BOOK REVIEW: An Affair In London

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TITLE: An Affair In London
AUTHOR: Sachi Bliss
FROM: My Special Valentine
PAGES: 96
RELEASED: 2013

               “That’s the Traitor’s Gate,” bulong ni Quillan.
                Marcie held her breath. Hindi niya kailangan ng paalala kung sino at ano ba siya ngayon.
                “’Yung nasa likod niya, that’s the Bloody Tower,” tukoy nito sa toreng dating pinagkulungan kay Queen Elizabeth I ng baliw nitong stepsister.
                Right. And I am the Bloody Traitor here, she thought. At hindi niya sigurado ngayon kung kanino ba talaga siya nagtatraydor—kung sa kanyang best friend dahil sa mga di-inaasahang nararamdaman niya ngayon para sa boyfriend nito, o kay Quillan dahil itinatago niya sa binata ang ginagawang pagtataksil ng nobya nito.
                Parang bigla tuloy siyang naka-relate sa mga dilemma dati ni Queen Elizabeth I…

ANG MGA NAGUSTUHAN KO...

• The setting! Yay London! I’ve been to London,  at talagang naka-relate ako sa setting at descriptions ng  landmarks na nabanggit sa nobela.
• I like how the novel  looks like a travelogue sa pagkaka-describe ng writer sa landmarks sa London. At nagamit talaga nang husto ang bawat landmarks sa London para ma-develop ang romance between Quillan (the hero) and Marcie (the heroine).
• Perfect combination lang sina Quillan at Marcie. Quillan is a TV director while Marcie is a writer.
• I learned a lot on how TV series abroad are developed and created through this novel.
• The teaser! Nabigatan ako sa conflict na p-in-resent sa teaser at gusto kong malaman kung paano ito mare-resolve. To think, uso pa naman sa TV at movies ang temang sulutan  at agawan ng nobyo. But do take note na walang adultery sa nobelang ito!
• The cover! Gosh! Quillan was super handsome. Ang bad boy ng aura niya sa  cover pero maamo naman ang mukha. Para siyang model. And his name is also nice.
• Ang daming kilig scenes... and take note, halos lahat ng kilig scenes ay naganap sa ilan sa mga famous landmarks sa  London kaya mas nakakakilig.
• It embodies the goal of “Romancing the Globe” imprint ng MSV dahil feel na feel mong nasa London ka habang binabasa mo ito. The writer was good in depicting London and the British  people.
• Love scenes between the leads was intense yet intimate. Nagandahan ako sa pagkakasulat ng love scene.

Quillan was kissing her like she had never been kissed before... a mix of tenderness and passion. Her mouth opened and moved against him. Marcie was so into it, she never realized she was slowly being  led to his room, as  their clothes left a messy trail on  the floor. (pg. 76)

He buried his face on the hollow of her neck, and his arms held her as if he wouldn’t let go. In that one moment, Marcie felt and knew he was hers. And she was... his. (pg. 79)

MAS  MAGUGUSTUHAN KO  SANA ITO KUNG...

• Nabitin ako ng slight... hehe. Hindi kasi na-resolve yung conflict between Marcie and her family, or hindi explicitly pinakita sa  nobela. Well, dahil marahil it ran out of pages. But still, hindi ito nakabawas sa ganda ng nobela.
• Magkaroon sana ng sariling book si Sarah, ang bestfriend ni Marcie. Ang ganda rin ng conflict niya and she deserves a story of her own.

RATING:  4 STARS  ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆