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Haven't been this enthralled since 5 years ago :-D

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With today's episode and last night's dream, I think I finally gave in... I've fallen for you :-)

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New phone background! Picture credit goes to Czarryy for the cutie Percabeth :)

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I read two Morgan Matson books back-to-back. Second Chance Summer cuts closer to home as I also went through the same pain of seeing my father deteriorate due to an illness. It made me wish that I had the same opportunity as Taylor to get to know her dad again before he said goodbye. I teared up in all the parts when the two of them bonded and moreso when she realized that her dad gave each of them the gift of his continuous presence through the letters he left them. Although Taylor and Henry's love story ending was a bit of a cliché, I liked how they were sure that what they had and found, when they were 12, was indeed the real thing. Meanwhile, Since You've Been Gone reminded me a bit of John Green's Paper Towns, but I must admit that I liked the former better, simply because of the more favorable ending/beginning between Emily and Frank and Emily and Sloane. I liked how Emily and Frank's story unfolded, even if I had predicted, as early as Frank driving Emily to get gas, that the two of them would end up together. I saw how easily they built and strengthened their relationship through the adventures they shared. What I liked and considered as a breath of fresh air with both books was the fact that the male leads, Henry and Frank, were basically nerds aka dorks who were also good guys. They were responsible and level-headed gentlemen which made them easy to like and love and all the more satisfying when they got their happy endings with Taylor and Emily. 11-19-2015; 1:57am

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I liked but hated it at the same time. I liked that I got my happy ending but I hated that I knew that some drama would happen first before I get my happy ending. I know I should be thankful for the happy ending because I almost didn't think I'd get one. Although to be honest I hoped for one because I felt that what Jared and Bronwen had was the real deal, in spite of the events that transpired between them from their first meeting in Java Bean to their inevitable reunion in Kletz. 11-17-2015; 1:17am

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My biases about the potential female lead in my current read is affecting how I’m reading the book. I don’t know how to remove them so I can at the very least enjoy it.

I am struggling through the book and is seriously in need of a do over. Maybe I should just try picturing the book as one giant percabeth AU? Although I need this to be a happy ending because I certainly cannot think of percabeth any other way.

Aaaarrgggghhhhh! It truly is a struggle to read the interactions between the male and female leads! Damn my biases! Think Percy and Annabeth, brain! Please! I beg you!

That has got to be one of the weirdest endings I've read. Maybe that's why I had a strange feeling about it right from the start. Talk about so many unresolved issues...

11-16-2015; 9:10pm

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Finished book 2 with tears in my eyes because I couldn't help but cry every time I read about Bright Side. I am sure glad Gus got himself together and he found love and all that jazz. It's just painful to realize that he and Keller had to lose Bright Side first before things fell into place for both of them. Still, all's well that ends well. 11-16-2015; 12:51am

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Currently gathering enough courage to read Gus, Bright Side Part 2 as the first book made me cry a lot.

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F*ck! It's been a while since I cried over a book. I wonder how she remained as strong as that in spite and despite of everything. Makes me wish I can be half as brave as her.

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"Just listen," I order him. "I've been working this out, and this is as far as I've gotten. I miss you." I blink a few times, clear my throat. Stu grins at me. "I miss everything about you. Okay. Okay. The kiss changed everything. It did. You know that. And yes, I admit, in the most scientific terms, it wigged me out, but only because I was not expecting it, so I wasn't prepared, and you should have known that I wouldn't be. And you know how I dislike surprises. But I'm not sorry you did it. You are my best friend in the world, the one person outside my family who understands me, and the one person in the world who makes the most sense to me without either one of us having to translate a thing. I have deep, strong feelings for you that just got deeper and stronger when you weren't there, and I don't know if that's love, but I know I am willing to risk what we have to find out, to be able to say to you, one day, eventually, that I love you, because it's worth the risk, you're worth it, and I want you in my life forever."

- Josie telling Stu that she will love him, eventually

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“Are you sorry?” “No.” “But it changes things.” “I knew it would.” “I hate change.” “I know that too,” he says. “Then why did you do it?” “Because I couldn’t stand not to one second longer.”

Josie asking Stu if he was sorry he kissed her

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"You never said 'I love you' to a single girlfriend?" "Never." "Why not? " "Because I intend to say it to only one person. When I'm sure. When the time is right." He leans closer and smiles just a little. "And when I can predict with certainty what your response will be."

- Stu telling Josie the reason all his girlfriends broke up with him

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"Okay. He has to be older than I am. And taller. Preferably handsome but not so gorgeous that he knows it. And smart in a way that makes me want to sit and listen to him talk." "Just-everything interesting. We have to be able to have marathon conversations. But we also need to be comfortable being quiet together." "He should play some instrument too," I say. "Preferably guitar or piano, but I wouldn't mind a woodwind. Bagpipes would be my first choice, but percussion is out of the question." "Well, he has to be able to do things I can't do that don't drive me crazy so that I stay interested."

- Josie telling Sophie what qualities she's looking for in a guy

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I knew how the series will end but I still wasted the entire evening reading through the trilogy just because I can and I felt that I had nothing better to do on a Friday night.

I kind of enjoyed it, even if there were a lot of times when I just want to hit both Jag and El on the head for being stupid, prejudiced and unreasonable. Not to mention that although the series happened in a span of 20 years, it could have been told in a single book.

I must also admit that a part of me liked the series because the female and male lead got together just half way through the first book. The only downside, though, was that the couple had to go through hell before finally getting their happily ever after (I know they had to considering it was a trilogy!).

And I also can’t help hut notice that a LOT of pages were just smut! I think I skipped half of the series because I need to pass up on all of them! Makes me wonder if the series molded after the Grey one?

But as they say, no matter how long the procession takes, it will still all end up in church. The happy ending took a long time coming and I couldn’t help but sigh a ‘finally!’ when I got to the end.

11-06-2015; 11:20pm

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I have a new favorite! And I simply cannot explain nor enumerate why or what about it I love, I just do, and that I love everything about it, honestly. It's the kind of love that makes me smile and flutter my eyelids and have butterflies in my stomach while just staring and making deep breaths as I think about it. I liked how it focused on two of the more popular forms of love -- filial and romatic. I was invested as the story deciphered Josie and Kate's love-hate relationship, the kind that would make you want to have the same kind of relationship with your sister. I love that even though it was very clear from the start, how Josie and Stu were perfect for each other, it still took time for them to be together. All because Josie was totally oblivious about it while Stu remained calm and perfectly confident that they'd get their happy ending, eventually. It was such a treat seeing Josie try and understand what love is, and how upon finally learning more about it, allowed it to simply change everything she knows. Because as cliche as it sounds, I must agree that love indeed, changes everything. 11-11-2015; 11:48pm

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Although I absolutely adore Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, I find the thousand and one retellings and adaptations tiring. Granted I've only read three, so far, but it just seems a bit "unoriginal" when the adaptations use the same names and characterizations. It feels ao much like reading a plagiarized Pride and Prejudice or a fanfiction based on the original classic. And yes, I can choose not to read them, but I just hope that authors would know that these adaptations aren't compelling reads so perhaps they should write more original stories and just leave Pride and Prejudice as "classic" as it should be.

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I didn't expect much from the book that's why it surprised me that I liked it. I liked that it had a mix of serious and typical teen issues on family, love, friendship, school, and what the future brings. I liked the dynamics between the cousins, Devon and Foster, and how their relationship evolved with the help of football prodigy, Ezra. I also liked how Dev learned to let go of her feelings for her bestfriend, Cas, through her growing appreciation of Lindsay and Ezra. Of course things could have been a lot easier if Ezra was a bit more expressive and a better communicator, but I guess he can't have it all, otherwise, he could have been perfect. Although I would've wanted to learn more about how Devon, Ezra, and Foster's relationships will grow and change as the school year continues, I guess I have to be content with the fact that they'd have one another to support and love each other. 11-10-2015; 1:56pm