*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

poetry from love and pain to healing and growth.

Costa Del Sol Series #2 (COMPLETED) Matea is different. While other people ask for attention, all she wants is to disappear. It is the main reason why Rael Contreras got curious. Annoyed with his insensitive interest, Matea asked him to stop. Not knowing that she will fall for him eventually. Sadly, something bad happened that made it impossible for them to happen. When all else fails, kakayanin ba ng pag - ibig niyang labanan ang lahat ng hadlang at kasinungalingan sa kanilang pagitan? Can she stand there as she watches him go, realizing that she will be forever stuck on that same ground he left her with?

Regret, guilt and fear are embracing her soul. Throughout the years that has passed, Linette Afia is still chained to the past of the unforgettable tragedy. But despite the burden and heavy feeling, she does not want to find the key to the lock of the chain. She thinks that it is alright not to set herself free; that it is okay to keep pointing the blame on her. She believes that to suffer is what she truly deserves in order to pay for her sins. However, as she tries to live the new life she has, she discovers a mystery about the tragic past that she can not leave untouch. From then on, she starts to find and learn the answer, piece-by-piece, like a puzzle until the picture is finally complete and the truth is revealed.

Bri and Gani. How long would it take for you to realize that something changed? Book cover by @heysedayu 🌸 Highest rank: #4 in Teen Fiction (June 30, 2022)