor Ana. You'd think that her relationship with Miki would somehow help her destress. Well, it doesn't. I got to know Ana more in this story as she struggles to find the perfect balance of work and life. Don't we all?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">So, Miki, being the angel that he is, whisks Ana away to La Union to watch them perform for Summer Crush. But it wasn't without any bumps along the way. Miki was the ever supportive boyfriend to Ana and I would be lying if I said I didn't fall for Miki.</span></span></div>
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Bless Miki's heart. I understood Ana's struggle. I am at that point in life where I want to achieve a few certain things at this age or at that age. While mine is not as ambitious as Ana's, I admire her strength and her determination to want those things to happen to her. But, sometimes you have to accept that not all things work out the way you want to. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Especially you, your person. Because of all the things you want to do and all the things you burden yourself with.</span></blockquote>
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The second story was more chill than the first. Fi is back as roadie of EGP, East Genesis Project, and they're in the Philippines to perform for Summer Crush. How I missed Steven, Minchan and Yihwan. They're just such a fun bunch of boys. I want them to be my best friends.</div>
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While Gabriel and Fi are finally dating, there's still Yihwan. Yihwan who finally realized that he has feelings for Fi. Oh, Jo Yihwan. He was literally almost there in Scandalized. But alas, fate had other plans.</div>
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To say that my heart didn't break for Yihwan is an understatement. I have an entire playlist of really the saddest songs in K-Pop and I was listening to it while nursing my broken heart for Yihwan.</div>
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For those of you who are working on letting go. It's not easy, but we'll get there eventually.</blockquote>
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Truer words never spoken.</div>
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<b>Ocean Eyes by Six de los Reyes</b></div>
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Meanwhile, I haven't read Just for the Record. But I knew of it's main characters, Rhys Yalung, in Feels Like Summer. She's a musician under the same label with Arabella, Adrian's band. She is considered to be a genius and well, Little Miss Boss, as Franklin of Arabella "fondly" calls her.</div>
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Rhys and Isaiah's relationship is considered to be well, either toxic or mutually beneficial. Beneficial because they were just there for each other fulfilling each other needs. But their timing sucked. Rhys is in a relationship.</div>
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We're already in a mess. Have been in it long enough. Aren't you tired?</blockquote>
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While this trope is reminiscent of Feels Like Summer, it still has a different spin on this because of the long history Rhys and Isaiah had. I have yet to discover that history when I read Just for the Record one of these days.</div>
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But suffice to say that, Ocean Eyes gave me a mix of pain and happiness. No choice is ever easy. To see Rhys fight for what she finally wants definitely paid off in this one.</div>
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Loving Isaiah is all the things all at once. From indifference to lust, from lust to trust, and from trust to love, and somewhere between the lies they find truth.</blockquote>
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So there. Even if these stories were different on their own, it blended so well together. It's as if Summer Crush isn't an anthology but like a single entity. #romanceclass authors wielded their magic once again. How I wish theses characters were real and I could see them in person? I want them to be my best friends. Mainly because they have good music taste. PISLABRAKENROL (*winkwink*)</div>
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Six de los Reyes has been reading and making up stories for as far as she can remember. In fifth grade, she learned to write about the stories she wanted to read. As a pretend grownup, she writes contemporary romance novels. Her day job doing science has something to do with with being part-time mermaid and a part-time labrat. She currently lives next to the see. Check out her other titles:</div>
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- Just for the Record</div>
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-Beginner's Guide: Love and Other Chemical Reactions</div>
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Jay E. Tria is inspired by daydreams, celebrity crushes, a childhood fascination of Japanese drama and manga, and an incessant itch to travel. She write contemporary young adult and new adult romance. Sometimes, paranormal fantasy too. Check out her other titles:</div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Being a K-Pop for almost a decade now, I knew that their world is as chaotic as ever. Left and right, the artists or sometimes more fondly called as 'idols' are thrust into the spotlight. The Korean music industry is really harsh. REALLY HARSH. Competition is everywhere. Scandals are sometimes a normality even. No scandal is small. But one thing's for sure. It will destroy you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Okay, maybe destroy is too harsh. But anyways, you get the point. This story touched base on a lot of things. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Let's start with the good. What I love about K-Pop artists is that they're humble. They're really down to earth people. They are one of the most hardworking people I have ever seen. Some Korean artists train for ten years before they even get to debut. The length of your training doesn't guarantee you a solid career the minute you debut. Not only do the artists work hard, but it's also the people behind the scenes that fans rarely even look at like the managers, the PR people, the make up artists, the stylists, the producers, etc. They are a package deal. Without them, well, there will be no idols and vice versa.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Scandalized will show non-K-pop fans a glimpse of how this crazy world works. It's good enough to induce you know ~fangirl feels. The universe knows how much I fangirl on a daiy basis. Hah. Aside from that, readers will be treated to South Korea, the place of pretty things with pretty people. It's enough to make you want to go to South Korea and just explore all things Korean.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">On to the bad. Of course, these K-pop artists experience downs. May it be downs in their careers like their new album is a flop or they didn't sell well during their tours. Or when a member of the group leaves. Worse, the group disbands. In some cases, groups leave their entertainment agencies for unfair treatment and venture out on their own. This is also a normal case. I have seen so many acts come and go. Like, the baddest girl group ever, 2NE1 or Super Junior. Being a household name, well, it has a lot of pressure. With East Genesis Project, they are a band. Bands doesn't have a big following unlike boy groups or girl groups. It's difficult to rise a rock band in a world full of synchronized dancing and showy outfits. But, take a chance. They are good. Scandalized showed the daily struggles and pressures of East Genesis Project as a band. Trying to finish an album on time while being on tour. My poor boys.~</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">And at last, the icing on the cake. The ugly. For Western artists, dating is fine. Well, just choose who you're gonna date or else you'll have a song or worse an entire album written about you. But in the K-pop industry, it's HARSH. REALLY HARSH.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">In this book, there's this website called Dispatch, which really exists. That website is like the TMZ of Korea. It breaks the biggest news first, may it be a new collaboration between artists or the success of a tour or album sales or a male artist's military enlistment date or a wedding. Dispatch has all of it. But their creme-de-la-creme is dating rumors and scandals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Well, okay really. Korea has such a weird outlook of the word "scandal". Or maybe I do. So, Fi and East Genesis Project's frontman, Jo Yihwan was involved in a scandal of some sort. It's not supposed to be that big of a deal, if you ask me. If the scandal was between two artists, it's easy for them to bounce back. Just call your PR team and let them deal with it. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">But if you're just a regular, working class citizen working behind the scenes. Beware. Danger is coming. It can cost you your career and your life even.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I love how all the characters developed so much despite such circumstances. When you're at your lowest point, how do you even come back? Fi is just so adorable here. She's gentle yet very strong. She wasn't petty about the whole "scandal". She wasn't lost. She just needed time to regroup so that she can come back strong. But she didn't do it alone. She had some help. Well, a very handsome help in the name of Gabriel Park.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Yes, Gabriel Park. Oh, Gabriel. Just when you think the boys of East Genesis Project are enough to satisfy your thirst for the ~oppa. Wait, till you meet, Gabriel Park. I swear. The romance is fluffy at best. Think rainbows and cherry blossoms and ice cream and pastel colors. Just like those fluffy Korean dramas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Tara Frejas is a cloud-walker who needs caffeine to fuel her travels. By day, she works in project management and events, and she writes down her daydreams at night. She began publishing fiction for public consumption in 2004, posting her pieces on various online channels like fan forums and Blogspot, eventually exploring other avenues like Livejournal, Soomp!, Tumblr, and most recently, Wattpad.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px;">Aside from her obvious love affair with words and persistent muses, Tara is very passionate about being caffeinated, musical theatre, certain genres of music, dancing, dogs, good food, and romancing Norae, her ukelele. She owns a 6-month-old male bunny named Max who sometimes tries to nibble on her writing notes.</span><br />
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Six de los Reyes has been reading and making up stories for as far as she can remember. In fifth grade, she learned to write about the stories she wanted to read. As a pretend grownup, she writes contemporary romance novels. Her day job doing science has something to do with with being part-time mermaid and a part-time labrat. She currently lives next to the see. Check out her other titles:</div>
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If you've been following my new Twitter, then I guess you'll find me going gaga over #romanceclass. So, #romanceclass is a community of Filipino authors that write romance in English and are published independently or under a publishing company locally or internationally.<br />
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So I had the pleasure to meet some of these lovely people last October 26, 2015 during the first #SparkNA launch. Mostly they write New Adult romances and can get as steamy as possible. They also tackle real life, the good and the bad.<br />
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#romanceclass was spearheaded by none other than fairy godmother extraordinaire, Mina V. Esguerra back in 2013. She is a goddess, I tell you. She facilitates the classes and paved the way for authors to spread the word about romance and well, of course, Filipino authors.<br />
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(Hi, Mina. I took this from your Twitter. Hihihi! Follow her here: <a href="https://twitter.com/minavesguerra">Twitter</a> || <a href="http://minavesguerra.com/">Website</a> || <a href="https://www.facebook.com/minavesguerra">Facebook</a>)</div>
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They've published ~hundreds~ of books already in print and digital editions and have held a bunch of book launches and events over the years where readers and authors gather for feels.</div>
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Once you go to these events, you will never stop going. Yes. That's the effect that this community has. You just have to see for yourself just how awesome and how amazing and how loving this community can be.<br />
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Yes, that's me and my lovely #romanceclass buddy Jera. We're almost always stressed...because there are just so many books to choose from every time we go to a #romanceclass event!<br />
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This is my recent #romanceclass haul~ But that's nowhere even near the number of books that I currently own~<br />
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Currently my <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/romanceclass?src=hash">#romanceclass</a> shelf~~~ kulang pa yan kasi yung iba nasa office at Cebu. But yeah, punong puno ng feels! <a href="https://t.co/E2JiPMdoBj">pic.twitter.com/E2JiPMdoBj</a></div>
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There you have it. I'm proud to say I'm a bit of a #romanceclass ninja??? warrior??? I don't know the current operative word for it. Hahahaha! But, hey, give romance a chance. After all, we do need some love, right?<br />
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So, whatever the hell happened to me, you ask? I'm gonna give you one word: <b><u>WORK</u></b><br />
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I have job. Yay. Finally. Money. Earning citizen. Gotta pay my taxes you know. That sort of thing. I've been working for roughly eight months now. If you follow me on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/parkminhee21">Twitter</a> then you know what sort of work I'm doing. If not, well, you better follow me on Twitter now and I will give you a gif or two of what I'm doing.</div>
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Can't figure it out? Okay fine. So, I teach/talk to students over the phone at night. Simple. So there. Work has been absolutely <b>CRAZY</b>. <b><u>LITERALLY</u></b>. I mean, sure, I like what I'm doing. But sometimes, it's really stressful. Add to that the stress I get from TRAFFIC. (Hello, EDSA!) I spend a good two hours on the road going to work and going home. </div>
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But anyways, there. Work has been keeping me really busy. That and, I have been quite obsessed with KPop (AGAIN!) and Korean dramas lately.</div>
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My life. Or, well, how I'm living it anyways. I can't promise that I will be back with the regular programming(?) over at the blog but I will try. If not, well, catch up with me on Twitter. I love you all!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">March 2, 2016</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 4, 2016</b></span><br />
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It was World Book Day. I didn't get to bring all of my books to Cebu but I have a few of my favorites with me. I had a hard time choosing which one to include in my photo *hihihihi*<br />
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It was a pretty good book. The three characters and their lives were perfectly sown together to make one good story.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 7, 2016</b></span><br />
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OH MY GOD. One word: MATT FINCH. I swear this book is just AMAZING. A mix of drama and romance and everything under the sun. Highly recommended.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 8, 2016</b></span><br />
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March officially marked the start of summer. I was in for a treat when I woke up that day and I didn't see the sun and for a moment, the air was pretty cool.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 9, 2016</b></span><br />
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Now, this one is bloody amazing. One of the best summer reads out there. Add this to your reading piles, everyone!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">March 10, 2016</span></b><br />
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A good friend of mine, by name of @thekookiejar on Instagram, gave me these awesome calligraphy bookmarks. They make good bookstagram additions!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 11, 2016</b></span><br />
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I have a Snapchat account. Do follow if you want to.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 12, 2016</b></span><br />
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This book is perfect for Supernatural fans and for people trying to take a break from reading contemporaries.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 16, 2016</b></span><br />
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I kind of wish I never opened this book because this one is painful. But also a beautifully written book. One must proceed with caution when reading this book.<br />
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It was my first time travelling alone by plane. There's a first for everything.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>March 27, 2016</b></span><br />
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Borrowed from my brother. And he's right, smack right into the feels, this one.<br />
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Okay, this is like a month late. Sorry for that.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">February 2, 2016</span></b><br />
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This is 1 of the 4 romance novels I acquired from Uniqube, a place where they sell all my favorite Filipino authors! This is Chrissie's first novel and I see why it was such a success. The whole story is just so adorable.</div>
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I went to the Ayala Musuem with my brother and my cousin. It was an awesome day because for one, the Ayala Museum was filled with amazing works from Filipino artists like Fernando Zobel and Juan Luna. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to take a photo in the Contemporary Art floor. The Philippine Diorama however, was the coolest thing I have ever seen. A whole floor filled with Philippine history, some parts that aren't even in history textbooks. Here's my photo with the National Hero Jose Rizal who stands just a mere two inches above me.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">February 4, 2016</span></b></div>
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Blasts From Two Pasts was a pleasure to read. I'm a sucker for anything involving exes and how to deal with them. I think I've become an expert.</div>
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How does one leave the friendzone? That's like the ultimate question that requires the one ultimate answer.</div>
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Now, this one I like a lot. It was adorable, funny, and cheesy at best. Just like those Japanese romance dramas and Korean romance dramas that I am currently obsessed with.</div>
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Before I moved to Cebu, I stayed in Montalban, Rizal, the province where most of my mother's side of the family stay and grew up in. During Sundays, we gather around and play BINGO and eat food from our own backyard because that's how countryside people live.</div>
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A gift from my good friend Neil before I moved to Cebu. Forever grateful to the person who introduced me to A.S King, who wrote about the realest characters I will ever know.</div>
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Our flight in Cebu got delayed by two hours...as expected even if it wasn't peak season like summer or Christmas. Nonetheless, the one hour and forty minutes journey to Cebu made me cry, because parting with Manila was like parting with a loved one.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114652798184895932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478594008102226484.post-9694398764114323092016-03-22T21:17:00.000-04:002016-03-22T21:17:08.077-04:00I'm Back!Okay, like, this is for freaking real! I'M BACK, BLOGGING WORLD~!<br />
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Nonetheless, I've spent a lot of time trying to clear out my TBR pile so yaay for me. Wait for reviews because they are coming your way.<br />
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You guys don't know how much I miss you guys and how much I miss writing review for you guys. But don't worry. I have awesome stuff in store for you guys so just wait, okay?<br />
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Oh hey~ I'm not dead. It's just that I am currently somewhere new. I don't remember if I talked about it already but I moved to Cebu this month and I'll be living in Cebu for...I don't know how long.<br />
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Okay so for non-Filipinos reading this, Cebu is a province located way down south of Manila. It can take an hour and forty five minutes tops by plane and probably two days by sea. It's famouse for being the seat of Catholicism when Spaniards conquered the Philippines. Cebu has nice beaches, even nicer than the famed Boracay Island. The people here speak a different dialect and so for someone who grew up in Manila and spoke Tagalog all her life, it feels like I'm in a different country all together.<br />
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I've been vacationing here when I was a kid but I never picked up the language. I'll learn along the way...someday.<br />
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So, new home, new place, new neighbors, no friends. Well, what a challenge. Also more challenging, not having internet connection at home.<br />
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We'll get it installed one day...don't worry. So far, I don't have my library with me. Seventy percent of it is in Manila and I miss them very much. For now, I'll probably go on and finish my TBR pile and regular programming aka my blog posts will come up afterwards. Don't know when. But it will happen. Trust. Me.<br />
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We have Lennie Walker, a clarinetist who lost his older sister, Bailey. She walks in the shadow of her older sister who's a bona fide star in their small town. Bailey dreams of becoming a theater actress one day. They were almost inseparable until Bailey's own heart took her life away.</div>
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I felt Lennie's grief, so much so that her actions through the course of this book is almost selfish. I have never lost anyone dear to me so I wouldn't really put myself in Lennie's shoes. But everyone around Lennie-Toby, Bailey's boyfriend, their Grandmother, their Uncle Big-has also lost Bailey. They were also grieving. They lost a piece of themselves when Bailey passed away.<br />
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Lennie met Joe Fontaine, new guy who plays so many instruments. He's such a sweetheart. *insert heart eyes emoji* Where Lennie was overcome with grief over the loss of her sister, Joe comes to save the day. He's the epitome of a good life in my book. I just love him.<br />
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Each start of the chapter, there's a poem at the side. All those poems are written by Lennie and I think, those poems help understand Lennie's feelings and her relationship with her sister. She leaves those poems everywhere and writes on all sorts of known surfaces. I think I'll try that some time.<br />
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Messentialism. It's the word the often came up in this book. We live in a big mess. Each situation we're in, it's a mess. I believe that one hundred percent. Jandy Nelson provided me with a book that is greater than life. It was everything I expected from Jandy Nelson and then more.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Jandy Nelson, like her characters in I’ll Give You the Sun and The Sky is Everywhere, comes from a superstitious lot. She was tutored from a young age in the art of the four-leaf clover hunt; she knocks wood, throws salt, and carries charms in her pockets. Her critically-acclaimed, New York Times bestselling second novel, I’ll Give You the Sun, received the prestigious Printz Award, Bank Street's Josette Frank Award, and is a Stonewall Book Award honor. Both Sun and her debut, The Sky Is Everywhere, have been YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults picks (Sun, a Top Ten on Both YALSA and Rainbow Lists) and on multiple best of the year lists including the New York Times, Time Magazine, NPR, have earned many starred reviews, and continue to enjoy great international success, collectively published in over 47 countries. I'll Give You the Sun has been sold to Warner Brothers and screenwriter Natalie Krinsky is currently writing the adaptation. Jandy, a literary agent for many years, received a BA from Cornell University and MFAs in Poetry and Children's Writing from Brown University and Vermont College of Fine Arts. Currently a full-time writer, she lives and writes in San Francisco, California—not far from the settings of her novels.</span></span><br />
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Well, unbelievable. I mean, whaaaaat? That's it. First 31 days of the month is already over! Goodness gracious! That was fast. January started off good for me. I found time to read the books that I bought from last year and my TBR pile is thanking me for my self-control and my perseverance in reading books off of the pile.<br />
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I also have a special announcement to make. I'll be moving to the province starting this February. For those unfamiliar with Philippine geography, I'll be moving to Cebu, a province in the South that can only be accessed from the Philippine capital, Manila, either by sea or air. It's far away from Manila, far away from my friends and the life I've lived for twenty one years in the city. I'm excited and nervous at the same time. So I'm enjoying the last few weeks I'll be spending in the city before I move. All part of life.<br />
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Here's how the first month of 2016 has treated me.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 1, 2016</span></b><br />
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Pretty foggy due to the fireworks from New Year's Eve and the fact that it;s always foggy in the mornings.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 2, 2016</span></b><br />
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First read of 2016. Absolutely loved this book. Things just got really interesting for all the characters and damn, I can't wait for Frost Like Night!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 8, 2016</span></b><br />
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I just re-downloaded Spotify on my iPad that day and somehow, this song has been stuck in my head.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 9, 2016</span></b><br />
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Got to watch Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens with Anna, another Star Wars fan. And wow, the movie was amazing. So many theories in my head that'll last me until Episode VIII comes out. PS: I'm obsessed with Kylo Ren. Dark Side all the way~<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>January 12, 2016</b></span><br />
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I've heard so much about I'll Give You The Sun than The Sky Is Everywhere. But this is the first Jandy Nelson book I picked up. It was amazing.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 14, 2016</span></b><br />
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I had to reread this again because I forgot how things went down with Lara Jean and Peter K. It was a nice trip down memory lane afterwards.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 15, 2016</span></b><br />
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It was such a sad day. I was wasting my time on Youtube, watching cooking videos to past time and make myself sleepy. I found myself on Facebook and the first thing that came on my news feed was a Page To Premiere article about the passing of Alan Rickman. At first, I didn't want to believe it. I waited for the major new organizations to confirm it. And they did. It was like my world fell apart. The world lost a great human being. A few days ago, singer David Bowie passed away and then it was Alan Rickman's turn. I will always remember him. Always.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 16, 2016</span></b><br />
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I was reeling after reading this. I mean, ugh, I love you, Peter K. I wish you were real.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 18, 2016</span></b><br />
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The angel lore in Angelfall is superb. I knew I made a good decision buying the trilogy in one go, something I don't do, at last year's Manila International Book Fair. This isn't your typical angel fantasy story.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 19, 2016</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 22, 2016</span></b><br />
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End of Days was explosive! Explosive ending for this phenomenal trilogy! A must read!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>January 23, 2016</b></span><br />
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Stocked up on my romance reads written by Filipino authors! So excited to read them all!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 24, 2016</span></b><br />
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It took a long time for me to finish this because I was busy reading contemporaries on my iPad. But, oh, this book reminded me of the ship scene in the movie Stardust. And to think, Magonia is real! *stares up the sky*<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">January 29, 2016</span></b><br />
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Got this baby at 20% off! Sweet deal, I know. I'm a little bit confused with this book but it means I just need to be focused with this book!<br />
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Send off party number one with Neil and Coleen! Had a blast book shopping with the two. I will definitely miss the two of them!<br />
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The Backlist Revival Project, in case you don't know, is where books released some time ago are back in the spotlight. These books deserve some love too, you know. For the month of January, One Night At The Palace Hotel by Bianca Mori is on the spotlight!</div>
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One, I'm a sucker for high society stuff. Anything and everything about old families and their dramas, I'm in. Two, I love romances like these.<br />
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Consuelo, or Sue, is a trustfund princess. Her family came from the old money. Surely, being born in that type of family has a reputation to put up with. Sue has heard stories of her other relatives who were driven by their passion and determination to live their own lives away from the gilded cage that their last names represent.<br />
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So, when Sue met Sam, she almost did just that. The two met in Chicago and immediately fell in a whirlwind romance. Until Sue was forced to come back to Manila or else she will be disowned. Six years later, Sue is back in the good graces of her family and their golden circle of friends now that she has a boyfriend they approve of.<br />
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Things took a turn during the opening night of The Palace Hotel. The architect who so lavishly designed the hotel is none other than Sue's old flame, Sam. Sam wants Sue back. To say that I fell in love with Sam is an understatement. Here he is, a hardworking man who's smart, funny. handsome, good natured, I mean, what more could a girl ask for> Frankly, I'd rather have someone who got rich by working hard day in and day out than someone who was born rich. His love for Sue is so strong and Sue couldn't deny that Sam is the one she wants to be with.<br />
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Can I just say that Bianca Mori did a good job in this book? Everything about this book is so vivid-from the design of the hotel to what the characters are wearing to what the characters are feeling. They all came alive in this book.<br />
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<span id="freeTextContainerauthor8186794"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Bianca Mori is the author of "One Night at the Palace Hotel" and "Tame The Kitten." She is interested in exploring power in romance and enjoys reading about demimondaines, pin-up girls and Jazz Age personalities and hopes to reinterpret these in her stories. She lives with her family and a hyperactive pug.</span></span></div>
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So, hello. I survived. You survived, because duh if you didn't then you wouldn't be reading this and that will suck.</div>
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Okay, brand new year. What do you do with a brand new year?</div>
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I guess, it's time to let you guys know that I'm not a planner kind of person. I don't make grand plans for my life because I know that 1) PLANS CHANGE and 2) YES PLANS CHANGE. Simple as that. I mean, if plans on going out with friends don't change, who says you're plans for the whole year won't change either? Amen? Yes? Yes.</div>
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I don't even bother with the general plans (i.e I WILL LOSE WEIGHT and etc) I mean, me? NO WAY.</div>
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But one thing's for sure, this will be an awesome year. IT WILL BE, TRUST ME. I've learned that if I keep thinking about this over and over then it'll be true. 2015 was awesome to me. I got to finish all my required units for college but I'm not graduating because the ceremony won't be until this April 2016. But I'm done with college! No more school for me! My school life is officially OVER!</div>
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Huge achievement, yes. But next to that is finding a job. That part, not easy. Real world is scary af. I mean, fresh grads like myself are basically bait in the big ocean with the big fishes. Whew~ But it's all part of life. Yup, life. Gotta experience it to live it.</div>
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2015 was good in terms of books, so good that I'm on a self-imposed book buying ban because I have a lot of books from 2015 that I haven't even read yet and I need to read them before I buy a new one. You don't believe me? Gotta see it to believe it!</div>
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But in all seriousness though, as much as I love having books, I can't keep on buying books even if I win the Powerball Jackpot (btw, the jackpot is huge and I'm not even American). I was raised to be thrifty and to value money because one day I will earn that and I will realize how fast money can disappear.</div>
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So yeah, until I finish checking out all the books I bought in 2015, then I can do it again in 2016. A lot of bookworms are stressed with a growing TBR pile and the answer is easy: SELF-IMPOSED BOOK BUYING BAN. It doesn't have to be forever! You'll save a lot of money too.</div>
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I hope 2016 is the year I can finally open my eyes to other genres of books. I feel the need to branch out, to get out of my comfort zone. I have to be up to par with other people and the only way I can do that is to, duh, read books other than what I read on a daily basis. And that says a lot already.</div>
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Would you look at that? December is almost over. 2015 is almost over. 2016 is upon us! My, my, time...well, it's flying, alright. I hope you had an amazing time spending your holidays with your loved ones! I know I have!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 1, 2015</span></b><br />
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The mall near our house put up this LEGO Christmas display right smack in the middle of the mall. It was pretty and crowded as everyone wanted to take a photo in front of the display.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 2, 2015</span></b><br />
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This year is memorable for my college alma mater as the men's basketball team bagged the 20th UAAP Championship crown making us the winningest team in Men's Basketball. I watched the game at home and I was screaming my heart out while watching the game.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 4, 2015</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 11, 2015</span></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25321449-submission-moves?from_search=true&search_version=service"><i><b>Submission Moves - Camilla Sisco</b></i></a></div>
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I spent the whole month of December reading up on #SparkBooks, a series of books that were written by Filipino romance authors. This one, Submission Moves, is a sports romance, particularly in MMA. It was hot. That's all I have to say.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 13, 2015</span></b></div>
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Welcome to Envy Park is such a good read. A good balance of romance and drama, perfect for the day.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 15, 2015</span></b></div>
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A kitten usually meows but in this book, well, the kitten went from meow to rawr~</div>
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Sizzling hot read that will make you very hungry-figuratively and literally. I'm all about food but I'm hopeless in the kitchen.</div>
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This book is amazing. Seriously. I mean, everything about it spoke to me. It's the kind of book that connects you with the characters.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 18, 2015</span></b></div>
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Brought this book with me in the province where it's colder than the city. For a debut high fantasy novel, this one packs a punch!</div>
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This beagle belongs to one of my cousins. His name is Titan and he's very gentle and fluffy and naughty when you let him out.</div>
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I did another #BookTurnedArt and this time I did November 9 by Colleen Hoover.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 22, 2015</span></b></div>
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<b><i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22892370-once-upon-a-player?from_search=true&search_version=service">Once Upon A Player - Agay Llanera</a></i></b></div>
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Another sports romance that loads on the drama. Beautifully written that tugs your heart.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">December 23, 2015</span></b></div>
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Titan with my cousin and my grandma. He wanted another picture taken. Quite a photo lover this dog is.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 26, 2015</b></span></div>
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Our resident cutie patootie is all grown up now. Mom is all over this kid and this kid enjoys the attention.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 28, 2015</b></span></div>
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I did the #2015bestnine on Instagram because everyone I follow was doing it. If you want to do it, just go to <a href="http://www.2015bestnine.com/">www.2015bestnine.com</a> to get your best nine photo and share it on IG! 2015 has been good to me in terms of books. Here's to hoping that 2016 will be the same.</div>
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What Else Happened On The Blog?</div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/wicked-review-snow-like-ashes-by-sara.html">Wicked Review: Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch</a></div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/cover-reveal-hometown-hazard-by-dawn.html">{COVER REVEAL} The Hometown Hazard by Dawn Lanuza</a></div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/book-turned-art-november-9-by-colleen.html">Book Turned Art: November 9 by Colleen Hoover</a></div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/wicked-review-welcome-to-envy-park-by.html">Wicked Review: Welcome to Envy Park by Mina V. Esguerra</a></div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/wicked-review-boyfriend-backtrack-by.html">Wicked Review: The Boyfriend Backtrack by Dawn Lanuza</a></div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/wicked-review-savor-by-kate-evangelista.html">Wicked Review: Savor by Kate Evangelista</a></div>
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<a href="http://anettethewicked.blogspot.com/2015/12/wicked-review-kitchen-when-it-sizzles_1.html">Wicked Review: The Kitchen When It Sizzles by Chrissie Peria</a></div>
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Publisher: Balzer + Bray</div>
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Series: Snow Like Ashes #1</div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Since Winter fell into the hands of Angra, King of Spring, Meira and seven other Winterians have scaled Primoria for the other half of Winter's magical conduit in the hopes of defeating Angra and restoring Winter back.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07114652798184895932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478594008102226484.post-50197917452082718892015-12-18T22:20:00.000-05:002015-12-18T22:20:00.680-05:00Book Turned Art: November 9 by Colleen Hoover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(c) <a href="http://www.eccentriceverything.blogspot.com/">Eccentric Everything</a></div>
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This book had this lasting impact on me. I love love love this book. I had a hard time choosing my favorites because everything was just so beautiful.</div>
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Ain't that right? I've heard this a thousand times though. I haven't said it to someone else though.</div>
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Oh, Benton James Kessler. His words are just so beautiful. I'm still hoping he's real though.</div>
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Then there's Fallon O'Neill. My heart went out. It stopped beating. I stopped breathing. All because of this quote.</div>
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When I saw the preview art on Colleen Hoover's page a few months before this was released, I was like, "Whoa!". In Tagalog, this is called a "hugot".</div>
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*dreamy sigh* November 9...I have no words as to how much I just love this book...I don't even know.</div>
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A planner. A get-up-and-goer. At twenty-two, she left her hometown to
work in Singapore, to satisfy a need to travel as well as give her
savings account a boost. Five years later and she's back in Manila, with
a shiny new apartment to her name, but no job, no career, no boyfriend.
She meets Ethan Lorenzo, the quiet hunk of an IT consultant on the
ninth floor of her condo building, and he's a welcome distraction during
this period of having absolutely nothing going on in her life.<br /><br />But
she has a plan - of course she does - and this is just a short layover
on the way to the next country, the next job, the next big thing. Or
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But with Moira Vasquez, those things or at least one of those things should be a done deal already. She's twenty-seven years old. She spent five years in Singapore to work and experience life in another country. To others, that would've been the life. That was it! She was in a different country, a more progressive one at that. So imagine the surprise of Moira's family and friends when she moves back to the Philippines to look for a job.</div>
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Now, Moira has moved in her new swanky unit in an expensive place. She has no job as of the moment. But she does have a hot neighbor. In this book, I realized that uprooting yourself is hard. She spent five years in Singapore, for crying out loud, only for her to come back in Manila without a name for herself. Moira thought that when she came back, everything will be the same. Her good friend, Roxie, has a stellar career even if she stayed in the Philippines. This is where Moira struggled. She had to go through the motions again.</div>
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Mina Esguerra has introduced me to different characters who are so full of life and reading the book in Moira's perspective, I learned a lot about life. Some of them are well better off than her, some are going through some of the toughest experiences she couldn't even imagine having to go through at her young age. Welcome To Envy Park isn't really a romance novel. It really is about choices you make in life and how you live with those choices. It's very easy to read and very engaging. I learned a lot from this book.</div>
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contemporary romance and young adult novellas. She has a bachelor's
degree in Communication and a master's degree in Development
Communication, put to good use in her work as trainer and content
management consultant. Mina lives in Metro Manila, Philippines, with her
husband and daughter.<br /><br />She finds inspiration in the lives and
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Published: September 2015</div>
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boyfriend, her first college crush, the irresistible heart breaker, and
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<span id="freeText1729569126481582761">The Boyfriend Backtrack starts with a proposal. Regina is doing well. She has a stable job, a place of her own and a boyfriend. That's what most twenty-somethings wish to have. She and her boyfriend share the same love for photography. Kevin is a nice guy, really, the kind of guy you bring home to Mom and to those horrible family reunions. Sure, he travels a lot but then he would always come home and spend his time with Regina.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText1729569126481582761">When Kevin popped the question, Regina said yes. Just when you think all is right in the world because she uttered that three letter word, well, hold your horses. Regina had flashbacks of her exes. ALL OF THEM. If I were Regina, it's pure torture. I mean, here you are, about to embark on the next chapter of your life and certainly, exes are the least of your concerns.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText1729569126481582761">Most of Regina's exes were jerks...legit jerks. Like, there's Dirk, who wrote a song about Regina and called it "Devil Woman". I mean, really? Then there's Thomas...don't even get me started on that guy because he's such a -- the D-word -- and I swear to God, like, all of my exes are like him. Hah.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText1729569126481582761">It was good fun. Reading The Boyfriend Backtrack was like reading my history of exes, not that they were many okay but the whole thing was pretty bad. It was so real and that's what I love about this book. I also love the relationship between Regina and her two friends, Leslie and Jules. Even if they don't see each other on a daily basis, they are a tight knit group of girls.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText1729569126481582761">But there is one ex that Regina never had. Chase Sevilla. How do I begin to explain just how perfectly lovable Chase Sevilla is? *dreamy sigh* He's a dreamboat. I swear. I just...ugh. Why can't he be real? I have no idea. Technically, they didn't "date". But they kissed once. No, wait, twice. All of a sudden, both of them fell off of the face of the earth after that.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText1729569126481582761">The Boyfriend Backtrack will make you want to rethink your relationship choices, both old and new. It will make you want to go out with your girlfriends or guy friends and have a drink and talk about how fate, love, and all those things are so fickle. I'd like to think that exes, even if thinking about them annoys us, makes us a better person, one way or another.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946"><b>Mature and
explicit content. Not recommended for readers below 18-years-old. Yup,
you've got to be that old to read my story. Consider yourself warned.</b><br /><br />I’m
Dakota Collins, a tough talking, eye patch wearing, workaholic
photography student. Why am I important? Well, maybe because I get to
spend an entire month with Vicious, only the sickest indie rock band out
there.<br /><br />You see, I needed a subject for my Spring Showcase
introspective in order to graduate. During a chance encounter at a club
I’d been sent to cover for the Daily Gossip, our ironically named
college paper, the features writer I usually teamed up with introduced
me to the band—by accident, I might add. It involved a run in with a
scary, bald bodyguard. Anyway, long story short, I signed a contract to
take pictures of Vicious.<br /><br />I should have known their handsome, yet
way too serious for his own good bassist, Luka Visraya, wouldn't be
able to keep his hands to himself. He’s gorgeous and all, but the way he
smiles spells trouble with a capital L. I’m in for a long month with
him around.<br /><br />Crazy shit happens and then some. So, if you want the
skinny on Vicious and the events revolving around my stay at Lunar
Manor, read my story.<br /><br />Again, refer to the warning above.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946"></span><span id="freeText3304056780531744946">Yup, my emotions. I don't even know where it went. I have a strong feeling the lovely Kate Evangelista has it. She probably had it while she was writing Book 2 of this series. I don't know. Or maybe it was with Luka Visraya the whole time. Normally, I would be angry. But not today. To hell with my emotions. I don't want them! (Kidding!) </span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946">We have Dakota Collins who is a photographer. She's proud of her work and her skills even if the whole world doesn't know her yet. She just hasn't found the right subject for her project until she stumbles inside Sacrifice where the hot indie rock band, Vicious, is playing.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946">I wish that Vicious was a real band. I mean, the way Kate Evangelista wrote how Vicious is as a band, I had a hard time picturing in my head how the band sounded like. It was unique. Vicious has four members: Phoenix, the vocalist, Dray, the drummer, Demitiri, the guitarist, and Luka, the hottest bassist I have ever read in my entire life. Okay that was way out of hand.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946">I mean, blonde hair, blue eyes, with a piercing on his brow, and that sexy stare. He's a walking sex god basically. You get the picture.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946">Things fall into place when the band agrees to be Dakota's subject for her project. In return, she has to live with the band in the mysterious Lunar Manor. Lunar Manor is where the band lives, records their music, and makes their music. It belongs to Luka's family. The way it was written on the book was, well, quite ludicrous really. Dakota had her own quarter. Not a room. A FREAKING QUARTER.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946">As Dakota goes along with her project, saving Luka as the last, she can't help but be drawn to the bassist. She enjoyed her time at the manor. The days trickled into weeks and she had befriended the members of the band. She has gotten to know them better than any of their fans. She knew their strengths and weaknesses. Or at least, that's how Kate Evangelista wants me to think because I know there are some things about the characters that isn't completely out there yet. Hence, book 2.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3304056780531744946">It's beautiful, enchanting, sexy as hell, mysterious, and perfect. I have never read something like this in my life. You have to read this.</span><span id="freeText3304056780531744946"> (When you fall in love with Luka Visraya, which of course you would, hit me up on Twitter! Or comment below. You know where to find me.</span><span id="freeText3304056780531744946">)</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3041487503531217013">When Kate Evangelista
was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best
thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn't going to be
the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature
department and never looked back. Today, she is a graduate of De La
Salle University - Manila with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature. She
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">Olivia Nadal is an
almost perfect girl with an almost perfect life. She has stunning good
looks, an exciting job that pays well, men lining up to date her, and a
homey little condo she calls her own. The only thing keeping her from
perfection is her utter inability to cook.<br /><br />Enter Nate Olivarez, a
hotshot chef who's filling in for Olivia's cooking instructor. Sparks
fly when they meet, but a fling with the visiting hottie is the last
thing Olivia needs. But as things keep heating up in the kitchen, she
can't help but wonder. Can things work out between her and Nate? Or is
the sizzle all set to fizzle</span></div>
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">I can't even begin to describe how smoking hot this book is. It had 142 pages of hotness and food. I was sold.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">Chrissie Peria wowed me with Olivia, the heroine who seems tho have everything except well the ability to cook. It wasn't hard to imagine Olivia in her top grade kitchen with no clue as to what to do. So, she signed up for classes with renowned chef, Chef Julia.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">But it wasn't Chef Julia who met up with her. It was a hot, half naked chef. Seriously. Nate Olivarez is one hot specimen that I will pay good money to see and have inside my kitchen. My brain is full of mush and dreamy sighs because Nate Olivarez. You have to have this book because you have to experience Nate Olivarez for yourself. I can't describe him without melting into a puddle. OMG.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">This book made me really hungry. Like Olivia, I really do want to learn how to cook but the kitchen scares me. I don't even have a top grade kitchen. But the food, oh man, I had to Google what sticky pork ribs looked like and, man, it was gorgeous. I haven't tasted it though. I watched a lot of YouTube cooking channels for me to be at par with all the cooking jargon in this book.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">Soon enough, Nate and Olivia fall for each other. They start dating and they are the epitome of a beautiful couple. They are both successful in their careers. Everyone thinks they are perfect for each other. But the thing is Nate isn't a permanent resident in Manila. His life is based in the U.S. Olivia knew about this from the start. She knew that Nate couldn't stay. She fell for him hard, so hard that she ended up getting hurt and it went downhill from there.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText6808225167380618348">The Kitchen When It Sizzles is the perfect hot, contemporary read you should add to your reading piles. Also, if you want to take a quick break from reading heavy story lines, then by all means, go ahead and read this book!</span><br />
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When not obsessing over fictional people doing fictional things, Chrissie obsesses about food: the eating, the cooking, and the procuring of it. An advertising copywriter in her past life, she now spends most of her time writing, taking photos, cooking, and babysitting a tiny human and a curly-haired dog. She still plays with dolls and she thinks that bacon is the answer.<br />
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Her first novella, All's Fair in Blog and War, was awarded Best Romance in English at the 2014 Filipino Readers' Choice Awards.<br />
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