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A review by revalise
Every Bad Thing by Kissmyredlips
5.0
Update 5/19/21 - Finished rereading, and wow. The first pages still really get me. I love Laurene's confidence and Silas' innocence. I didn't cry, but my eyes warmed reading the angst. It's written in Tagalog, and some of you might know how emotional the language can be. The lines were so raw and relatable. Most of all, I loved how Laurene overcame her insecurities trying to catch up with her achiever boyfriend, Silas, when she was formerly a slacker. There's so much growth in the story. I loved it so much. There's really love like that? The love you can't let go of?
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I've read this years ago and I still remember how much I cried. I loved it so much that I bought the first edition of the book. So, I guess I'll just take advantage of this review to dump some of my favorite lines.
[b:Every Bad Thing|54521306|Every Bad Thing (The S, #1)|Kissmyredlips|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594774616l/54521306._SY75_.jpg|85088980] is a story of insecurity, of being scared to drag the person you love down, and learning how to trust each other. I am so in love with the happy-go-lucky girl and studious-perfect boy trope then (and maybe even now) that I found this book at the right time.
"Move on, Laurene! It's been four fucking years!"
"Yes, it's been four years! Four years, pero nandito pa rin! Nandito pa rin yung pagmamahal, yung pangungulila! Nandito pa rin yung sakit! Nandito pa rin siya!"
"I never wanted you to love me like how you loved him. I just want you to love me."
"Alam mo yung ginawa mo lahat? Ibinigay mo lahat, pero kulang pa rin?"
"Please fucking explain it to me. Ipaintindi mo naman sa akin kasis hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin maindintindihan kung bakit mo ako nagawang saktan dati."
"...I've done nothing but think of what I did wrong. Of what I didn't do that still made me wrong. Nagkulang ba ko? Nasobrahan ba? Please explain it to me, Laurene, because I really don't fucking understand."
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I've read this years ago and I still remember how much I cried. I loved it so much that I bought the first edition of the book. So, I guess I'll just take advantage of this review to dump some of my favorite lines.
[b:Every Bad Thing|54521306|Every Bad Thing (The S, #1)|Kissmyredlips|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594774616l/54521306._SY75_.jpg|85088980] is a story of insecurity, of being scared to drag the person you love down, and learning how to trust each other. I am so in love with the happy-go-lucky girl and studious-perfect boy trope then (and maybe even now) that I found this book at the right time.
"Move on, Laurene! It's been four fucking years!"
"Yes, it's been four years! Four years, pero nandito pa rin! Nandito pa rin yung pagmamahal, yung pangungulila! Nandito pa rin yung sakit! Nandito pa rin siya!"
"I never wanted you to love me like how you loved him. I just want you to love me."
"Alam mo yung ginawa mo lahat? Ibinigay mo lahat, pero kulang pa rin?"
"Please fucking explain it to me. Ipaintindi mo naman sa akin kasis hanggang ngayon hindi ko pa rin maindintindihan kung bakit mo ako nagawang saktan dati."
"...I've done nothing but think of what I did wrong. Of what I didn't do that still made me wrong. Nagkulang ba ko? Nasobrahan ba? Please explain it to me, Laurene, because I really don't fucking understand."