REVIEW: THE LAST TIME I'LL WRITE ABOUT YOU BY DAWN LANUZA.

Title: The Last Time I'll Write About You
Author: Dawn Lanuza
Series: Standalone
Edition: Paperback
Publication: 2016
Source: Bought from the author
Genre: Poetry

Synopsis:
Should I be
Thankful
Or
Regretful
That my only idea
Of love
Is
You?

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This is the first poetry book I owned and I quite enjoyed it. It wasn't as deep as opposed to what I am accustomed to but it still pinches the heart greatly. The lines are written as if you wrote them yourself in the middle of the night while nursing your broken heart and this one is absolutely relatable!

Made these by the way:

"I meant to keep you but I didn't want to be kept. You see the problem?"

"You are the dream but I've had wake-up calls"

REVIEW: THIS IS HOW IT STARTS BY DAWN LANUZA.

Title: This is How it Starts
Author: Dawn Lanuza
Series: Standalone
Edition: Kindle
Publication: June 24th 2017 by Indie Sisiw Books
Source: Bought from Amazon
Pages: 62
Genre: Poetry

Synopsis:

Not all
heartbreaks
have to end
with you
broken.

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Another short masterpiece by my lovely Dawn! This is my second poetry book by her and I loved it! I just feel so sorry for my heart after reading this. The things you read in here would either rip you apart or uplift you (but mostly rip you apart). Don't be fooled by how quick this read is because the feels could probably smack you down. Exquisite book! The cover and illustrations are cute and I know this would be perfect once printed! Can't wait for the print copy!

"We're no longer present in the future
We once imagined in the past."

REVIEW: BREAK-UP ANNIVERSARY BY DAWN LANUZA.

Title: Break-Up Anniversary
Author: Dawn Lanuza
Series: Standalone, Short Story
Edition: Kindle
Publication: April 8th 2016
Source: Freebie from the author
Genre: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:
It’s Beck’s break-up anniversary! Not that she’s been counting the days but there’s a possibility of a relapse. So what’s a girl to do? Call her best friend and tag her cubicle-mate turned drinking buddy, Jamie, along for the ride.

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Rebecca remembers it's the first anniversary of her break-up with Nat and she couldn't help but think of him. She relapsed actually. After a few months of not communicating, she emailed Nat about the disbandment of his fave band, The Steadfast. Her best friend Megan suggested she needed a distraction. And here is where Jamie enters the picture. He's a good friend of Rebecca and she kind of confided in him about Nat, he's cool about it and he's giving her the typical guy advice about exes. He's a nice guy and from way he talks to Beck, you can sense that there is this huge potential of them being an item. He said that the band's last tour is happening in Japan and he said Beck and him should go see them. End of story.

Like what the actually fuck. I NEED THIS JAPAN TRIP TO HAPPEN AND I WANT TO BE THERE WHEN IT DOES. I NEED A FULL NOVEL, DAWN. COME ON. STOP TORTURING ME. I've read this short story twice now and the feeling never gets old. I love how you can make your own continuation story and you just can't simply stop imagining what happens next. Though my heart hurts because of this cliffhanger, I still love the feeling of getting to know a new person and the fucking possibility of it being a beautiful friendship (or romance).

"I need more" wouldn't do justice to the need I feel for more Beck and Jamie. I NEED MORE. MORE. MOOOOOREEEE TIMES TWENTY.

"It's more like.. the acceptance that you're no longer that person for him, as much as he's no longer that person for you."

#FeelsintheAir - THE CHASE OF A LIFETIME.

Remember when I said on Twitter that February will be dedicated to #RomanceClass books on the blog? Here I am with my first RC post for the month. Since February is the "love" month, I felt that featuring Romance Class books would be fitting. These books focus on romance but authors feature and write their takes on different tropes. I think I missed one blog tour review post yesterday (so sorry, my work just fucking eats up so much of my time but I'll make it up soon) but today, I just have to share my feels for this cutie from one of my fave RC books.

CHASE SEVILLA FROM THE BOYFRIEND BACKTRACK

Have you watched HOUSE yet? If yes, you then should know Dr. Robert Chase played by Jesse Spencer. The moment I learned Chase Sevilla is a doctor, Robert's the first one to come to mind. Aside from both are Chases and doctors, they have so much similarities in my head I automatically attached Chase to Robert. Tall, gorgeous, smart, caring, very smart, and did I say smart? Robert has sexy accent while Chase has sexy skin color (he's tan because of his travels I think lol). He's the best friend type, too. Like, uggggh I can't put it into words but Chase's written to be the man you would want your daughter to be with.

Chase could easily be a constant thing in your life which you wouldn't mind being present all the time?? AT ALL? He's so good-hearted and easy-going. Funny, cheesy and definitely reliable. I'm obsessed to be honest. How I wish Dawn would write a 400-page novel all about Chase because damn, guuuuurl. HE. IS. IT.

WHO IS YOUR ULTIMATE BOOK BOYFRIEND/PARTNER WHAT QUALIFIED THEM?

THANK YOU APRIL FOR HOSTING #FEELSINTHEAIR!

REVIEW: WHAT ABOUT TODAY BY DAWN LANUZA.

Title: What About Today
Author: Dawn Lanuza
Series: Standalone
Edition: Paperback
Publication: January 2017 by Anvil Publishing
Source: Review copy provided by the publisher
Pages: 115
Genre: Young Adult, Romance

Synopsis:
Aiden's stuck working for his family's amusement park, Funtastic World, for the whole summer. Nothing amuses him, until he met this terrified girl.

Gemma's stuck in Funtastic World thinking she could handle the park's rides. She couldn't. Good thing she met someone to guide her.

As the day comes to a close, Aiden and Gemma ask themselves if one day is ever enough to decide if they were better off as friends or strangers.

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Quick review for What About Today - it was so cute I could pinch its cheeks so hard I won't let go! Dawn is obviously pretty good with what she does and it just legit makes me so hooked to her stories.

In What About Today, we meet Aiden and Gemma in a amusement park. Two different people leading two different lives but interwine in a very unexpected way. Their differences created a link for them and the ways of hearts took it from there. They've known each other only for a brief moment but Dawn was able to expand the experience and feelings to a level where potentials and opportunities are endless. What I liked about this is even though most of us are rooting for romance, it could also lead to a beautiful friendship (or disaster because the last line harhar). Dawn kind of gave me that option to think freely or like, imagine a different ending for myself.

Jen E. Smith meets Kasie West, What About Today is a delightful contemporary that keeps me wanting for more. Nostalgic and fluffy, it's a feel-good story that can easily be everyone's fave!

Thank you Anvil Publishing for sending me a review copy!

"Maybe this was here wish coming truw even before she wished it"

"Can we stay on the line?"

THE DAY I FELL IN LOVE WITH A GIRL.

Did the title catch your attention? Read on to know who's the luck girl!

My v/blogger friends Dianne from Oops, I Read a Book Again!, Sab from Sab The Book Eater and Salve from Cuckoo For Books have been tweeting/instagramming about #RomanceClass for quite some time now. Not that I am ignoring them, I just couldn't find it in my heart to attend events because a) ADULTING IS FUCKING MY SOCIAL LIFE b) I am so skeptical, initimidated and afraid that I might not enjoy the books *again* c) I want to promote Filipino Authors but I don't have the confidence in me yet because I tried some novels in the past but I didn't like them one bit. Promoting something I love is my thing so it has been true hard to be involved in something I don't tuly enjoy. I don't want that to happen again so I just watched and envied from afar.

These past couple of weeks though, Sab was reading something and her Goodreads updates really caught my heart. I've eluded these books because I was just too afraid to be disappointed again but I felt like it's time, I told myself I will give it one more push. Then the hunt started. I was aiming to get Dawn Lanuza's books because there's this weird thug in my gut that tells me it is going to be THE book! Her books sell out pretty fast but good thing I snagged the last one left in National Bookstore Glorietta 1 branch and KAAAABOOM I WAS SO FREAKING HAPPY MY CHEEKS HURT FROM SMILING TOO MUCH

@dawnlanuza FOUND THE LAST PIECE IN @nbsalert GLO 1 WOOOHOOOOOO! ❤❤❤ AM SO EXCITED! pic.twitter.com/XuamUER3Oh

— Kate Mason-McNulty ▲ (@BookishBlurber) December 14, 2016

I read it the next day and MY GAAAADDDDDD! I HAVE NEVER BEEN THIS RIGHT IN MY LIFE!! I LOVED IT SO SO MUCH I AM OBSESSED! I knew it, I knew damn well this is the correct door for me. So definitely watch out for my review - I am just cracking my knuckles, doing some stretching and waiting for all the words to come so I can post it.

@dawnlanuza LOOOOOOKIE WHAT @anvilpublishing SENT MEEEE OMGGGGGGG HAPPY IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT ❤❤❤ ASDFGHJKL!!!! pic.twitter.com/cPVYgumWjd

— Kate Mason-McNulty ▲ (@BookishBlurber) December 22, 2016

After reading The Boyfriend Backtrack, I immediately requested for What About Today. I've finished reading it and what do you know? I ENJOYED THIS ONE VERY MUCH, TOO. My review will be up soon but just to give you an idea, this has a Jennifer E. Smith feel to it. Cute story happened in just a short span of time and what I liked most about this one? Friendship development! Okay I will stop now am sorry~~ *zips mouth*

I practically fell in love with Dawn's writing. (Her writing is the lucky girl!) It's the perfect timing for me to have devoured her writing because this is the one I am looking for right now and I feel like Dawn wrote TBB for me (weird I know but I also know you get that feeling sometimes when you really really connected to a character/story). I NEEDED THIS. Her writing has the perfect blend of everything I enjoy: romance, humor, heartache, joy (and the right amount of sexy! HELLO, CHASEEEEEE!). Her books opened this amazing door for me and introduced me to other Filipino NA/YA Authors I would never dare read because of *my* fear (it's not them okay IT IS ME ME ME). Dawn is now officially added to my Auto-Buy Authors and thank you Dawn for being approachable, kind and accommodating! Thank you for your words! Know that your stories bring colors to such dull life!

I am absolutely thrilled to start reading and hoarding more books from Filipino Romance Class Authors. Currently looking forward to buying books of Jay E. Tria, Claire Du (HELLO MY DEAR FRIEND *waves*), Six Delos Reyes and Carla De Guzman among others.

This is going to be a fantastic journey, I know it.

#romanceclass for the win!

REVIEW: THE BOYFRIEND BACKTRACK BY DAWN LANUZA.

Title: The Boyfriend Backtrack
Author: Dawn Lanuza
Series: Standalone
Edition: Paperback
Publication: September 2015 by Anvil Publishing
Source: Bought from National Bookstore
Pages: 161
Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary

Synopsis:
If they say that life flashes right before your eyes when you die, do you also get a flashback of your exes when your perfect boyfriend is proposing to you? At least that's the case for Regina Cortez. There's her dramatic high school boyfriend, her first college crush, the irresistible heart breaker, and the ever elusive one. By backtracking to her past, will Regina make it to 'I Do'? Or will she just keep running away?

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HELLEW CHASE SEVILLA YOU BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING YOU OMG I AM BABBLING

What? I loved The Boyfriend Backtrack by Dawn Lanuza like I love Blueberry Cheesecakes! This book is a quick read and truly an enjoyable one! I am now obsessed with Dawn's writing and I cannot wait to breeze through her other works!

The Boyfriend Backtrack is just the perfect New Adult novel for me. AS IN PERFECT I-NEEDED-THIS-BOOK-AT-THIS-VERY-MOMENT PERFECT. The setting is here in the Philippines and I am of course familiar with where this one took place and it gave me funny feelings because OMG FINALLY A BOOK I CAN HONESTLY SAY "I KNOW THAT DAMN PLACE!" (Especially the hospital because I've been there a lot of times) It's funny how Reg spaced out and had a flashback of all her exes when Kevin proposed to her. At the beginning of the book, I knew she's skeptical about the engagement because it's pretty much obvious but what I didn't expect was Reg legit went back tracking her exes for closure. I mean, that's just freaking weird, like, after years of not seeing seach other, you had to go find them just to tell them, like, why it didn't work out and stuff? DAMN CRAZY, RIGHT? I can relate to having anxiety/panic attacks when meeting people you actually don't really want to me at all but you kind of have to? Or like those confrontations you have to go through to finally close like whatever chapter in your life? All the feels right there! And she has this ex who wrote a song for her titled Devil Woman HAHAH OMG THAT IS JUST CRUEL BUT FUNNY BECAUSE WOW EX REALLY?! Her exes are weird af and Reg's face if so readable I was just laughing the entire time.

A slight downside though, the first person POV and narration's tense confused me a little bit.

Then we have Chase Sevilla who is actually a close friend of Reg since college. More like best friends. I loved Dawn's way of getting around this trope because I practically fell head over heels with Chase. He's the kind of guy one would actually fall for - SMART, handsome, tall, sexy, sweet, I don't want to say kind but he actually is - aaaah a lot more! He's sooooo easy to be with and he's probabaly the type I could talk to 24/7 because he's like that - like, you can just talk and he would be there for you anytime? Chase is not shallow but he can be for you just to keep the conversation going? He's that type! He's also a little bit cheesy aaaaah all I am saying is he's THE perfect package! (He's also a doctor so that's a MAJOR bonus!)

Maaaaaan, if you need a refreshing read and a story you can 100% relate to, pick up The Boyfriend Backtrack. This book is a source of happy feels!

"You only fall in love once, The rest are just endless rebounds."