Yet another blog tour! I have to be blunt -- I'm sorry there haven't been any new reviews and features so far. I seem to have lost my creative juices at the moment. Just like what ate Jayvee talks about in her post! I promise, a feature or two is up on its way soon!
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Thanks to Oops! I Read Again Tours for the opportunity!
Bundle Synopsis
Sometimes you’ll meet your match: at detention, on the badminton court, in a resort hotel in Davao, at a lab, in a foster home, at an epic party. You’ll never know. But always keep your heart ready for that perfect moment. Read these stories and experience the bliss of first love.
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Story Synopses
A Moment Like This by Sue Donymko
Kris Mercado and Noel Abad are trapped in a posh resort hotel in Davao City during a particularly bad flood. After spending almost everyday together, they realize that they are undeniably attracted to each other. But reality bites as usual, and they now have to decide whether to chalk their romance up to forced circumstances or to explore what could be the sweetest love they've been looking for...
Anything You Want Me To by Audrine Pascal
Oh, Via. Such in a hurry to have a boyfriend. Now look who got dumped on social media, just before the epic party happening tonight.
So why is she hanging out with Franco Castañer? It’s all good – Via’s always been immune to all that yummy goodness, him being her best friend’s brother and all.
But is Franco actually being flirty? Or is she just reading too much into this? How exactly do you decode the species they call boy?
Vodka shot, anyone?
Something Real by Charm Jacinto
Hailey's principle is heart over mind. It's Rick or nothing at all. Brett's scholarship comes first. His, was mind over matters of the heart. A laboratory experiment in Physics brought them together making their lives entangled with each other. From lab partners to having a crossfire of misread signals to friendship. Will they ever find the perfect formula when it comes to the principle of love?
Matchpoint Mishap by Madelyn Tuviera
"Shit happens to the best of us," goes a saying, and Lester Torres, a now-starving student-artist, cannot agree more. The family business has reached a steady decline. His parents are distraught. His education is at the risk of being put on hold because tuition's too expensive, impractical. Something they are no longer able to afford. Unwilling to give up, he tries to apply for an athletic scholarship in the hope of keeping the dream alive. He was in the high school badminton varsity team, after all. Might as well put his dormant skill to good use, right? He aces the first few matches, winning them in a breeze, and thinks that he's got this scholarship in the bag already. Easy as pie.
Enter a talented player by the name of Wency David, and Lester lands the first missed service of his game.
Someone to Care by Jessica Larsen
After her parents die in an accident, Jennelle is passed around by her relatives. Hindi siya tumatagal ng isang taon sa piling ng mga kamag-anak bago siya itulak ng mga ito patungo sa iba. At fifteen, nalibot na yata niya lahat ng isla sa Pilipinas. Not that she cares, because she has learned from the moment she loses her parents that not getting too involved with anyone will keep her from getting hurt. Subalit nagbago ang lahat ng iyon nang makilala niya si Valentine, ang adopted son ng distant relative niya kung saan siya sunod na titira. Like her, Valentine has been orphaned at a young age, but unlike her, Valentine loves to keep everyone close—except her. And as if sharing a home wasn’t enough of a torture, they would also be attending the same school.
The Offside by KZ Riman
All I wanted was to move on to sophomore year. And, of course, to have Soccer God Mattheus Estevez back into my life, despite my brother’s incessant demands that I stopped dating jocks. What I didn’t count on, though, was to go through detention work with Geovanne Estevez, Mattheus’ identical twin brother, just so I’d realize both. And what I found baffling about it all was how Geovanne seemed to be putting a lot more effort into it than we had all bargained for, making this detention the best one yet.
Excerpt of The Offside
I turned away the moment Geo tried to kiss me. It just didn’t feel right. None of these, however real they felt to me, was right. Everything was so wrong. Everything that led to this night had been lies – that photo wall, that chance to be with Matt again. If it was me who had been blindsided, I didn’t know. What I did know was that he was putting an end to it all.
“What are you doing?” I asked, my heart thudding against my chest. I’d push him out if I had the strength to do so, but having him that close to me drained me of my will.
He didn’t move nor did he say a thing after that, but I could feel tension slowly rising between us, the distance too close no matter how much I tried to get away from him. I couldn’t breathe. I felt my knees wobble, and I sat on my bed, calming myself.
“Zoey, I really like you,” he said.
“Please don’t.” It was a whisper.
“But I do. I do like you…”
“How could you do this to me?” I yelled at him. What kind of a sadistic asshole pushes a girl to the boy of her dreams, does sweet things for her and then tells her that he likes her, too?
Review of Anything You Want Me To
Anything You Want Me To starts off with an emotional, albeit private, outburst of Via. Then she walks out to the crowd who stares her down with plastic sympathies and mock judgment. I like how Via handles it- she puts on a facade that prevents any of her brokenness out into the real world. Her grit is truly commendable.
I really enjoyed the part where they go to Gavin's for the vodka. It got me tense. And, the character developments are pretty prominent in that scene. I also liked Franco's desccription. I really really really liked that. I liked how crazy the characters are even without the influence of alcohol. They were sultry! In a good way. *wink*
Something that got me a wee bit iffy is the fact that the characters in this book screams "spoiled rich kids" to me. I mean, the house party in itself is pretty upper-class American. It's obvious with the minibar, as well as with the naughty things done in the house's rooms. This fact didn't bother me at a great magnitude, though. And I actually loved how American it seemed. Kind of a mixture between two cultures.
The romance in this story is pretty adorable.
Overall, Anything You Want Me To is borderline New Adult, with flirty and romantic scenes filled with events that can really happen in real life. You know, if you're either in the States, or if you're an RK. LOL.
Kudos to Audrine for this sexy story! (When I say sexy, I mean it.)
About the Authors
Sue Donymko
Sue Donymko lives and works in Manila, Philippines. When not writing or working, or working some more, she eats, watches a lot of television, sings -- much to the neighbors' dismay -- and reads until she falls asleep.
Audrine Pascal
My heels are sky high. Always.
Charm Jacinto
Charm Jacinto's first choice of books are historical romances written by Barbara Cartland, Julie Garwood and Jude Deveraux way back in college. She graduated as BSBA major in Human Resources Development but had an epiphany that her path leads to still helping people but more on the medical side. Her life became more meaningful because of her husband and daughter who encourages her to be the best that she can be.
Madelyn Tuviera
Madelyn Tuviera is a twenty-something woman whose ideal way of spending a day is sipping coffee while writing (and trying not to spill coffee on said output). She started writing when she was in fifth grade and hasn’t looked back since. She’s grossly fascinated with drama, romance, and tiny creatures that can be tamed and kept in capsules. She does not grammar on weekends. But she does think of writing 99.9% of the time.
Jessica Larsen
Jessica E. Larsen is a hopeless romantic, who will forever be young at heart. She enjoys traveling a lot, drawing inspiration from places she visits and interesting people she encounters. She loves to read, and writes in different genres and spends hours arguing with her characters. At times she likes playing the villain and gives them a taste of hell when they refused to listen to her demands.
Jessica was born in the Philippines and lived in Spain since she was eighteen.
KZ Riman
This romance, erotica and fantasy author spends each moment of her days writing. She spends her free time -- if she ever gets any of that -- inside her room, where she reads steamy novels and watches romantic comedies.
KZ is a pure-bred Filipina who lives with her family in Tarlac City, Philippines. Growing up, she has dreamed of becoming a novelist and screenplay writer, and has written countless stories, which she shares with her friends. Now, she dreams further by sharing her imagination to the world.
Giveaway (PH only)
This giveaway is for Philippines residents only. You have to get the prize from the Buqo office!! :)
HONESTY SECTION (lol what)
The reason behind the fact that I haven't been posting reviews lately is that I'm conspiring with some authors to do interviews/guest posts along with the review!! And, I'm still reading The Darkest Minds, so there's that. Sorry!
As for the features, I swear, I'm gonna catch up! I've been thinking about posting something regarding Ghostwriting, as I've mentioned in a previous post.
Stay tuned, and of course:
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