Sheena Rose
(Precious Hearts Romances)
Carmi already considered Lex as the big brother she never had. Sobrang close siya rito. Ngunit nang makipaghiwalay rito ang ate niya at mag-asawa ng iba ay lumayo na rin si Lex sa buong pamilya niya.
Ngunit hindi siya makapapayag na pati siya ay layuan nito. Ipinagsiksikan pa rin niya ang kanyang sarili rito kahit hiwalay na ito at ang kapatid niya. Gusto pa rin niya itong maging bahagi ng buhay niya bilang kaibigan at older brother. At dahil maparaan siya, nakuha niya ang gusto niya. No sweat.
Hanggang isang araw ay may nangyari na naging daan para ma-realize niya ang isang bagay: All along ay dinadaya lang pala niya ang sarili sa pagsasabing nakatatandang kapatid lang ang turing niya rito. In love siya kay Lex. Pero si Lex ay mukhang hindi pa totally nakaka-get over sa ate niya.
What to do now, Carmi?
Mukhang this time, dibdibang pamamaraan ang kailangan niyang gawin para maging permanenteng bahagi na ng buhay niya si Lex…
Last edit: July, 2013
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About the book:
Title: Tempted
Author: Sheena Rose
Imprint/Series: Precious Hearts Romances Imprint
Published On: March, 2013
Pages: 128
Reader's Point-of-view:
Tempted was written by Miss Sheena Rose and was published this year. It was about Carmi who viewed her sister's ex as a brother figure. She remained Lex's friend even though he already cut the remaining ties he had towards Carmi's family. She demanded his time and made lies to be with him until she realized she's doing that not because she sees him as a brother but because she loves him even before.
Carmi was your annoyingly cute heroine. Siya ung heroine na kahit makulit, matotolerate mo pa rin siya dahil nga cute siya. Cute hindi lang sa physical appearance kundi sa pag-akto na din. She's bubbly and loves to spurt lies for er own sake. The lies were all white lies lang naman so tolerable pa. She's childish and that's where the negativity begins. Nakulangan lang ako ng substance sa kanya. But the way Ms. Sheena wrote the whole story and Carmi's character was great. Para bang kahit ganyan si Carmi, no choice ang reader kundi mahalin siya kasi cute siya. In a good way. Yes, I like Carmi.
Lex was this serious and dominant brother-figure of Carmi na in the end ay may hidden desire pala kay Carmi. Siya ung dominante pero pagdating sa mga demands ni Carmi, nagbebend siya. Pero ung hindi siya lumalabas na weak. I like Lex's characterization. Siya ung stron and dependable and nakakainis in a way na mapapatawad mo siya kasi mas nakalalamang ung good qualities niya. On the first part of the story, you would be confused regarding his character but as you go on, you'll realized why he was acting like that. I like his protectiveness and possessiveness. Hindi naman kasi exaggerated. The characters complimented each other.
The plot was simple but the way Ms. Sheena voiced out the plot and scenes were great. I was giggling and laughing while I was reading the whole novel. Refreshing ang novel. Ito ung masasabi mong RomCom talaga. Hindi ako nakulangan, hindi ako nabitin. Sakto siya para sakin. It was different to her previous works. There were less narrations pero hindi to the point na naging tila script-type ang nobela.
It wasn't a complex novel but this novel is worth the stars I would give later on. Nag-enjoy kasi talaga ako specially sa mga quirks ni Carmi at sa self-restraint ni Lex. Way to go, man! Hahahahaha! Biruin mo, for eight years, nakapagtiis siya? And Carmi was so clueless for so long! I thought at first she was just in denial regarding her feelings but in reality, she doesn't know she's in love with him. How adorable could you get, little Carmi? In fact, gustong gusto ko kapag nilalait ni Carmi ung brother-in-law niya saying her sister was better off with Lex when in the first place, she's in love with him already. Clueless talaga.
Favorite line: You just like me for what I was. You didn't ask me to act, think and speak the way you wanted to. And it was so easy to make you happy. -Lex
In overall, Tempted is a great novel. Ito ung nobela na kahit simple lang, mag-e-enjoy kang basahin to the point na hindi mo iintindihin ang mga minor details dahil in the first place, nag-e-enjoy ka ng basahin to. If you're into light read novels and novel with humor slash romance, I recommend this one to you. Unlike the previous Sheena Rose's novels, this one deserves a thumbs up.
Sa totoo lang, may mga gawa si Miss Sheena Rose na hindi ko masyadong type. Pero magkagayunman, patuloy pa rin ako sa pagbili ng mga gawa niya dahil mas lumalamang iyong mga nobela na talagang gustong gusto ko. Kagaya nitong Tempted. This would be included on my favorite Sheena Rose novels.
Favorite line: You just like me for what I was. You didn't ask me to act, think and speak the way you wanted to. And it was so easy to make you happy. -Lex
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