#BacklistRevival: “Once Upon A Player” by Agay Llanera [Review]

Title: Once Upon A Player

Author: Agay Llanera

Genre: New Adult Romance

Synopsis:

Gorgeous college senior Val Fabian is a player in every sense of the word. She's the star spiker of her university's volleyball team, and she never runs out of dates. But it seems that this year, she has finally been bitten by the commitment bug. She sets her sights on an unexpected target--the unassuming yet ultra-cute Jake Clementia. Val is used to getting what she wants, and is sure she'll snag him before graduation. But in the process of winning his heart, she is sideswiped by a surprise move that sends her tumbling from her pedestal.

Purchase links:

Amazon | Smashwords

*The paperback version, published by Spark Books (Anvil), is available in National Bookstore outlets in the Philippines.

The Sunday Currently # 17

It’s a freakin’ cold Sunday and I really hate it. I can’t write faster because of it. And yes, you guessed it (or not)! I’m going to complain about the keyboard again. Apparently, I can’t do anything about it. So I might as well do everything to remain patient about this. Who knows? Maybe something will happen in this coming month of August. Though I must say, this  is the month that I came to dread since I graduated.

It’s the end of the month of July, which means a new life or chances awaits tomorrow. And yes, here we are—or at least I was, totally hating the rain. I haven’t really come to love rainy seasons at all. Seriously. But anyway, I can’t do anything about that one. That’s Mother Nature.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

Published Manuscript Trivias And Facts: Mirui’s Hyacinth (Smile At Me)

Date Released: July 27, 2016

Windang pa rin ako hanggang ngayon, sa totoo lang. Hindi ako makapaniwala! Na-release na rin ito, sa wakas! Feel ko talagang magtatatalon sa tuwa. Pero saka ko na gagawin iyon. Sa ngayon, gusto ko munang i-relish ito. Like what I promised—at least I did on Facebook, magpo-post ako ng mga trivia about this newly-released book written by yours truly.

So, here it is:

Published Manuscript Trivias And Facts: Charming A Silent Heart

Oo na, ako na ang hyper! Pagbigyan n’yo na lang po ako. First approved manuscript ko ito, eh. And of course, ito rin ang first published manuscript ko. Hehe! At least ngayon, alam n’yo na kung gaano ako kabagal magsulat ng manuscript. Minsan, lumalampas pa ng isang buwan bago ko matapos isulat iyon. Hay…

Marami rin akong pinagdaanan bago ito na-approve. Sa ngayon, e-book form pa lang ang meron nito. Hindi ko alam kung may paperback version ba ito o umaasa lang ako. Puwede rin na hindi ako aware na may released na palang paperback version nito. Pero sa ngayon, you can buy the e-book form sa Bookware site.

The Sunday Currently # 16

It’s 8:45 in the evening. As usual, I’ve been doing a lot of contemplating. And at the moment, I’m also getting worried about my sister. She hadn’t arrived home yet. I hope nothing bad happens to her. She wasn’t supposed to stay out later than 7 PM.

I was just done eating dinner and I couldn’t proceed with typing down the rest of the 5^th chapter’s 2^nd scene since the keyboard was acting up again. Grr!! I could really destroy it because of frustration. But since I don’t have anything to use as an alternative or even replacement, I’d rather be patient for now and bear with it.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

#HeistClub Blog Tour: “The Flame Squad: Sly Prince” by Jessica E. Larsen [Review + Giveaway]

Title: The Flame Squad: Sly Prince

Author: Jessica E. Larsen

Description:

Blaze Romano’s life has gone exactly according to plan. He managed to get away from his miserable life on the streets of Manila. He won the heart and married Luella, a wealthy heiress of the Mondragon family from Cebu City. There’s just one thing left, kill Luella, and get all that wealth for himself.
Things were going smoothly, but Luella’s half-brother, Cidro’s unexpected return from Spain ruined years of planning. Everything went downhill for Blaze, and he soon found himself in a sticky situation. But as his life flashes before his eyes, someone he least expected appeared in his mind. Luella, the woman who changed his life and started it all.

Ratings: 4/5

The Sunday Currently # 15

Hi! It’s me again. I’m trying to keep up posting something like this every week just to update myself of what had happened over the past 7 days. Despite the terribly depressing week, which I tried not to show in every way I can, I’m still here. You know what I mean. I can’t say that it’s boring and all that. But somehow, things had gotten a little bland lately about my life. I know that it’s really hard for me to keep up now with what my life has to offer. Missing a lot of chances, whether intentional or not, did this to me.

I guess that means I only had myself to blame, huh? But I’ll think about that later on. Right now, I got to focus on the things I still want to do despite what happened over the week.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

A Major Change To Be Done... Again

Okay. It’s Friday night. Pero two days ago, may isang bagay talaga akong na-realize nang husto. Alam n’yo ba kung ano `yon? Malas talaga ang number 13 sa buhay ko. for the most part of my life, iyon ang isa sa mga bagay na napuna ko. It has something to do with dates. Aside from this, I tried doing my best to avoid this number for some weird reason.

Hindi ko naman masabing mapamahiin akong tao para ma-realize ko ito. Pero inaamin ko na naniniwala ako sa mga pamahiin. Most of the time, consciously or not, sinusunod ko ang karamihan sa mga iyon. Avoiding the number 13 was one of them kahit hindi talaga ako sigurado sa mga pamahiing kakabit ng numerong ito.

The Sunday Currently # 14

…and again, I’ve missed a few weeks of posting entries for The Sunday Currently. I know, I’ve always been the forgetful one at my age. I can’t do anything about it. I think  this is the effect of not doing too much outside of my usual routine of writing and helping with the small food business my family had started last month. I don’t know. I could feel that, in one way or another, I’m regressing—at least mentally speaking. It’s just a feeling.

For one thing, this week turned out to be a bad dream for me. I’m not sure if I’d be able to forget about it and leave it as such in the next coming days or what. But I guess I’ll deal with that later on.

So this Sunday, I’m currently:

Book Comment: "Chronicles Of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis

Since there would be a power outage from 9 AM to 5 PM and I had nothing else to do besides eating rice crispies without milk, I’d rather do this. I was just done reading this last night after a week. Yes, I’m not exactly a fast reader when it comes to novels. But that doesn’t stop me from loving to read those books.

Anyway, this is just a short thought about this book. I’ve only become aware of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles Of Narnia when I watched the 2005 movie adaptation of the second book in the series. Since then, I wanted to read the entire series. The only problem was, it’s hard to find the books of the series. Thankfully, though with a slight difficulty, I managed to find them all.

Book Comment: "The Breakers Corazon Sociedad # 1: Jeremy Fabella" by Venice Jacobs

Title: Jeremy Fabella (The Breakers Corazon Sociedad #1)

Author: Venice Jacobs

Publisher: Precious Pages Corporation (Precious Hearts Romances)

Description:

He didn’t just want her, there was something else in this woman that made his heart and mind go crazy.

Nanganib ang buhay ni Keira sa mga kamay ng mga taong pinagkatiwalaan niya kaya tumakas siya mula sa kanilang hacienda. Napadpad siya sa katabing hacienda. At sa gitna ng taniman ng mga tubo ay natagpuan siyang marungis at sugatan ni Jeremy Fabella. Keira knew she had found her safe haven in Hacienda Fabella. Umisip siya ng paraan para hindi mapaalis doon. Nagtago siya sa ibang pangalan at sinabing nagdadalang-tao siya. Tutol si Jeremy sa pananatili niya sa hacienda pero wala itong nagawa sa pakiusap ng mabait nitong ina. Gayunman, hindi nangingimi ang binata na ipakita kay Keira na hindi siya welcome doon. Palaging masungit at arogante si Jeremy sa kanya. Pero isang gabi, natagpuan ni Keira ang kanyang sarili na nakapaloob sa mga bisig ng guwapong binata at ginagawaran siya ng mainit na halik sa mga labi. Dala ng bugso ng damdamin, ipinagkaloob ni Keira ang sarili kay Jeremy—hindi alintana na sa ginawa niya ay mabubulgar ang mga itinatago niyang lihim…

Saturday Night Thoughts # 11

Finally! I found time to write another of this entry after two weeks. Wala naman kasi akong matinong sasabihin last week, eh. Idagdag pa na talagang nakalimutan ko na may isusulat pala dapat akong ganito. Hehe!

Anyway, as usual, nothing much happened. Siguro, ang masasabi ko lang na importanteng nangyari sa akin, nakatapos na ulit ako ng isa pang manuscript. Tuwang-tuwa talaga ako dahil ang dami ko ring “magulong utak” moments pagdating sa story ni Akio. Ilang beses ko nga ring itinigil ang pagsusulat n’on, eh. Mabuti na lang talaga at hindi ko sinukuan. By next week, ipapasa ko na iyon.