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absolutelyangy's review
2.0
The goal and concept of this anthology is not lost on me but I rather found it underwhelming. There was a lot of unnecessary dialogue and offhand comments (see: the new teacher), unwanted descriptions on situations that didn't need it and a lack of it on action-packed ones (i.e. just throwing in a bunch of commentary that does not have any impact on the story nor does it advances the plotline), minimal effort on researching Philippine mythology (it was just surface-level information), and possesses little to no depth. I really, really, really, badly, badly, wanted to love it so much but I do appreciate the effort in releasing the first of its kind. I have to agree with the other reviews here that it would have been better if this was marketed primarily as middle-grade!
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