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Stallion #1

Jubei Bernardo

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"One look at you and I forgot that I'm hurting. One look at you and I was alive again."

Nagrerebelde si Temarrie. At sa gitna ng pakikipagsapalaran niya sa galit ng kanyang ama, mga kapatid at pesteng holdupper, nakilala niya si Jubei. Kasalukuyang nakikipagnegosasyon siya noon sa holdupper nang sumulpot na lang ang binata mula sa kung saan. Nailigtas siya nito pero hindi ang pera niya.

Napundi yata sa kanya ang binata sa kakakulit niyang bayaran nito ang kanyang perang nawala nang dahil dito kaya bigla na lang siyang pinakulong nito. Ayon dito, isa siyang miyembro ng malaking sindikato. Isinumpa niya ito sa lahat ng santong kilala niya. Pero ang hindi niya inakala, sa lahat ng santo ring iyon siya haharap... kasama ng binatang isinumpa niya.

Because Jubei was the man her father wanted her to marry. Ngunit ang matindi, narinig at nakita pa niya ang binata nang mag-propose ito ng kasal sa ibang babae.

O, 'di ba, ang saya?

128 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

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Sonia Francesca

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Sonia Francesca is a Filipino romance novelist who writes for Precious Pages Corporation. She is the writer of the bestselling series The Billionaire Boys Club and Stallion. She co-wrote the series Calle Pogi with fellow Precious Pages Corporation writer, Keene Alicante.

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Profile Image for kwesi 章英狮.
292 reviews743 followers
September 25, 2011
Malamang sa isipan niyo pinagsawaan ko na si Sonia Francesca dahil tatlo na ang nabasa ko sa kanya. Pero kahit ano man ang gagawin ko di pa rin ako nagsasawa sa mga sinusulat niya. Kung sa bagay para siyang ulam na adobo, pero paiba-iba lang ang way ng pagluto. This time, pinatikman niya sa akin ang adobong kabayo mula pa sa private ranch ng mga mayayaman. Wag na kayong mag-isip ng iba, literal na kabayo ang gusto kong ipahiwatig. Period.

Gusto lamang ni Temarrie na ipakita sa kanyang daddy na kaya niyang lagpasan ang mga problema sa buhay, independent 'ka mo, after nang pagkamatay ng kanyang ina. Di niya ma-accept ang mga pangyayaring iyon sa kanyang pamilya, nagrebelde siya in some way and in some point positive. Pero nung isang gabi, nung nanalo siya sa karera ng kabayo bigla siyang binangga ng isang mandurokot at isang estrangherong lalaki ang tumulong sa kanya.

Ngunit, ang lahat ng kanyang pinaghirapan at pangarap ng gabing iyon ay biglang naglaho. Pero, nung nakilala niya si Mr. Estranghero. Lahat ay nagbago at kahit ang kanyang 6 months wish to be with him ay biglang nagextend. Totoo ba yun o isa lang kalokohan? Ang saya nga talaga ng kwentong ito mukhang pina-iral ni Sonia Francesca ang pagiging K-romansa lover niya.

Nakita ko ang pagiging inconsistent niya sa librong ito. What I mean is, kung ikokompara sa Calle Pogi na pantay pantay ang pagkahati ng chapter, dito naman para siyang freestyle writer. Nagsulat ng maiiksi at mahahabang kabanata. Di ko din alam kung anong serye ang una niyang naisulat dahil di masyadong informative and book information sa libro. Wag na kayong magatnong, binabasa ko lahat ng nakalagay sa libro kahit ang bar code sa likod.

Kung maging ganito si Sonia Francesca na palaging inconsistent, isang malaking pasabog ang maiidulot nito, in a positive way. Dahil di ma bore ang mga mambabasa niya. Kahit paikutin o gayahin man niya ang isang K-romansa o anong materyalis na pwedeng gawing alternatives. Yun nga lang, pagdating sa alternative na tinatawag, di ko masyado gusto ang pagkagaya niya ito dahil paborito ko masyado ang Princess Hours nung high school na di ko kayang ipagpalit kahit anong uri ng medya man yun. Yun yung sa tingin kung disappointing sa part.

Nabanggit ko na rin ang di masyadong paggamit niya ng English. Pero mabibighaning ka sa well-researched work niya ngayun. Merong kabanata na kinikuwento ni Jubei kay Temarrie ang isang breed ng kabayo, ang Friesian horse. O diba, san ka dun? At least gumamit siya ng Google para lang maihatid niya ang tungkol sa kabayo. Di ko rin masyado nagugustuhan ang flow ng kwento, parang ang bagal pero okay na rin. Kung sabihan ka ba naman ng lalaki na para kang kabayo niya, ano kaya mare-react niyo? Confusing diba.

Grado: Jubei Bernardo (Stallion #1) ni Sonia Francesca, 4 Sweets

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18 reviews1 follower
January 16, 2020
Re-reading the stallion series. The story was a bit cut-off for me. Gusto ko malaman ano nangyari kay Rumina haha. Gigil niya ako eh. But I cried dun sa part na nalaman ni Temarrie yung tungkol sa condition ng papa niya. It hurts kapag talaga may miscommunication between two parties, no matter how noble the reason behind hiding something from each other. Will definitely read the next story 💕
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12 reviews
May 26, 2014
bakit naman walang 1-53 dito? di pwede individually e. lol. anyway i love src forever! ito lang ang phr na kinumpleto ko talaga. :)
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April 12, 2019
One of my favorite stories from this series. Why? Because of the Temmarie haha I think Miss SF got her name from Naruto's Temari, Suna's Sand Princess. The story is very cute and I really do love arranged marriage trope. It made me laugh and giddy.
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November 27, 2019
One of my most favorite stallion story. Sobrang kakakilig at kakatawa. It's one of a kind
Profile Image for alcreads (Aila).
104 reviews1 follower
December 8, 2020
💓 Marriage of convenience
💓💓 RomCom

Mabilis ang takbo ng istorya, to the point na (medyo masyadong) mabilis din magka-in love-an sila Jubei at Temarrie. Pero pramis, sobrang enjoy basahin SRC 😍
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February 18, 2021
So much good story
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February 19, 2016
The story plot is so cliche and a typical romance story ("i hate you!" on their first meeting, then they will meet again, enter the arranged marriage plot, the love-hate relationship, the girl falls in love with the guy BUT of course there is the OTHER girl whom she thought the guy likes, but in the end the guy will confess his feelings, then the happy ever after.) There are some parts of the story that is similar to the Korean drama Princess Hours (which the author mentioned). Despite being cliche and predictable, the story is well-written. The dialogues are witty and entertaining and there is no part of the book that is draggy.

What I love about the story is the conflict between the hero and heroine. I personally liked angst-y stories that makes me cry because... I just want to cry! Haha! Anyway, I could really feel the hurt and the feelings of the heroine towards the hero, her insecurities and jealousy towards the other girl while reading the book. That is also what I like about the writer from the other books of her that I had read, she could connect the reader to the characters. And the way she tells the story, the readers could really feel the issues of the heroine. Kumbaga, mararamdaman talaga kaya malakas ang impact.

After the conflict. The ending (bitin!) I personally think that after the conflict, when the hero confessed his feelings, I felt like minadali ang story para matapos na. Ang bilis kasing magkaaminan/magkaayos ng hero at heroine para matapos na ang story. Although I liked the conflict, it didn't made me cry because nakulangan nga ako. But that will probably be just me because I like angst-y stories.


All in all, cliche as it may seem, I personally love the story. ❤
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May 23, 2023
Returning to my teenage self when I used to collect pocketbooks and Stallion Series had been my go-to read. Jubei and Temarrie's story as its first instalment never fails to make me laugh.

10/10 would recommend the entire series to everyone, especially to women. Sonia Francesca is absolutely my fave pocketbook author.
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