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TITLE: Keep You Forever (4266)
AUTHOR: Jessica Sison
FROM: Precious Hearts Romances
PAGES: 128
"Even if you gave me ample time to walk away, I would still choose to stay. That's a promise."
Tom gets Jeri.
Nakamulatan ni Jeri si Tom na kontrabida sa buhay niya. She hated him. Wala itong magandang idinulot sa buhay niya. Isang araw, umakyat ito ng ligaw sa kanya. Basted agad ito. Ngunit masugid ito. And he got her in the end. Minahal niya ito nang labis ngunit niloko lang siya nito.
Tom gets Jeri again.
Ang sabi ni Tom ay mahal pa rin siya nito. Ganoon din naman ang nararamdaman niya para dito. Pero hanggang doon na lang iyon. Hindi na puwedeng maging “sila” uli. But something happened that drew them together again. Pumayag si Jeri na bigyan “sila” ng isa pang pagkakataon. Love was sweeter the second time around. Ngunit mas matindi rin ang sakit nang malaman niya na sa pangalawang pagkakataon ay niloko siya ni Tom.
Tom gets Jeri.
Nakamulatan ni Jeri si Tom na kontrabida sa buhay niya. She hated him. Wala itong magandang idinulot sa buhay niya. Isang araw, umakyat ito ng ligaw sa kanya. Basted agad ito. Ngunit masugid ito. And he got her in the end. Minahal niya ito nang labis ngunit niloko lang siya nito.
Tom gets Jeri again.
Ang sabi ni Tom ay mahal pa rin siya nito. Ganoon din naman ang nararamdaman niya para dito. Pero hanggang doon na lang iyon. Hindi na puwedeng maging “sila” uli. But something happened that drew them together again. Pumayag si Jeri na bigyan “sila” ng isa pang pagkakataon. Love was sweeter the second time around. Ngunit mas matindi rin ang sakit nang malaman niya na sa pangalawang pagkakataon ay niloko siya ni Tom.
REVIEW
GENRE
Romance
PLOT
It was a "love story", almost true-to-life, that it felt awkward to view it in a romantic angle. But it was surprisingly okay to read. The "kilig" scenes managed to keep what romance was left in the story.
POINT OF VIEW
The heroine's POV was frustrating sometimes, maybe because she's not much of a character to begin with. The hero's POV in the latter part, though, was good. Although the character motivations were weak.
CHARACTERS
JERI
Her character had potential, but by channeling the sufferings of a woman experiencing true love, she felt silly most of the time. She had no idea why she loved someone like Tom. Well, that's because Tom exhibited bad boy traits. As in truly bad boy traits that would make a woman want to redeem him. Sadly, he was not totally redeemed. I pity her for falling for him.
I wished she found forgiveness for Tom's sin first and made the reader sympathize with her. As it happened, it sort of felt irritating for me to relate with a woman who easily let a "taboo" in romance, such as what Tom did, remain unsettled. Her helplessness felt too true-to-life. More on love story than romance.
TOM
Tom was okay most of the time, but I couldn't see him as a worthy hero. Especially because of his sin to Jeri. To think that it wasn't even resolved. He's a smooth-operator, yes, which made him desirable, but a worried-feeling was left to me in the end: What if he hurt the heroine like that again?
OTHER DETAILS
I really wanted Tom's "sin" to be erased, to be given an acceptable reason that would make me forgive him for what he did. It ruined the romantic fantasy all the way. On the other hand, it just might be the novel's real theme: true love. Love that forgives despite forsaking the romantic fantasy. I know of only one PHR writer who could pull this stuff without leaving a lingering discomfort to the readers.
I really wanted Tom's "sin" to be erased, to be given an acceptable reason that would make me forgive him for what he did. It ruined the romantic fantasy all the way. On the other hand, it just might be the novel's real theme: true love. Love that forgives despite forsaking the romantic fantasy. I know of only one PHR writer who could pull this stuff without leaving a lingering discomfort to the readers.
Again, Tom was a smooth operator, a real-life smooth talker and seducer. He was the type of guy that women hate but fall for anyway in real life. He's the reason why we call girls in love with him "stupid" and "martyrs". He's not a romantic hero material. What he did to Jeri, it was the same as hurting her physically. It's a sin in romance.
CONCLUSION
I read a true-to-life story. That's all that I can say. It would be an interesting material for writers, but long-time romance readers, those really longing to fulfill their fantasy, would find this quite heavy. Still, the author "almost" pulled it off.
I read a true-to-life story. That's all that I can say. It would be an interesting material for writers, but long-time romance readers, those really longing to fulfill their fantasy, would find this quite heavy. Still, the author "almost" pulled it off.
RATING: 2 STARS ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
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