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56 reviews

A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood

inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

reading this is great but listening the audiobook version of this is on another level. i love the voices and i really felt like i'm inside the book. it gives off bridgerton vibes hehe. i love that it is focused on the characters and not on the plot because it made it so much better. 

Credence by Penelope Douglas

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

i hate it. dark romance isn't for me. the only good thing that happened here is Mirai and Jake.

Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

informative inspiring fast-paced

3.0

Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood

fast-paced

1.0

Black Internet Effect by Shavone Charles

hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

i listened to the audiobook of this and it's only for an hour. it inspired me and made me hopeful. that even though i did not excel at school, there's a possibility that i would have a good and stable job. it also taught me about the hardships of black women and how they are strong and determined.

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

2.0

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

Mace's Life
Sobrang dami niyang pinagdaanan sa buhay. She lost her mom at the age of ten and her dad at eighteen. She was alone for so many years. Numbed by the pain, she still continued to live. Ung lakas niya bhe di ko kinaya. Pati ako naiyak nung sinabi niya na kay Elliot lahat.

When I lost her. if felt like I was drowning in all the love I still had that could never be given.

I feel him right there behind me but I know he isn’t. I want to call out to him, to ask him what’s for breakfast. I want to hear the even cadence of his footsteps, the intermittent snap of the newspaper as he reads. All these instincts seem to live so close to the surface that they warp and weave through the fabric of possibility. Maybe he is downstairs, reading. Maybe he is just getting out of the shower. 

Elliot and Mace's Relationship
They started as friends, then lovers, then nothing for 11 years, then friends to lovers. Yeah. You're in for a roller coaster ride!! They met when they were fourteen and fifteen. Became reading buddies and best friends. They fell in love at the ages of seventeen and eighteen. They were each other's first. Then something tragic happened and Mace left everything behind. 11 years. Then Elliot came to the city.

Ung part na nag propose si Elliot kay Mace nung teenagers sila... gulat ako dun eh. Kung ako talaga nun tatakbo ako HAHAHAHAHA.

Isa pa, nag cheat si Elliot. Kahit pa yan na akala niya daw si Mace ung kasama niya nung gabi na yun, cheating yun. Ayaw ko pati nang second chance romance na may cheating. Akala ko kaya tinawag na second chance ito kasi nang ghost lang si ate gurl tapos magbabalikan ulit sila. Naloko ako ni Ms. Lauren.

In a sea of people connecting to the world via the isolation of their smartphones, Elliot is reading a book.

He's my person. He's always been my person. My best friend, my confidant, probably the love of my life.

I like living alone, but would rather live with you. I like sleeping alone, but would rather have you in my bed. - Elliot

The past decade seems like a foggy blur, like we took a long road trip from one point of the earth and back again, traveling in a wide circle, destined to end up here.

Mace and Sean's Relationship
Simula palang alam kong wala namang love sa kanila. There's the sense of familiarity and comfort that they both needed from each other. Tulad nung sinabi ni Mace, they have so much in common. They are both wrecked and in need of fixing but they cannot do that. Though I admired Sean's level of maturity. He is a good man.

Never, in the history of time, has a breakup been so gentle. There's barely a ripple in the water. So maybe we were barely together enought to even break.

Overall review
> Rating- 4.25 (kasi may cheating😭)
I love the book. It made me experience all kinds of emotions. Magaling si author sa plots kasi pati ako napapakamot nalang sa ulo. Although nakukulangan ako sa interactions ni Sean tapos ni Mace. Kasi they stayed as friends so I think deserve nang iba pang chapters. Actually bitin para sa akin ung story. Biglang hindi na nababanggit si Sabrina and ung iba pang friends ni Mace. Tapos ung ex ni Elliot na si Rachel, dapat may interactions pa sila Mace, Elliot at Rachel after nung Thanksgiving haha. I think yun lang!! 

Nothing Burns As Bright As You by Ashley Woodfolk

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0