Book Comment: "Maybe This Time" by C.P. Santi

This book wasn’t a part of any book blog tours that I participated. I didn’t get to register in time, that’s why. I’ve been meaning to read this ever since I saw blog posts and tweets about this. But since I have no means of purchasing my own copy since I don’t have money, I just waited. Luckily, I managed to get my copy by chance through InstaFreebie. I really love that site.

So back to the topic. This would be the second book that I read written by the same author. I just smiled when I read the theme of the book—second chances that were up for grabs (if you know where and when to look) and laid in front of the people chosen to receive it. Of course, the characters needed to work things out before they could say that it truly belonged to them. That they truly belonged to each other even as time and circumstances tested them and separated them.

If I go ranking which of the three stories in the book that I liked the most, it goes this way:

#BacklistRevivalProject: "The First Time They Met" by Ana Valenzuela

Title: The First Time They Met

Author: Ana Valenzuela

Description:

What’s making Mayumi anxious on her best friend’s birthday party?

Is it her long time best friend Marie? Marie is now in college, and Mayumi starts to doubt their friendship as Marie meets new people and gets closer to them.

Or is it this basketball player named Micah? A guy she recently met and is making every girl fall for him---Mayumi included.

The First Time They Met is available in

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/First-Time-They-Met-ebook/dp/B01AI8RYXE

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29409275-first-time-they-met-the

Saturday Night Thoughts # 12

This could be my last Saturday Night Thoughts entry as a 24-year-old. Yes, paniguradong tatamarin na naman akong magsulat ng ganito sa susunod na Sabado. Wala nang bago, `no? Anyway, since topakin ang internet at medyo apathetic pa ako sa mga kaganapan ngayong araw, sasamantalahin ko na.

As usual, monotonous pa rin ang takbo ng buhay ko. at least, it went like that almost everyday. Epekto ng hindi pa rin nagtatrabaho. And I mean work. But I’d rather not mention that. I don’t want to dwell on my miserable working life—if ever I had one, by the way.

Release Day Blog Tour: “When Sparks Fly” by Ines Bautista Yao [Review + Giveaway]

Title: When Sparks Fly

Author: Ines Bautista Yao

Genre: Sweet Romance

Description:

Twenty-four-year-old photographer's apprentice Regina has always felt like the plain, dull orange next to the shiny red apple that is her best friend Lana. But then she meets Ben—the first guy to ever break Lana's heart, and the first guy to ever make Regina feel that he only has eyes for her. As Regina finds herself falling hard for Ben, she also finds herself breaking all the rules of best-friendship. Will she give up the love of her life for Lana, or will she finally realize that she deserves her share of the spotlight, too?

Links:

Amazon

Ratings: 4.5/5

Book Comment: "A Walk To Remember" by Nicholas Sparks

When I decided to re-read all the novels I read in order for me to write a book review (or book comment, I should say), this novel was the first in my list. I don’t know. But for me, this is one of my favorite novels I’ve ever read and so I decided to read it again.

I’ve only become aware of Nicholas Sparks’ books because of the movie adaptation of this novel. But it took me long before I finally had a copy of his novels. Anyway, getting back to the topic. Since I’ve watched the movie adaptation of the book first before reading this, I imagined most of the scenes to be in the 90s or 2000s, unlike the 50s that the novel mentioned. But it’s okay. I mean, a lot of things could change as decades passed and yet there would always be things and feelings that would remain the same. At least, this novel told me that.