You are phenomenal.
I read your book even though I know it is not complete yet. It's devastating to know how light the romance is, but the theme? It was too heavy to accept how normalized landgrabbing is. The way some events mirror the realities of the socio-economic class, gender inequalities, and other complexities in the Philippines is such a chef's kiss.
I hope you finish this one because I swear, the last chapter made me go insane. I was literally asking for more, and I was hoping for the best. But that was a twist.
I want to have a say something, though. Summer is such a real person—at least to me. She's the kind of person you'd see in real life, talk with, and go out with. She's avoidant, she's confused, and she's honestly hard to understand. But throughout the story, I realized she was just a teenager. As for Axel, he was too stiff to begin with. I hated the fact that he's never straightforward to Summer, but kept on playing games with her just to confuse her even more. However, the character development throughout the story makes me feel elevated.
I loved the forced proximity so much I never knew I reached the Chapter 30 without voting it. (My account got burned last week, and thank God I found your story again through the Wattpad Promotion Group Page on Facebook).
I love it when authors talk about politics more.
🖤 | 10/10
⚖️ | this is my type of books.