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A year after winning the 48th season of the prestigious Gawad Likha competition for young artists, visual arts prodigy Jet goes missing and the only clue behind his mysterious disappearance lies in the hands of his friends, Gwen and Jasper, and their Gawad Likha batchmates. While the others suspect that this disappearing act may just be a part of another artistic pursuit (after all, it’s not the first time Jet has disappeared), Gwen and Jasper can’t help but feel like there’s something more behind Jet’s actions this time around.


As they revisit the past and retrace Jet’s steps in the present, Gwen and Jasper discover things about their friend that they never knew and eventually uncover secrets about the competition that forever changed their lives, secrets that they hope will help them find Jet before it’s too late.

260 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2025

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Angeli E. Dumatol

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Angeli E. Dumatol is a physician by profession and when she's not in the clinics, she can be found writing stories, reading books, or getting lost in a daydream. Angeli has been writing since the age of six and completed her first novel at the age of twelve. Her essay, Ang Makulit, ang Mapagtanong at ang Mundo ng Kasagutan, was awarded First Prize in the 2011 Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature - Kabataan Sanaysay. It is her ultimate wish to be able to use both medicine and literature in making a difference in people's lives. She currently lives in Quezon City with her ever supportive family.

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89 reviews7 followers
May 29, 2025
there’s a particular ache that comes with remembering who you were in high school – when friendships felt like lifelines, and every achievement, betrayal, or failure carried the weight of the world. a sky of a thousand colours taps into that ache with an emotional precision that’s difficult to shake.

the story begins in the aftermath of jet’s disappearance – a young art prodigy who seemed to have it all after winning the coveted gawad likha. his two closest friends, gwen and jasper, are left behind with questions, guilt, and fragments of a shared past. a year later, they’re pulled back into his orbit, not by choice but by the unresolved silence he left behind. together, they attempt to make sense of what happened to jet, and in doing so, confront the complexities of their friendship, their ambition, and themselves.

this is a novel that understands young people – not in a patronizing, overly sentimental way, but with a sharp and steady gaze. dumatol captures the emotional chaos of growing up with artistic ambition and the quiet desperation of wanting to be seen, understood, and remembered. there’s a gentleness in the way the book treats its characters, even when they’re making bad decisions or hurting each other.

reading it felt bittersweet. it brought back the intensity of high school – the kind that makes every moment feel permanent, every emotion unfiltered. i saw flashes of old friendships in gwen and jasper’s shared language, their cautious loyalty, and the kind of grief that has nowhere to go because the person it’s for is still out there, somewhere.

but for all its emotional resonance, the ending felt frustratingly unresolved. perhaps that was the point – since life rarely offers neat answers. still, as a reader, i wanted more closure. the narrative lost some of its grip in the final stretch, and the lack of a concrete resolution made the emotional weight feel slightly diluted. the questions it raised deserved sharper echoes.

that said, a sky of a thousand colours is a thoughtful exploration of friendship, memory, and the art of growing up. it doesn’t tie everything up neatly, but maybe that’s its quiet rebellion – against closure, against certainty, and against pretending we always know the people we love.

i give this 3 out of 5 glittering stars 🌟
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175 reviews1 follower
May 30, 2025
The batch mates of Gawad Likha 48 decide to meet up after one of them wins the prestigious competition. But instead of all eight showing up, only seven come. Jet, one of Jasper’s closest friends, is missing. No one knows exactly where he is. Some say it’s just an artistic disappearing act, but his best friends Jasper and Gwen sense that something isn’t quite right.

The 3️⃣ Things:

🎨 𝓐 𝓢𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮, 𝓛𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓐 𝓗𝓲𝓭𝓭𝓮𝓷 𝓢𝓮𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓽.
What starts off as a casual reunion unfolds into something much deeper. Through Gwen’s perspective, the story slowly unravels truths hidden behind Jet’s absence. The flashbacks woven throughout the narrative bring emotional weight and a growing sense of gratitude. By the time I reached the ending, I felt both grounded and uplifted.

🎨 𝓔𝓿𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓜𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓹𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓐𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓬 𝓡𝓮𝓯𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷.
I had my own standout moment when Mr. Beltran encourages Gwen to dig deeper into her creative painting process. When he said:

➖ “𝒜 𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝒻𝓁𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝑜𝓃 𝒾𝓉𝓈 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒷𝑒 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓈 𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒾𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓈 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝓇𝓇𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝒹 𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓆𝓊𝑒𝓉.”

➖ “𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒹𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒻𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓀, 𝒥𝑒𝓉. 𝒲𝑒’𝓇𝑒 𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒. 𝒲𝑒’𝓁𝓁 𝒷𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉.”

These metaphors aren’t just poetic they serve as gentle reminders of the power of presence, self-worth, and friendship.

🎨𝓐 𝓠𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽 𝓜𝔂𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓪 𝓛𝓲𝓯𝓮-𝓐𝓯𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓜𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓪𝓰𝓮.
After reading the author’s note, I was struck by how real and raw the inspiration behind the story felt. The reminder to be grateful, especially during hard times, made me pause. Jet’s quiet strength and resilience, despite what he’s going through, is a message we all need, that is to never give up, even when the world feels heavy.

I think it’s a light & meaningful read with a gentle mystery and powerful emotional moments. It’s perfect for readers who love character-driven narratives with a soft emotional core.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.🌟/ 5

Thank you @penguinbookssea , Chai @chai_n_books & Mishty @bookstore.baby for the gifted copy 🌄🫰🏻🎨
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330 reviews2 followers
June 19, 2025
“Art isn't just about what you see, but also what you feel.”

The book in a nutshell: An award-winning artistic prodigy, Jet, suddenly goes missing. Is his life in danger? His former classmates reunite to piece together the mystery of his disappearance, leading to a surprising and heartbreaking twist.

The story is relatively simple and easy to follow, but it carries emotional weight and sincerity. One charming detail is the use of color names as chapter titles, a subtle but thoughtful touch that ties beautifully into the themes of art and emotion.

Descriptions of artwork are vivid and evocative, offering more than just visuals, they invite contemplation. These moments were particularly enjoyable and added to the reading experience.

I will give you a hint: read the acknowledgments page to help piece together the final part of the puzzle. I have this habit of always checking the acknowledgments in the books I read, and in this case, I am glad it was placed toward the end. Had it been at the beginning, it might have spoiled the surprise and lessened the emotional impact. 🙃

Overall, if you appreciate art, enjoy a good mystery, and love the intrigue of solving a missing-person case, this story will likely resonate with you.

Review copy provided by Penguin Books SEA.
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97 reviews2 followers
October 9, 2025
A sky of thousand colours surprised me in a very different way. I have never read something like this before, and it truly excited me to read this genre.💞

The story is about friendship, love, emotions, art, self discovery, and overcoming your fears. While reading this book, I didn’t had any expectations because this genre was new for me but after completing this book, I was mesmerised by how the author portrayed art🤌🏻

The little elements like Jasper and Gwen standing together to find jet was something so beautiful. They didn’t give up and did their best to find jet, even if everyone said he was okay🫶

I loved how the story taught us about real friendships and how these bonds can help you throughout your life!

If you love stories where art reveals hidden truths, friendships feel real, and emotions are laid bare, “A Sky of a Thousand Colours” is a moving, reflective read.🤍
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132 reviews5 followers
September 30, 2025
The book felt really promising in the beginning but started to bore me after 30 or something pages. It felt unnecessarily stretched. I was expecting a good mystery or something but it felt way too normal. There were no big achievements or character developments. Even the main character Gwen Felt like a side character. There were too many details but no plot. Could have sufficed it in 100 pages.
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32 reviews3 followers
May 6, 2025
A Sky of a Thousand Colours by Angeli Dumatol

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The plot revolves around mystery, friendship, and lots of art scenes. When Gwen entered the Gawad Likha competition, she met Jasper and Jet, the latter being the reason why there’s mystery involved in the novel. At first they thought it was just another one of his so-called spontaneous art escapades, where he disappears and comes back with another masterpiece. However, they’re not convinced, so they begun they’re own investigation with the help of their other Gawad Likha batchmates. There’s almost a trail of what Jet’s been doing or where he might have been, but still they’re clueless on his whereabouts or what really did happen..

And I guess that’s for you to find out and read the book 🥲

Even though I’m not into ya novels now; I must say I enjoyed reading this one, maybe bcos there’s a mystery to solve, which got my braincells working—I’ve thought of some possible outcomes on what really happened to Jet, but I didn’t get one correct, more practice on playing detective lol. I’m on the process of accepting Jet’s situation, bcos tbh my heart breaks the moment I knew his reason, but despite that, I love that the story ends on a brighter note—because depending on one's perspective, even dreary skies can become a thousand hues. 🎨
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94 reviews4 followers
May 28, 2025
𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥... 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯.

𝘼 𝙎𝙠𝙮 𝙊𝙛 𝘼 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙨 is written by Filipina author @angelidumatol and published by @penguinbookssea.

The story completely drew me in from the very first page. It was such an immersive read that I felt like I was in the workshop with the characters and experienced their creativity. The way the author brought each art medium to life with such vivid and detailed descriptions deepened my appreciation for art.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺, 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘯. 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴. 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴, 𝘺𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬, 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵.

And then there was Jet. His presence added a layer of mystery to the story. I couldn’t stop wondering what really happened to him and why he disappeared.

In the end, this book left a quiet ache in my heart. It's a thought-provoking story about connection, creativity, and unspoken battles people carry. It's definitely a 5⭐ read!
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