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Prep and Prejudice
Prep and Prejudice | Miren B. Flores
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You can take the girl out of teenage hell, but can you take teenage hell out of the girl?
At fourteen, Andrea was a geeky, gangly teenager who spent one magical summer with the rich and famoussurrounded by art, polo ponies, and children who bear the names of corporations and main avenues. She had a mad crush on handsome trust fund baby Manolo, but her silly romantic notions were painfully crushed one night by spoiled, arrogant Jaimethe one boy she loved to hate, and who hated her right back.
More than a decade later, Andrea is overworked and under-loved, with no man in sight and no intention of getting back to the delusional business of hoping and throwing caution to the wind. Ordered by her doctor to hightail it out of the city and into a true-blue vacation, she and her best friend, hippie-heiress Pilar, head off to a small, soon-to-open resort on a southern island. But Andreas plans of a tranquil summer holiday are ruined by cruel reminders of the pasttaking her back to her humiliations and her thwarted desires.
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Chachic
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#BuwanNgMgaAkdangPinoy: an excerpt from Prep & Prejudice by @mirenbflores, who clearly understands the awesomeness of Philippine mangoes.

"Dessert is fruit. Mangoes. Somehow he has figured out that it is one of her favorites, probably even before she did. Maybe a man who spends days playing with spices and herbs can look a person up and down and know what flavors and textures would work, the way a stylist thinks about clothes and jewelry..."

Chachic "...and shoes. Maybe he listens to a woman's laugh, the pitch of her voice, and thinks, 'Yes, this and this and this.'

Or maybe he just noticed she likes to eat mangoes." #romantsy #romanceclass #Filipinoauthors
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kspenmoll I love the pictures you post. ❤️💙 7y
Chachic @kspenmoll Thank you so much! I hope I've also made curious about the books I talk about.😄📓 7y
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"She‘s not even related to any of them, yet she‘s grown up knowing all of them; she‘s had glimpses of how they live, these families whose last names are streets and buildings and corporations. Their children go sailing and learn how to ride horses; they study in boarding schools in the East Coast and in universities in North America and Europe; they‘re groomed to take over the family subsidiaries and corporations." #romantsy #romanceclass

Chachic Ayala in the background! Haha 7y
mirenbflores 😂 CEO crush 🙋🏻 7y
minavesguerra @Chachic @mirenbflores I'm so subtle like that! 7y
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itstimeana
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This is the only book I finished reading over the long break! Loved the enemies to lovers thing going on, the island life, and how surprisingly complicated Andrea's life was. @mirenbflores writes beautifully, but I already knew that from her first book. 💕 Looking forward to more! 😊

Chachic TAMA! 😂😂😂 7y
mirenbflores @itstimeana 🎉💙 Thank you!! 💃🏻 7y
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BookThingo
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Ode to bread. 😍🍞

Chachic Ha! I highlighted this too. 😁 @mirenbflores 8y
mirenbflores 😂 Bread is our friend! Thank you for reading 💙 #colormekilig 8y
BookThingo I'm gonna imagine Jaime with pandesal abs! 😄 8y
mirenbflores @BookThingo 😂 yung mainit-init pa 😜 8y
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MarriedtoMrT
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A romance with great potential and an author to watch but it could have used some editorial help. My biggest complaint would be that it switches perspectives mid-passage which was jarring and confusing. Also it is a novella but it would have been better for the added development of a full length novel. Overall though, flawed characters, enemies to lovers trope, and a great setting make this a pick. #romantsy (I ❤️ this hashtag!)

MarriedtoMrT This was another #blameitonlitsy so thank you to @chachic for posting about it. 8y
Chachic OMG you read a Filipino romance based my rec!!😁 That is awesome and I'm so glad you enjoyed it even if you found some issues with it. I hope this encourages you to read more romance titles by Filipino authors. Their group is called #romanceclass.😍 8y
Chachic It's not on Litsy yet so I can't tag it but I thought the author's debut novel (Loveless. Childless. Clueless.) was stronger. 8y
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MarriedtoMrT @chachic I've already been on the website. 😬 I haven't bought anymore...yet...but they're on my radar! 8y
Chachic You can request them from your library! Some of them are on Overdrive.😉 8y
MarriedtoMrT @chachic Marked it to-read on Goodreads! 8y
Chachic Not that I know how Overdrive works, I just know the books can be requested. LOL we don't have good public libraries in the Philippines, and here in Singapore, I have to pay to be a member because I'm a foreigner. 8y
MarriedtoMrT @chachic I will look! I did look for this one before buying. Some books only available through Amazon in the US aren't available to libraries because Amazon won't sell to them. It's pretty disappointing. 8y
Chachic Ahh I think this one is pretty new so maybe that's why it's not on Overdrive yet. I hope Loveless is on there! T 8y
EloisaJames Sarah MacLean made up the hash tag! 💖💖 8y
mirenbflores Thank you so much for reading and posting this 💙 #colormekilig 🎉🎉🎉 8y
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Chachic
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When you unexpectedly see your name in the acknowledgements section of your latest read.📖 Thank you for the shout out, Miren!! Although I don't think I did anything?😂 happy to always support Filipino romance though!

#romantsy #romanceclass #bookandcoffee #Kindle

meandmybooks What a cool surprise!!! 8y
Chachic @meandmybooks Yes, it totally was! 😆 8y
Chachic Welcome to Litsy, @mirenbflores 😂 8y
mirenbflores @Chachic 😂 Da Luddite is in the house! She made it 😂😜 8y
Chachic @mirenbflores Hahaha you're no longer a Luddite! 😅 tech savvy pa nga. Hope to see more of the #romanceclass folks here. 8y
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Chachic
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I'm on a redeye flight so I'm not sure how much reading I'll be able to do but since I'm heading home, I thought it would be fitting to have a Filipino romance on hand. #romantsy #romanceclass #Kindle

hollybally I like the title. 8y
Chachic @hollybally Very Austen-esque! Maybe you can request it from the library? 😁 8y
MrBook Safe flight? 8y
Chachic @MrBook Thanks! Arrived safely yesterday.😄 8y
MrBook ☺️👍🏻 8y
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