Category: Reviews and Recs
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Bookbed reviews: ‘Orphan Price’ by Joel Donato Ching Jacob #OrphanPrice
by KB Meniado This is a sequel to Wing of the Locust by the same author. Read my review here. Orphan Price can be read as a standalone. THE STORY Gilas and Liksi accompany Tuan to investigate the death of a Maginoo in a neighbouring barangay. What they discover forces them reflect on the part…
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Bookbed reviews: ‘Thinking of You (but not like in a weird creepy way)’ by Beth Evans
by KB Meniado THE STORY Cartoonist and Instagram sensation Beth Evans (@bethdrawsthings) has one goal and one goal only, and that’s to make her readers feel seen, uplifted, and not so alone in the world. She successfully does that yet again with Thinking of You, her new collection of humorous and validating comics. In her newest…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘Feels Like Home’ by Angel C. Aquino #romanceclassFlicker (plus an interview!)
by KB Meniado Moved to a bigger, more exciting place to chase your dreams? Had a plan, a list and all that, but things went a bit south? Picked up yourself after stumbling, propped by some of the best people you’ll meet in your life? If your answer to any or all of those questions…
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Bookbed reviews: ‘Even Ducks Get Liver Cancer’ by Wilfredo Liangco
by KB Meniado THE STORY Blunt, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Even Ducks Get Liver Cancer is a candid and hysterical account of the realities of life in and out of the Philippine General Hospital. Will Liangco’s collection of essays on his years of training as a medical intern and oncology fellow is everything you need to know about…
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12 Books on Philippine Independence to Read Anytime
by BM Question of Heroes by Nick Joaquin An acceptable holocaust: Life and death of a boy-general by Teodoro M. Kalaw Mabini and the Philippine Revolution by Cesar Adib Majul The Propaganda Movement 1880-1995 by John N. Schumacher, S.J. The Other Philippine History Textbook: Precolonial Philippines to the Philippine Revolution by Christine L. Diaz 101…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘Why Emotions Matter’ by Tristen Collins and Jonathan Collins with Melissa Binder
by Rhoshniyan Sudario Emotions are interesting and complicated but when we try to understand and use them to act productively, they can make life even more beautiful. They play such an important role in our lives from making decisions to connecting with others, and trying to suppress or ignore them will just make our lives…
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Bookbed reviews: “Honbarian” by Olivecoat
by Gianne Rabena THE STORY Driven out of her hometown by invaders from across the sea, Andrea finds herself lost in the forest with no memories of her former life, only an old key that bears the White Rose of the Countess of Helmsberg. When she stumbles into an orchard that belongs to the mysterious…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ by Marie Kondo
by Rhoshniyan Sudario I have always loved cleaning our house, I don’t know why but when I was young I was so curious about how to fold clothes, wash the dishes, and do chores. But no matter how many times I organized our stuff, our house still seemed to be filled with so many things.…
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Bookbed reviews: ‘Heart and Hero’ by Gianne Rabena
by Nitoy Gonzales THE STORY BOOK 1 in the New Heroes Series a Young Adult Superhero story set in an Alternate Modern Philippines! ♥ KARLA has always loved superheroes. Always watching the news on local crime fighters who fly around the capital and save the day. Now if they were only inspiring enough to help her…
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Bookbed recommends: ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho
by Rhoshniyan Sudario Chasing dreams. Believing in destiny. Listening to your heart. All these in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. This book is filled with wisdom, magic, and lessons about life such as embracing the present, never giving up, and letting go of the fear of failure. Many of us think our dreams can be found in…
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