Casual Ruin

Casual Ruins: Sa Gitna ng Alaala is a slow-burning, emotionally charged Taglish novel about memory, music, and second chances.

Sidney lost a part of herself the night her world came undone. With fragments of her past buried deep and her memories scattered like broken verses, she learns to rebuild a quiet life-alone, cautious, and distant. But when a familiar stranger named Jaren enters her world, she's pulled into a connection that feels both terrifying and safe.

As feelings blossom and old songs find their way back, shadows from Sidney's forgotten past begin to surface. Including a name she thought she buried. Including a betrayal she never truly survived.

In a world where healing comes with relapses and love is a risk, Sidney must ask:
Can you truly fall in love, if you've never fully remembered how you were broken?
And when the past comes knocking-will you run, or will you finally choose to listen?

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