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Love On The Second Read
by Mica De Leon
Love on the Second Read by Mica De Leon is a romance fiction set in a publishing house in the Philippines. When the romance book editor Emma Morales gets a career-changing manuscript from an author, she wasn't expecting to work with Kip Alegre, the sci-fi and fantasy editor, because the manuscript is a sci-fi romance manuscript, and thus their collaboration seems natural. But it's not as natural and simple as it seems, because when two editors working on a sci-fi romance manuscript share friendly―flirty―literary smackdown, stares and some emotions get an obsessive ex-boyfriend, gorgeous ex-fiancée, and a friend worth having, things will get dramatic! To witness the drama, read the book.
As a book lover myself, I am always intrigued to read books set in the publishing world, especially if it's a romance, and this book was a perfect match.
The book is filled with literary references as banter at every junction, making it so much fun and interesting. Although the not-so-sci-fi-lover in me couldn't decipher them all, it was fun to search some and get what the characters were pointing to. Most of the chapters start with some romance-relatable perspectives, which were my favorites from the book, as the romance lover in me could relate so much to them.
The relationship of Emma with her friend Janey was a highlight for me. Friendships in stories are something that I always look up to, and this one was one of my favorites. The contrast in the way of dealing with the authors between Kip and Emma was fascinating to read, and it was a major highlight for me.
However, I felt that their relationship could have given more emotional perspective in the initial attraction because it felt a little rushed. Also, a little more inclusion of family and relationships in the first half and their work of editing and professional life in the second half could have given a perfect balance, as both overpower the others in their counterparts.
The book was all the cliches, the cliches of romance, relationships, conversations and endings, all the cliches that gave us comfort. And this book was just as loving as Kip and Emma think about each other— "Just two nerds standing in the middle of a nerdy joke." Read this book to enjoy the cliches and their comfort.
As a book lover myself, I am always intrigued to read books set in the publishing world, especially if it's a romance, and this book was a perfect match.
The book is filled with literary references as banter at every junction, making it so much fun and interesting. Although the not-so-sci-fi-lover in me couldn't decipher them all, it was fun to search some and get what the characters were pointing to. Most of the chapters start with some romance-relatable perspectives, which were my favorites from the book, as the romance lover in me could relate so much to them.
The relationship of Emma with her friend Janey was a highlight for me. Friendships in stories are something that I always look up to, and this one was one of my favorites. The contrast in the way of dealing with the authors between Kip and Emma was fascinating to read, and it was a major highlight for me.
However, I felt that their relationship could have given more emotional perspective in the initial attraction because it felt a little rushed. Also, a little more inclusion of family and relationships in the first half and their work of editing and professional life in the second half could have given a perfect balance, as both overpower the others in their counterparts.
The book was all the cliches, the cliches of romance, relationships, conversations and endings, all the cliches that gave us comfort. And this book was just as loving as Kip and Emma think about each other— "Just two nerds standing in the middle of a nerdy joke." Read this book to enjoy the cliches and their comfort.