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Secrets #1
Hello Again, Stranger...
Hinarang ang sinasakyang bus ni Amanda. Nadagdagan ang sindak niya nang sabihin ng estrangherong nangangalang Mitch sa mga kidnappers na mag-asawa sila. Sa kabila niyon ay tinangay pa rin silang dalawa. Alam niyang halinhinan siyang pagsasamantalahan ng mga ito at papatayin pagkatapos. At naipasya niyang ipagkaloob na muna ang sarili sa estrangherong lalaki bago mangyari iyon.
Mitch obliged sa pagpilit niya. Nakatakas siya sa tulong ng estranghero na inakala niyang napatay dahil sugatan ito nang iwan niya.
Five years later, they met again at nanatiling wala siyang alam sa pagkatao ng lalaki. Pero ano ang gagawin nito kapag nalaman ni Mitch na anak nito ang batang ibang lalaki ang kinikilalang ama?
Mitch obliged sa pagpilit niya. Nakatakas siya sa tulong ng estranghero na inakala niyang napatay dahil sugatan ito nang iwan niya.
Five years later, they met again at nanatiling wala siyang alam sa pagkatao ng lalaki. Pero ano ang gagawin nito kapag nalaman ni Mitch na anak nito ang batang ibang lalaki ang kinikilalang ama?
- GenresRomance
144 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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Martha Cecilia
174 books2,856 followersMartha Cecilia is a bestselling Filipino romance novelist who writes for Precious Pages Corporation. Many of her books have been adapted on TV including Impostor and her highly-acclaimed, Kristine Series.
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October 1, 2011
Pumunta si Amanda sa Mindanao para asikasuhin ang sulat ng kanyang nasakabilang buhay na ina at tiyo. Huminto ang bus na sinasakyan nito at may mga lalaking bandido na sumakay at hinahanap ang lalaking may balak na sugurin ang kampo nila. The bandits unftortunately ask Amanda to talk, para malaman kung taga-Maynila siya and it happened that this mystery guy on her side nag-amin na mag-asawa raw sila. And that was the start of this hide and seek romance.
After that accident, she went back to Manila and made a new life. But this new life she was expecting to be great ay naging basag na salamin. But this mystery guy 5 years ago, ay biglang nagbulaga sa kanyang boutique isang umaga at napakilalang Mitch. Hanggang nasangkot ulit siya sa isang gulo and their love is bigger than the tragic events that happened between them. Para bang ang demonyo mismo ang nagbalak na maging sila sa huli.
I am very distinct pagdating sa mga sex scenes, bulgaran na ito, at masasabi kong Martha Cecilia made impossible (the sex) into extraordinary. I don't mean that I did the regular guy thing while reading it, what I mean is, ito na talaga ang totoong masasabing hinahanap ng mga kababaihan sa Pilipinas. Last time I had a friend who asked me, 'may sex ba yang binabasa mo?' and I said, 'no.' Bigla na lang siyang tumawa and said, 'di interesting ang mga binabasa mo.' See, that's how sex works to most female.
I regard all the readers that Martha Cecilia always include that x-rated term, like every chapter she always indicate a specific place where characters can cling and do the thing. Well, it's normal for a romance novel to include this stuff and I think younger mind or the conservatives ay ito ang reason bakit ayaw nila sa pocketbooks. But pocketbooks also promote conservative one, yung mga patawa lang at simpleng love story.
Martha Cecilia can write complex stories in a very minimal page. Grabe nga siya eh, feel ko expertise na niya ang pagsusulat ng romance novel. Imagine, pinagkasya niya ang lahat ng pwede ikasya hanggang mabusog ang readers. She include action scenes, twists and not so stereotype kontrabidos in one hundred forty-four pages novella and my friend said to her review make sense. A story, even so short, ay dapat mabubusog ang mambabasa and that will always be in my first thing to do while writing romance novel.
In general, pocketbooks had this big problem regarding POVs. They had good stories to share but the POVs are quite confusing. Para bang maya maya binabasa mo ang perspective nang lalaki while kanina girl naman without indicating na iiba na. Not like the normal thick novels that we read, such as The Traveler's Wife and Before Ever After that they include dates or bar to indicate the turning point of POVs. Pero kung sanay ka na, parang wala lang to sa 'yo.
In fairness, ang formula ng pagsulat dito ay kasingtulad sa Dominic. Grabe parang ilang beses ko na rin napapansin ang paulit-ulit ng paggamit ng formula by authors. For example the birthmark na nakita sa anak ay same rin sa Dominic. Mapapansin mo talaga kahit nakapikit ka pa at nakikinig sa nagbabasa, everything is a cylce and then recycling until it will be overused by the writers. Di ko alam kung naging problema din ba ito ng ibang mambabasa, but I'll try to read some authors kung merong nagbabago-bago ng style.
Palagi talagang may twist si Martha Cecilia sa ending, para ka lang nanunuod ng pelikulang Pinoy. Yun nga lang, you have to use your wide imagination para maka kuha ng signal. Mas maganda pa to kasi di nakakasawa ang mga mukha ng tauhan, kaw bahala kung pangit man o ikaw mismo ang artista. The twist might add suspense in the story and sometimes nakakabanas basahin. For me, parang wala lang ang ending pero nagulat lang ako na may meron pa pala and in the end nakokornihan lang ako. Iba talaga ang lukso ng dugo, kahit san ka man tinago, mahahanap at mahahanap mo rin ang totoong para sa iyo.
Grado: Hello Again, Strange... (Secrets #1) by Sonia Francesca, 4 Sweets
Challenges:
Book #267 for 2011
After that accident, she went back to Manila and made a new life. But this new life she was expecting to be great ay naging basag na salamin. But this mystery guy 5 years ago, ay biglang nagbulaga sa kanyang boutique isang umaga at napakilalang Mitch. Hanggang nasangkot ulit siya sa isang gulo and their love is bigger than the tragic events that happened between them. Para bang ang demonyo mismo ang nagbalak na maging sila sa huli.
I am very distinct pagdating sa mga sex scenes, bulgaran na ito, at masasabi kong Martha Cecilia made impossible (the sex) into extraordinary. I don't mean that I did the regular guy thing while reading it, what I mean is, ito na talaga ang totoong masasabing hinahanap ng mga kababaihan sa Pilipinas. Last time I had a friend who asked me, 'may sex ba yang binabasa mo?' and I said, 'no.' Bigla na lang siyang tumawa and said, 'di interesting ang mga binabasa mo.' See, that's how sex works to most female.
I regard all the readers that Martha Cecilia always include that x-rated term, like every chapter she always indicate a specific place where characters can cling and do the thing. Well, it's normal for a romance novel to include this stuff and I think younger mind or the conservatives ay ito ang reason bakit ayaw nila sa pocketbooks. But pocketbooks also promote conservative one, yung mga patawa lang at simpleng love story.
Martha Cecilia can write complex stories in a very minimal page. Grabe nga siya eh, feel ko expertise na niya ang pagsusulat ng romance novel. Imagine, pinagkasya niya ang lahat ng pwede ikasya hanggang mabusog ang readers. She include action scenes, twists and not so stereotype kontrabidos in one hundred forty-four pages novella and my friend said to her review make sense. A story, even so short, ay dapat mabubusog ang mambabasa and that will always be in my first thing to do while writing romance novel.
In general, pocketbooks had this big problem regarding POVs. They had good stories to share but the POVs are quite confusing. Para bang maya maya binabasa mo ang perspective nang lalaki while kanina girl naman without indicating na iiba na. Not like the normal thick novels that we read, such as The Traveler's Wife and Before Ever After that they include dates or bar to indicate the turning point of POVs. Pero kung sanay ka na, parang wala lang to sa 'yo.
In fairness, ang formula ng pagsulat dito ay kasingtulad sa Dominic. Grabe parang ilang beses ko na rin napapansin ang paulit-ulit ng paggamit ng formula by authors. For example the birthmark na nakita sa anak ay same rin sa Dominic. Mapapansin mo talaga kahit nakapikit ka pa at nakikinig sa nagbabasa, everything is a cylce and then recycling until it will be overused by the writers. Di ko alam kung naging problema din ba ito ng ibang mambabasa, but I'll try to read some authors kung merong nagbabago-bago ng style.
Palagi talagang may twist si Martha Cecilia sa ending, para ka lang nanunuod ng pelikulang Pinoy. Yun nga lang, you have to use your wide imagination para maka kuha ng signal. Mas maganda pa to kasi di nakakasawa ang mga mukha ng tauhan, kaw bahala kung pangit man o ikaw mismo ang artista. The twist might add suspense in the story and sometimes nakakabanas basahin. For me, parang wala lang ang ending pero nagulat lang ako na may meron pa pala and in the end nakokornihan lang ako. Iba talaga ang lukso ng dugo, kahit san ka man tinago, mahahanap at mahahanap mo rin ang totoong para sa iyo.
Correction: Page 141, Winnie the Poh -> Winnie-the-Pooh
Grado: Hello Again, Strange... (Secrets #1) by Sonia Francesca, 4 Sweets
Challenges:
Book #267 for 2011
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October 23, 2013,,i really want to read this book,,,i really love reading this story,,oh my gosh,,how can i read this book on line,,
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June 26, 2021
ganda din nito. kahit ilang beses ko na nabasa still iba parin un dating hehe.. ❤❤❤❤❤ recommended 👍👍👍
June 7, 2017
Isa ito sa mga first published books ni Martha Cecilia na talagang gustung-gusto ko. Ganitong klase ng mga kuwento ang talagang gusto kong mabasa dahil sa siksik, maganda ang plot at flow ng story. Hindi magkakamali ang sinuman na mahilig sa love stories sa pagbabasa nito.
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One of my unforgettable PHR reads. . .
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