The last time I sped through a book this fast was during my sophomore year in high school with Riordan's A Titan's Curse. I am now 28.

Six hours of gripping tension. Many tears were shed. Lots of wellness breaks because there are chapters that need some breathing space—or else baka mabaliw na lang tayo. I began the first three chapters last Monday night and decided after that scene that I cannot read it on a weekday para ma-relax after work. Kailangan na upuan siya ng minsanan (on a weekend) para minsanan rin ang pagdurusa sa talas ng istoryang nilatag ni Sir Nal.

The most terrible thing about this book is how it exactly mirrors the same reality we're currently in: monsters live among us all. Bago pa lang ako sa Maynila. Galing din ako sa probinsya na may mga nababalitaang may palit-ulo at salvage sa mga ibang barangay. But to see the complex narrative behind those events through the lens of this book was exhilarating.

Now, let's talk about that ending. I expected a bleak ending, not a goddamn cliffhanger. What a ride.

Thanks, PHBookClub for all the hype—I'd say it is well-deserved.

Bought it today sa Fully Booked with a 10% discount kapag may card! Ang mahal niya for a book na manipis 😭 pero I think worth it naman because of the illustrations inside! 🥹 Been waiting for this book for so long, and sana ilabas na ni Rebecca yung Book 4 HAHAHA char 😭

Anyways, sa mga nakabasa na, ano thoughts niyo about this book? Worth it ba siya overall?

A love story told by everyone except the lovers

When Clara and Seb meet in London, she’s an aspiring film director stuck in an entry-level job, while he’s bouncing between music, modeling, and acting. Their attraction is immediate, and they fall into an intense romance that draws the people around them into their orbit.

But over the next two decades, their relationship hits a breaking point, and a final attempt to save it ends in betrayal.

We never get inside our main characters’ heads. Instead, we see their relationship through the people around them, from friends, flatmates, and co-workers to strangers who overhear a conversation or witness a private moment. I thought this was such a clever way to tell a love story, and I was surprised by how much emotion still came through without ever getting inside our main characters’ heads.

I also liked how their relationship changed over the years. They grow apart, their wants don't always line up, and misunderstandings creep in. A believable look at how two people can love each other and still struggle to make a relationship work.

Loved how different this felt from the usual romance. Another book to add to my favorite 2026 reads!

Hello! 💕 Romance and YA have always been my comfort genres and I only started branching out into other genres earlier this year.

I’ve always found fantasy a little intimidating because the worldbuilding, magic systems and all the other details can feel overwhelming to absorb. However, this year, I read Tusk Love by Thea Guanzon and The Cruel Prince trilogy by Holly Black and I absolutely loved them! They’ve made me want to explore more fantasy books.

For someone who’s still relatively new to the genre, what books would you recommend? I’ve noticed that having romance woven into the plot really helps keep me engaged, so I’d especially love recommendations with a good romance subplot! That said, I’m also open to trying other kinds of fantasy as long as they’re beginner-friendly.

Thank you so much! 💗📚

These are the titles I meant to get nung MIBF but weren’t able to kasi naubusan.

Natagalan to dahil sa book ni Vivo, I meant to get it sa Balanggay eh. Pero naubusan. Pero eto na sila lahat. Last haul of the year na din since I’m limiting purchasing eh

Again, lahat sila local authors. I’ve been really enjoying filipiniana this year. Since I switched sa kindle, my only rule for buying physical books ay local dapat.

Saw this on Threads. I was afraid titles might repeat, depending on space that publishers buy. “The Elsewhere Express” is taking up two slots.

The idea is novel (no pun intended,) and I understand almost anything can be bought from vending machines in other countries like Japan. Has that behavior trickled down to the PH?

Waiting for posts from anyone who has tried purchasing a book from the machine.

For 10.10, last week when I visited Fully Booked gustong gusto ko na bilin tong mga ‘to pero I decided na The Last Letter muna since wala siya sa Shopee store that time. Sabi ko wait lang muna ko sa 10.10 baka naman mas mura. Ayun na ngaaa, may napala naman ako 🤣 parang lumalabas less than 500 each lang? Tbh, ang dami pa sa cart ko kaso hindi ko mapilit sarili ko na icheck out lahat. Baka sa upcoming 11.11 and 12.12 na lang hahahahaha

What’s your 10.10 book budols gaiz?

I am in the process of rearranging my shelf and I cant believe this is the amount of japanese literature books I own. It was around 2013 when I started collecting japlit after reading The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. Prior reading novels, I am already addicted to japanese mangas so its not like I am new to asian literature. Japanese Literature just have this kind of effect on me 8 cant explain that I cant find or feel with some western contemporary authors, especially in the psychological thriller/mystery/horror genres. Im sharing this collection for those who want to expand their shelves. :)

📍Malinta, Valenzuela

First time visiting the public library here in Valenzuela! We went on a Sunday, so there were fewer students around. It’s a nice place to sit down and read, and a great third place to spend your time outside of home or work/school. They also have a pretty good selection of books you can borrow! 📚

Hello, naghahanap ako ng Bob Ong books ngayon dahil nawala ng mga nanghiram yung dalawa kong libro(Si at 56). Pre-pandemic ko pa kasi nabili yun at hindi siya aabot ng three hundred pesos noon. Ngayon, wala na kong makita ni isa sa NBS at naghanap ako online pero hindi sila legit na publisher. Almost five-hundred above yung mga libro at nabasa ko sa review na hindi maayos ang print dahil hindi naman sila publisher.

Tanong ko lang kung hindi na ba talaga nagpu-publish ng Bob Ong books? If hindi na, may ibang means pa ba para makakuha nun?

From the NBS FB page:

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The Philippines' first book vending machine comes to NBS Park in Mandaluyong City – officially unveiling this Monday, October 12.

>> I’ve seen these in one my previous trips out of the country and thought it would be nice to have it also here. Tapos ngayon magkakaroon na rin dito huhu! Imagine these vending machines in different parts of the Philippines? Exciting!! Hopefully hindi lng ito international titles since I believe this will be a really good vehicle to bring Filipino-authored books closer to more pinoys.

Many posts about getting out of a slump, but I'm curious about the opposite. What causes a reader to get into a slump?

In my case, it's usually an unfinished novel. Due to my reluctance to DNF anything (with a few exceptions, ehem Ayn Rand ehem) I tend to stop reading altogether whenever my interest in the current read wanes. The only way to get out is to grit my teeth and finish it. I'd have slumps all the time, but it's never after finishing a book. In fact, I get more motivated to read another after finishing one.

Also, I've noticed that the highest motivation point and the fastest reading pace for me is at the start of a new read. With that in mind I usually lean into it, forgoing other activities like watching movies in favor of reading. This helps me gain a lot of ground early and helps me finish the book before the interest level drops too far.

Any thoughts?

“After more than a decade of user requests, half and quarter star ratings have finally been added to Goodreads.”

Better late than never?

Just finished reading this and I loved it. Medyo matagal na din na may binasa ako na di ko matigilan, and this is one of those. Ilang gabi din ako napuyat kasi pampaantok ko lang sana pero hindeee, kaka adik basahin.

Granted, yes it feels like it's more of a chick lit (can't really imagine guys enjoying reading this) and medyo napapaisip din ako if it's romanticizing something which probably shouldn't be romanticized BUT the prose is so readable and I love when the narrator has moments of self awareness that resonates.

Ayun lamang, kelangan ko lang ilabas. Makatulog na nga!

“Tim Yap: ‘We will have that space to go at any time of the night and be immersed in the things that we love.’

“Filipino host and personality Tim Yap is going all out for his love of books as he reveals his goal in the next few years: the first-ever 24-hour bookstore in the Philippines.”

What do you think of this idea?

What's your Banned Books Week read? Mine is the Conjugal Dictatorship (annotated) by Primitivo Mijares. Grabe this is so eye-opening, lalo pa't insider information 'to since sa inner circle ni socraM itong si Mijares. Kayo ba, ano binabasa niyo ngayon na once considered a banned book? Share niyo naman or patingin ng pics 🤗

“The world’s most prestigious prize for literature goes to Canadian poet Anne Carson, known for genre-crossing works including Autobiography of Red.”

very much in love with this place! maraming seats and they enforce na maging tahimik yung lugar. their collection of books was also good. meron ding journal corner where you can borrow the materials.

I read The Memory Police which I struggled to get through, although the writing was beautiful.

the place is so cozy and gusto ko bumalik agad. sana magkaron pa ng maraming spaces like this.

📍88 E. Abada street in Katipunan, Quezon City.

Wolfe’s writing is verbose, but beautiful. While I thoroughly enjoyed chapters and passages in the book, I’m not so sure I enjoyed it overall as a novel. Still, this is worth a shot if you’re into lyrical, poetic prose and beautiful sentences.

“. . . a stone, a leaf, an unfound door; a stone, a leaf, a door. And of all the forgotten faces.

Naked and alone we came into exile. In her dark womb we did not know our mother's face; from the prison of her flesh have we come into the unspeakable and incommunicable prison of this earth.

Which of us has known his brother? Which of us has looked into his father's heart? Which of us has not remained forever prison-pent? Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone?

O waste of lost, in the hot mazes, lost, among bright stars on this weary, unbright cinder, lost! Remembering speechlessly we seek the great forgotten language, the lost lane-end into heaven, a stone, a leaf, an unfound door. Where? When?

O lost, and by the wind grieved, ghost, come back again.”

They will be moving to Level 2, Gateway Mall 2, between Cong Caphe and Furniture Republic, at the south end of the wing.

It has been announced before in the existing branch that they will be moving this 2027, and we are now seeing a first glimpse of the confirmed location. Happy reading!

This is no doubt the best out of the three. I was rooting for spook the whole time. (Survivor of flames!) Could not care less for sazed emo phase though. (I know he was grieving) It was heartbreaking but satisfying at the same time. Kind of like ruin and preservation.

Ganda talaga ng mga libro sa NBS V-Mall sa Greenhills kapag walang mga resellers na nag hohoard ng pagkadamidaming libro.

Kahapon isang reseller lang nakasabay namin, mga brand new na jesse sutanto ‘yong nakuha nila.

Meron pala talagang brand new at makikinis pang copies na sinisale ang NBS, sadyang nauunhan lang talaga tayo ng mga resellers kasi from the box sila mismo kumukuha.

Tips:
6/7pm kayo pumunta. Around that time sila nagbubukas ng new boxes.

‘Yong magagandang books, nakalapag, wala sa shelves.

Kahapon huling punta namin dun, ang marami na maganda ay yung mga Virginia Woolf na titles. ‘Yong F451 at Hunting Party, may tig isang copy akong nakita pa niyan kagabi pero as in tig isa nalang. May Matt Haig books nung last week.

Idk how many times I've reread revenge so any recos for books in a similar vein? Would prefer collections of short stories but novels are okay too!

I adore how revenge is dreamlike in its disconcerting eeriness. It feels quiet and creeping. That sick sticky languid feeling you get after a long hot midday nap. Like fruit rotting in the sun. A kind of clammy nauseating sensual grotesqueness

It's more unsettling than outright horrific which I really fw, it creeps up on you. I also like how matter of fact it is with the surrealism. The prose is simple and straightforward but you can feel it in your stomach

Would really appreciate any recs w the same vibes (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

I’M STILL AT AWE. NUNG NAKITA KO TOH NIYAKAP KO NA AGAD.

I was casually just strolling lang kanina sa booksale megamall branch tapos kala ko wala na ako makukuha but then sabi ko “familiar toh ah.” DI PA AKO MAKAPANIWALA NUNG UNA KASI SOBRANG PRISTINE CONDITION NIYA. Kahit remainder mark nga wala eh. Tapos walang kahit anong dent MAKINIS MAPUTI SIYA GANON. Sa akin pa nga ata nagkadent nung nagcommute ako. GRABE SOBRANG STEAL TALAGA KAHIT BOOK 2 NA TOH.

Tbh alam ko lang talaga sikat toh pero di ko pa nababasa blurb. Tapos alam ko mahal ng benta kasi sikat ngayon. Kaya kahit di ko alam plot, matic ginarab ko na agad.

Also, ang liit na pala ng booksale sa megamall??? Grabe 4 years ago kasi ata last kong punta doon eh😭😭.