This was just too painful to read. And not because it gave me any feels or whatnot... it's because of the language used. It's basically an English story masquerading as "Taglish" book with the simple fact that 15% of it is sprinkled with Tagalog words. Was it a tactic to reach a wider audience, so that both English-language and Tagalog-language readers would have the "best of both worlds?" I couldn't even get past the first couple of chapters. I wanted to give it a chance, but ONE thing that should captivate the readers other than the plot is the language. It was like listening to a "valley girl/boy" through a megaphone while your brain was being chainsawed. I'm sorry, but in my opinion (just my opinion), it was that bad.
I had half the mind to take it back to the store from where I purchased it. I wanted my money back. It was either that or stifle the urge to feed it to the paper shredder.
I apologize, KathNiel fans. I find the couple charming, but as it is, this piece of fanfiction should have never seen the light of print publishing. It should've just stayed in Wattpad, and it's a simple win-win for everyone.
This book is even lucky it got one star from me. Only because of the cover. You don't see a lot of boys kiss a girl's hand in a gentleman-like manner these days.
(I've read 4 Pop Fiction books so far and none of them appealed to me, unfortunately. I should stop putting so much faith in such publications and learn my lesson: save my money for something else. :( )