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togidemi's review against another edition
4.0
lahat na lang ng pera ko pumupunta sa secret hq pero oks manoks lang support local mga indio
Very solid premise that was executed thoughtfully. I wasn't... super sold on the ending, even though I saw it coming from miles away, since the path leading up to it wasn't very clear. Like, for being the main characters, Jon and Celine are BY FAR the blandest characters in the book, so when their relationship gets rocky, I don't really have a clear idea why it's falling apart (except for the obvious plot reasons) since I have no idea what their personalities and character flaws are even LIKE. But EH THIS WAS REALLY CUTE I'LL GIVE IT A PASS ANYWAY. Sharp dialogue and expressive art as well. Much love.
Very solid premise that was executed thoughtfully. I wasn't... super sold on the ending, even though I saw it coming from miles away, since the path leading up to it wasn't very clear. Like, for being the main characters, Jon and Celine are BY FAR the blandest characters in the book, so when their relationship gets rocky, I don't really have a clear idea why it's falling apart (except for the obvious plot reasons) since I have no idea what their personalities and character flaws are even LIKE. But EH THIS WAS REALLY CUTE I'LL GIVE IT A PASS ANYWAY. Sharp dialogue and expressive art as well. Much love.
adifferentreadingview's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful graphic novel. I loved the story! I found this at a Filipino festival in the bookstore booth and knew I wanted to read it. I was not disappointed. The art was beautifully done and the story is very deep and thought provoking. A feel good quick read about love and how it changes us and the people surrounding us!
clauis_lib's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
creatiffcurls's review against another edition
3.0
The characters were a bit static and the cheese was oozing in tons in this graphic novel. The plot was kind of predictable and the resolution was kind of both insanely impossible and simple. But I did like the ending, cheeseballs and all that. Maybe I'm a bit of a romantic still :)
frustratedangel's review against another edition
5.0
Sappy soppy love!
Love wins! Love always wins!
My first Arre and am so looking forward to reading another one. :)
Love wins! Love always wins!
My first Arre and am so looking forward to reading another one. :)
trumanrose's review against another edition
2.0
This was a gift to me from last year's Secret Santa exchange at Reddit, hence, it's a very memorable book. For one thing, I don't have a lot of "bookish" friends that would go out of their way to buy books to make you read their recommendations, so this was kind of like that to me. I appreciate the effort of gifting a book you really enjoyed for other people to experience it.
Unfortunately, this book wasn't for me (sorry, Secret Santa!).
I didn't enjoy the story because it seems very simple and way overdone on a lot of TV series, movies, short stories on the web, etc. Whichever format that is, you'd see it coming from miles away.
The story was about a girl and a boy, who each have their own cliques, fell in love, grew outside of their circle of friends, and said friends then plot out how to break them up, and dot, dot, dot.
Even the art was.. okay, I guess? I mean it's definitely good but it's not what I personally like. It didn't seem to have a personal signature of the artist, as if I could see some old comics in his art. I could be wrong in my judgement though, because I've not read a whole lot of comics on my part. But something about it feels like reading a comic in a newspaper, like what I was reading back when I was a kid.
In the end, I wouldn't recommend this book; but I would keep my copy just for its sentimental value to me. Still, it was a good read though. I expect it would be a "feel good" story but, no.
Unfortunately, this book wasn't for me (sorry, Secret Santa!).
I didn't enjoy the story because it seems very simple and way overdone on a lot of TV series, movies, short stories on the web, etc. Whichever format that is, you'd see it coming from miles away.
The story was about a girl and a boy, who each have their own cliques, fell in love, grew outside of their circle of friends, and said friends then plot out how to break them up, and dot, dot, dot.
Even the art was.. okay, I guess? I mean it's definitely good but it's not what I personally like. It didn't seem to have a personal signature of the artist, as if I could see some old comics in his art. I could be wrong in my judgement though, because I've not read a whole lot of comics on my part. But something about it feels like reading a comic in a newspaper, like what I was reading back when I was a kid.
In the end, I wouldn't recommend this book; but I would keep my copy just for its sentimental value to me. Still, it was a good read though. I expect it would be a "feel good" story but, no.
mariaellabetos's review against another edition
4.0
I liked Halina Filipina more but this got the feels fest, man. Imagine the author going cheesy and innocent while drawing the panels...
Gah, there's even that cheesy-I-will-be-at-the-end-of-the-see-saw-like hahahahahahaha
Gah, there's even that cheesy-I-will-be-at-the-end-of-the-see-saw-like hahahahahahaha
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