Para sa Hopeless Romantic (PsHR Review-esque)

Para sa Hopeless Romantic

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Author: Marcelo Santos III

Genre: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary

Publisher: Viva PSICOM

Synopsis:

"Para sa Hopeless Romantic" by Marcelo Santos III is a novel composed of 5 love stories of people who embark on a romantic search of their own happy ending.
Meet Ryan, Rebecca, Nikko, Maria and Jackie. Each one has their own love story to tell. One character is afraid to love again, the other is hoping to find love. Another character is trying to forget while the other one is longing to reunite with a former flame.
Heart-tugging, passionate, and romantic, fall in love with the stories “Bag at Folder”, “Upuan”, “Jeepney”, “Dota vs Girlfriend”, and “Katol.” The characters are so relatable that after reading all 5 stories, you may find yourself changing your relationship status on Facebook! get while the other one is longing to reunite with a former flame. [from starmometer,com]

My Review:
Some of my friends have been gushing over this book - especially now that it has been turned into a movie. I was curious as to what the hype was about so after a very long time of contemplating (and as my college friends says, in support of my fellow PUPian), I decided to give this story a shot.

Reading this, I found myself skipping on some parts (well, i think i kind of skimmed the book ✌) still understanding the plot (very predictable; somewhat cliche) and cringing on some lines (some grammatical errors and too sappy dialogues! i think i need to read more tagalog romance novels ☺).

What I really liked was how the lives of the characters are intertwined and the contemporary approach of the story every teen can relate to. The book is okay, considering that this is the author's debut novel.

P.S. Jackie's very cute and funny! I loved her character!

My Rating: 2/5 stars