BOOK REVIEW : PARA SA HOPELESS ROMANTIC BY MARCELO SANTOS III!

Hi Readers! So most of my friends know that I don't read tagalog novels, especially wattpad novels. No hates, it's just that I think they're not for me. I tried reading a wattpad novel once, but after the first chapter, I didn't try to continue. But this book changed it all. I know this isn't a wattpad book but it's a tagalog one, and I liked it. His works are probably the first and last tagalog books I'll read,but who knows?

Details:

Title: Para sa Hopeless Romantic

Author: Marcelo Santos III

Number of Pages: 148 


Genre: Romance, Young Adult

Publisher: Lifebooks

Published on: February 14th 2013 (first published January 1st 2013)

Format: Paperback

Synopsis:

"Lahat ng tao ay may kanya-kanyang love story. Mga kwentong tayo mismo ang nagmimistulang manunulat. Mga sariling lovelife na nais nating magkaroon ng happy ending.

Ang unang nobelang ito ni Marcelo Santos III ay tungkol sa limang taong nakikipagsapalaran sa mundo ng pag-ibig -- isang umaasang babalikan, isang naghahangad na mahalin, isang natatakot umibig muli, isang nagsusumikap na makalimot at isang nag-aasam ng maligayang pag-iibigan.
Ang nobelang para sa mga taong iniwan at ipinagpalit, para sa mga taong naging panakip butas, para sa mga nangangarap na mahalin, para sa umaasang babalikan, para sa naghahangad ng happy ending at para sa mga Hopeless Romantic."

About the Author:

Marcelo Santos III is a graduate of Polytechnic University of the Philippines with the course of Bachelor in Advertising and Public Relations last 2011.

He started to write poems when he was still in high school. Most of his works involve comedic poems and short stories.

In the 20th day of December 2009, he started to write Love Story on Video(LSOV), a new way of storytelling, where the words are written in a blank video accompanied by a background music.


LSOV became popular in Facebook and Youtube and made a way for him to be known in the world of internet. Right now, he is a Blogger, Short Film Director/Writer and an Author.

Reach the author at:

Tumblr * Facebook * Twitter *  Instagram * Goodreads

Review:

Reading with Luigi gives Para sa Hopeless Romantic a

4/5 Books!

This book is so amazing! The cover is simple as well as the story behind it. Napakagaling ni Marcelo! The book is a very light read but it is not boring. It's about everyone who loves, but who doesn't love right? It's also very realistic and is full of life-lessons! But for those asking, I gave the book 4 ratings because of the short stories added. This edition has 3 short stories and that pulled the rating down. Napakagaling na yung story na binabasa mo, sinulat lang din pala ng characters. I really liked the way Marcelo gave justice to his characters even tho, I'm sure he hasn't experienced all of the situations in the story. 

SPOILER SECTION

One of the reasons why I like this book is because many of the scenes are unexpected. Gaya nalang nung muntik na masagasaan si Maria, akala ko maililigtas sya ni Ryan pero hindi, si Ryan yung naaccidente. In short this story contains irony. Akala ko rin na nung sinabi ni Maria na puro nakaitim yung tao, burol na ni Ryan yun; but no. Graduation pala nila yun. I also liked the way Jackie is very optimistic. The book is also full of life lessons from some characters such as Samuel and Jackie. I also liked the transition of Becca's perspective from bring bitter to Nikko to accepting the truth that she still loves Nikko. 

Favorite Quotes:

"Every oppurtunity na dumadating sa buhay natin ay isang one big shot. Parang last three seconds sa basketball. Hawak mo ang bola. It's either ipapasa mo sa iba o ititira mo na lang." - Samuel

"May mga bagay sa mundo na hindi laan para sa atin. May mga hiling at dasal na hindi kailanman mangyayari. Pero kaya nga may salitang pag-asa... Kaya Go Fight lang sa lahat ng ninanasa." - Jackie

*Note : For those who are wondering why I used the Tagalog Language in some sentences, it is because I'm pretty sure people who can only speak Tagalog will read the book. And the best answer to that is THE BOOK IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN IN TAGALOG LANGUAGE*

I am also excited for the movie! According to Viva Films; James Reid, Nadine Lustre, Julia Barretto, Inigo Pascual, Shy Carlos, and Aj Muhlach are the stars of the movie! I'm excited! We can talk about it over the comments section!