From the BLURB: When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes. Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren’s ideas about monogamy and marriage. She starts to question: When you can have romance without loyalty and commitment without marriage, when love and lust are no longer tied together, what do you value? What are you willing to fight for? This is a love story about what happens when the love fades. It’s about staying in love, seizing love, forsaking love, and committing to love with everything you’ve got. And above all, After I Do ...
If, like me, you're a huge fan of The Hunger Games trilogy, then I have something for you! I know, I know. I've yet to watch the movie, but I've read the book, which gave me such a massive hangover for days. Now if you're the type to collect all versions of THG, even the movie tie-in ones, then this is your chance! Scholastic Philippines, together with National Book Store and Powerbooks has a very interesting promo for all Hunger Games fans. If you grab a copy of Mockingjay (Movie Tie-in Edition), you can get a free limited edition Mockingjay Part 1 bookmark for every purchase at any participating NBS and Powerbooks branch in Metro Manila! Check the poster below for more details! Now, fellow bookworms, the promo is only until December 22, 2014 so get your copies now while the odds are still in your favor.