Flair #1
You
Out of Nowhere Review
*I received an e-copy ARC in
exchange for an honest review.
4/5
Kim
of the Playlist Series is my favorite character slash book boyfriend by Jay E.
Tria, and Ringo almost kicked Kim out of the top spot because he’s so adorable.
Kris was right. He’s cute.
You Out of Nowhere is a story of
chance meeting and finding love again with age gap issue. Kris, a 31 year old
woman, meets a 24 year old corporate man, Ringo, reading Pride and Prejudice
inside a train. The story starts there and continues like a set of coincidences
that seem like fate where they meet again and again.
Older
woman, younger man trope is one of my favorites even though it is usually frown
upon and even though I personally prefer an older man (Haha!). I used to read
this josei manga all the time when I
wanted something cute, romantic, and something from this trope. Game Over by Mizutani Fuka is a story about an office lady who rides her regular
bus and finds this boy who is attracted to her. The whole manga is like
snippets of their lives and relationship as they struggle with their 10 years
age gap.
I
think it was that influence that I enjoyed reading You Out of Nowhere so much. It was cute, but it wasn’t just that. It
was filled with heat and incredibly sexy scenes. Tria wrote it wonderfully with
alternative POVs. But wait, that wasn’t all of it. Seoul of South Korea was the
perfect bonus for a Korean Drama fan like me. Another plus was that Filipino
family culture was portrayed in the story nicely that other Filipino could
relate with easily.
It
was a bit predictable but that didn’t decrease the fun I had reading this. Both
characters were relatable and realistic. I especially liked Kris because I
liked how she thinks, dresses, and she’s into music. I also adored Daisy. Their
friendship felt natural. The one thing I didn’t enjoy particularly was the
reason why Ringo attended the blind date. He’d just gotten out of a 9 years
relationship. It was his first date in a while. I felt strongly against it
because I didn’t want Kris to feel like a rebound (because of personal experience
and I wanted to protect Kris even though I knew she was strong). 9 years. I was
like wow but thinking back, it reminded me that their banters had been quite
funny. It was good that they fit together like puzzles. It was also good that
Ringo was more than what he seemed. You guys are going to fall in love with
him.
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Photography: Chi Yu Rodriguez
Cover Design: Miles Tan
Models: Bibo Reyes & Celine Bengzon
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If you enjoy reading steamy contemporary romance, like Seoul, older woman younger man romance, You Out of Nowhere is going to give you more than that.
Get it now on Amazon for $1.99 until November 17.
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About Flair
FLAIR
(or #romanceclassFlair) is a new, ongoing project and it'll bring you steamy
contemporary romance (in English) by Filipino authors. There are four new
titles from four different #romanceclass authors about to be released, and
these books will be unapologetically sexy. What can you expect from Flair?
HEAs, Filipino characters, fresh telling of familiar tropes, lots of heat.
Flair
is not a publisher, but there is a single Flair team that is working with the
authors on all the books. The team is composed of #romanceclass community
authors, readers, editors, designers. Follow Romanceclass Books on FB,
romanceclassbooks on IG, and #romanceclass on Twitter to get the updates!
About the Author
Jay E.
Tria is inspired by daydreams, celebrity crushes, a childhood fascination of
Japanese drama and manga, and an incessant itch to travel. She writes
contemporary young adult and new adult romance. Sometimes, paranormal fantasy
too.
Visit
her website www.jayetria.com.
Email: jayetria@gmail.com
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Wattpad:
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