RATING GUIDE:
5 – A keeper!
4 – Very good
3 – Passable
2 – I’d rather read a telephone book
1 – An absolute bomb.
Read at your own risk!
Precious Pages romance novelist Angel Bautista comes up
with another story of “love and second chances” with her book, “Mine To
Keep”.
“Mine To Keep” is the story of
Mischa, who’s actually a friend of Erin, the heroine in Bautista’s other novel,
“Once A Princess”. In her introduction,
Bautista talks about Mischa not being her typical heroine. I’d dare say that Mischa isn’t anyone’s
typical heroine. Honestly, Mischa is
the kind of girl you’d like to hate, not just on paper, but also in real
life. She’s beautiful on the outside,
but her selfish, scheming, manipulative ways drive her to do something totally
despicable. She cooks up a scheme to
convince her unrequited love, the
gorgeous-IT-boy-with-the-conscience-and-the-heart-of-gold, Keith, that he got
her pregnant, so they can get married.
Diabolical!
At first, I wanted to rip this
book to shreds or have my dog pee on it out of sheer disgust. Thankfully, though, Angel Bautista manages
to come up with a reasonable explanation to explain Mischa’s behavior. She also manages to change Mischa and give
her a heart as well as a conscience, that I actually found myself rooting for
her (just a little!) to have a happy ending.
Only with the help of Angel Bautista’s talent at crafting flawed but
sympathetic characters did I find myself wanting Mischa and Keith to get back
together. In real life, had Keith left
Mischa, I probably would have said, “Buti nga sa ‘yo, impaktita!”
Just like her other book, “Once A
Princess,” “Mine To Keep” is a deep, well-thought-out-and-crafted book that
will make you think about your own lost love(s), and broaden your views about
love.
What is love, anyway? And when is love LOVE? Is it still love, even if hurts? Those were just some questions that I asked
myself after reading this book. I’m pretty
sure this book will also leave you with some thoughts to ponder, as well.
I totally agree with you... Just by thinking of the story of Mine to Keep makes me teary-eyed. I love how Ms. Angel Bautista gave us another view of Mischa's life. She's rude and cruel at first (to the point that I wanna strangle her) but then when I read her story... I understand why she became that 'lil bitch'. My heart also weeps when she have her heartbroken. In the end, Im very grateful coz she deserved a happy ending just what Ms. Angel gave her.
TumugonBurahinHi, Mai,
TumugonBurahinThanks for dropping by and reading my book review on Angel Bautista's "Mine To Keep". Is she your favorite author? Do you have any suggestions as to what Angel Bautista books I should read next? Maybe you have other suggestions as to what other books I should include in my reading list?
Keep on reading, and I hope you'll visit my blog more often :-)
Yap, Ms. Angel is one of my favorite authors coz she can make me laugh and cry at d same time. If ever you still havent read her The Reality Show... Well, I strongly recommend it for you to read especially TRS:QUEEN OF MY HEART ... It's my favorite among the TRS Series. =]
TumugonBurahinIf u want other genre like action/romance/comedy I also have an author in mind... Just ask me and I am happy to oblige ^_^
Aside from reading Ms. Angel's novels I also like to read english books. I have a variety of genre to read. I do like Harlequin Mills & Boon and also Paranormal romance (like the works of Christine Feehan and Sherilyn Kenyon)
TumugonBurahin