NO HOLDING BACK: A Giveaway + Cover Reveal

Hello people of the bookish community! Okay. So you should know that I'm Filipino. And I'm 100% eager to support authors who are also fellow Filipinos. One of those is Miss Kate Evangelista, who is a lovely and generous being. I admire her as a person and as a writer, and I'm sooooooo excited to share with you guys the cover of her upcoming book, No Holding Back! This is part of her international giveaway for the book!

Today I'm Sharing One Of My Poems For The Very First Time

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It's gonna be my first time sharing with you guys one of the poems that I've written! Okay, some may have noticed that this is actually in my new year's resolution about blogging. No, I'm not trying to steal attention by posting unreal stuff. It's just that even if I'm a very secret-y person, I also want to try and let this side of me (the writer side) be exposed to people. I want to express the emotions that I deem "okay" enough to share. So yeah. I hope you find this poem "not bad". BE WARNED! SOME PROFANITY AHEAD!

Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Title: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Author: Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Number of Pages: 359 (HB)
Date of Publication: February 21, 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Synopsis:

A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. 
Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.