Book Review: Lovestruck Singles Edition

Read: 2015

The first Lovestruck book that I read was the “Love Mo Siya, Love Ka Ba Niya” edition. And because I loved the laidback way of writing of Ronald Molmisa, I bought all the other edition. But the next one I read was the Singles Edition.

My niece and I would sometimes read book together. I would read the book aloud and she would listen to it. Just like a live audiobook. Being adolescent and in the process of finding herself, I read this book with her at one point.

I love that the book was written in “Taglish” (Tagalog-English), making it more appealing to the general public. Along with all the recent happenings and reality of the real world, the book shows how a single person should behave as a Christian. I liked that it tackles how to live in a world where peer pressure is present and where all the sins are tempting but at the same time serve the Lord and be one of His followers.

Unfortunately, at least for me, towards the end, it focused mainly on how to be in a relationship with someone but still have God as a center of that relationship. I was actually kind of hoping that it would discuss how to be a grateful single Christian instead of “pushing” you to get a partner and be in a relationship. I guess I should’ve anticipated that as the title suggest “Lovestruck”. Nonetheless, I’d still give this book 3 out of 5 stars

Book Review: Solo Flight

Read 22 April 2015

I have been single (single = not in a relationship) for the last three years. Because I am in, almost, my late twenties, most of my friends and batch mates are either getting married or starting their own family. In as much as I am happy with being single, there are still instances that I tend to “envy” those people who have the courage to settle down. Every now and then, I would rethink my decision to break up with my non-believer boyfriend of five years.

Then I read “Solo Flight”. This book made me realize that it is better to be single for the right reason than be in a relationship with the wrong person. Seeing it in another person’s perspective enlightened me that it is okay to be alone. The book tackles a lot of scenarios and stories of other people and why they are still single. It discusses the role of different situations in making a person “single”. Although I was not able to fully relate (at least not entirely) to any of the stories mentioned, reading the book actually made me feel better on my choice. I will admit that I still get that nagging feeling now and again, but the book actually inspired me to the point that I always end up extinguishing that feeling.

The book introduces me to a more God-loving relationship with myself before all else. I would definitely recommend this book to those single people pressuring themselves to settle down. Overall, I’d still give this a 3 out of 5 stars.

Book Review: My Sister's Keeper

Read: 24-26 November 2015

This is a late post review

I felt so hesitant in reading this. Mainly because I watched the movie first. And I did cry so bad then. And based on experience, I have never found any movie better than the book. So I just couldn't figure out how I could handle another heartbreak. But then it got the better of me, and I started reading.

I felt a pinch in my heart every so often. But nothing as painful as when I watched the movie. So I started thinking that this may have been the break of all the patterns. This will be the first book I'd read that comes after it's movie. And just when I though t I have figured it all out, just when I thought I had it in me to finish the book without actually hurting, the last ten pages or so ripped my hear out. Broken into tiny pieces, mended back into one, only to be broken again.

I didn't expect it. It was so heartbreaking, I just want to curl up in a fetal position, cry my eyes out and bawl like a baby. Yes, it hurts that much. But then again, as what my niece said, I brought it all to myself. I should've known better. The book is always better than the movie.

Rated this 5 out of 5

Please wait while I pick up my broken pieces and sew them back together.

Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher

Read: 30-31 March 2016

I was reading the book along with Gone Girl (by Gillian Flynn). I’d have to switch from to Ebook depending on my environment. And since my mode of transportation is barely conducive for reading, I’d have to resort with an Ebook from a well-lit phone.

This one is a good read. Not really excellent to recommend to whoever asks but definitely not on the bottom list as well. The writing is good, great actually. It’s very engaging and it really captures attention. It made me so absorbed that I was able to finish the book and overlooked the entirety of the plot. It made me “feel” a lot of “feels” actually. Not really hard, full-blown, bawling-my-out-eyes feels. But feels nonetheless.

Although I didn’t get to connect with one of the main characters, Hannah Baker. I just find it a little over the edge. I felt that everything was blown out of proportion. I mean, not that what people did to her was correct or even okay. It was never okay. None of those was okay. but she just let everything snowball. And I think that’s just kind of irresponsible. Just like what was said in the book: “she just wanted an excuse to kill herself”. But I’ll let you be the judge to that when you read the book.

Overall, I’d still give this a 4 out of 5 stars since I did enjoy reading it. Though it had been an emotional rollercoaster, it still have been a light and easy read. And achieving that at the same time is saying something.

Cover Reveal: Fighting to be Free - Kirsty Moseley

 

Title: Fighting To Be Free 

Author: Kirsty Moseley

Genre: New Adult Romance

Publisher: Forever Romance

Release Date: September 6, 2016

The original Wattpad sensation -6 MILLION READS - fully revised and with brand new contentJamie Cole has just been released from juvenile detention. Determined to go straight, he tried to cut ties with crime boss Brett Reye--but Brett has no intention of letting him go. Jamie's life is already more complicated than it needs to be, yet when he meets a beautiful stranger at a bar, Jamie knows he's in over his head.Ellie Pearce has just gotten out of a terrible relationship and isn't looking for anything serious...until she meets Jamie. Their attraction is overwhelming and intense-she can't seem to shake her growing feelings for him, even though she's trying to keep it casual.But when fate goes horribly wrong and Jamie's family is faced with ruin, he's forced to strike a deal with Brett. Despite his struggles, he wants nothing more than a future with Ellie. That's until Ellie finds out that he's been hiding more from her than she could ever imagine...Fighting To Be Free, previously released on Wattpad and read by over 6 million readers, has had a makeover inside and out. I am beyond excited to finally to be able to share this cover with you!

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Kirsty Moseley has always been a passionate reader since she was a little girl, devouring books overnight, barely sleeping and paying for it at school the next day. Writing has come similarly to her and once she discovered Wattpad, she finally plucked up the courage to post one of her stories. Seven million reads later, she self-published her debut novel THE BOY WHO SNEAKS IN THE BEDROOM WINDOW, which later became one of 10 Finalists for the 2012 Goodreads' Choice Awards, Best YA Fiction. Shocked and overwhelmed by the response, she published her second novel ALWAYS YOU a few months later.
If she had to sum herself up in one word, it would probably be 'daydreamer' - but unlike most of her school teachers, she doesn't necessarily view that as a bad thing. After all, she read somewhere once that books are like waking dreams....She lives in Norfolk, England with her husband and son.Visit her website at http://www.kirstymoseley.com/ for more!