*ARC* Book Review: No Two Ways by Chi Yu Rodriguez
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance, Queer Romance
Release date: April 27, 2019
BOOK COVER INFO
Cover Models: Rachel Coates, Gab Pangilinan, Gio Gahol
Photographed by: Chi Yu Rodriguez
Cover Designed by: Chi Yu Rodriguez
Title Art by: Carla de Guzman
Styling by: Alex Lapa
SYNOPSIS
AJ Felipe makes the most of being the head information security engineer for a local law firm with the help of her loyal team of nerds. Their job isn't really the most fun, but things take a turn when one of her junior security engineers decides to nominate her for a makeover show.
Enter Jackie Niño, the one-night stand AJ didn't expect to meet again—who also happens to be the makeup artist who's going to get her all dolled up on national television.
More complications arise after the episode is aired and another ghost from her past comes back to haunt her: Axel Herrera, the ex-boyfriend who still thinks she left him because she's a lesbian.
Spoiler alert: She isn't.
Being bisexual is hard enough. How will AJ navigate new feelings while finding closure for old heartaches?
(Disclaimer: On-page F/F and M/F only)
REVIEW
Disclaimer: I received a free ARC in exchange of an HONEST review.
An amazingly written, tender, and wise story about growth and personal development. AJ is such a great breath of fresh air. She is not your typical dalagang Pilipina. I love that she embraces her sexuality and is not afraid of who she is. She is very confident and the epitome of the girl boss. In addition, the romance aspect of this book was great in a way that it caused AJ struggles, which then lead to her personal growth and development.
This book has good writing. The storytelling, the tone, and the pacing are great and it does not make the story hard to read. I just wasn’t fan of the plot. There were just a lot of jumping around that confused me a bit and there were some scenes that were not really necessary for the plot. Overall, I still enjoyed this book. It sends a great message and I like that the author notes that the Philippines has not really accepted the LGBTQ community but only tolerates it. I also like that this book explores sexual harassment which is still prevalent and happening around the world.
I think this is the first local lgbtq book I have read and I commend the author for writing this amazing book. There is not a lot of representation in the Filipino media but this book gives me hope for the future. I really recommend this book to everyone because it will give you an insight on the lgbtq community instead of censoring them from media. This is also perfect if you are looking for a fast and easy read.
BUY LINKS
Amazon: bit.ly/NTW-Amazon
Print Pre-order (For #AprilFeelsDay2019): bit.ly/NTWPreorder
Print-on-demand (PH only): bit.ly/chiprints
Goodreads Link: bit.ly/NTW-Goodreads
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chi Yu Rodriguez has many feelings. Sometimes these feelings find their way to paper in the form of short stories and fiction online. Sometimes they don't come out at all and end up as unresolved sexual tension or terrible internal angst.
She prefers making imaginary people go through these feelings for her pleasure. Her muses hate her for it, and they repay her by being forever fickle.
She wrestles with them in her head everyday.
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XOXO,
Isabel
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