mayleencadiz
Ermita by F. Sionil Jose - Are we all trying to sell ourselves?
Ermita is about the life of Ermita Rojo - a prostitute who strategically climbed the social ladder by using her beauty and the...
top of page
Mai Cadiz-Valencia
The Self-Proclaimed Book Reviewer
Home: Welcome
The Reason for this Blog
This blog had been a long overdue project. I kept on postponing it due to my insecurities, laziness, depression, and fear. After years of internal debate with my stubborn self, I finally mustered up the courage to write my reviews in drafts and you will read them here hopefully on a weekly basis. I will share my thoughts and feelings about the books I've read and abandoned. I'll tell you whether I love or hate them, and I encourage you to join in the discussion. In the end, you'll decide for your self if the book whether the book is worth your time or not.
Please bear with me as I may rant and rave about a book, but I encourage you - my dear readers, to join in the fun of reading and reviewing books.
Home: About
Search
mayleencadiz
Against All Odds - A Fresh Cinderella Retelling
Romantic and engaging. Against All Odd’s plot is not new. It is a retelling of the much-beloved fairy tale, Cinderella. Luis Ammerman...
mayleencadiz
In the Arms of the Enemy by Luis Ammerman
Historical, romantic, and hopeful. Luis knows how to tell a love story without having to resort to sweeping grand gestures. The story of...
mayleencadiz
Les Mauvais Garcons (The Bad Boys) by Gary Hetherington
The title is not catchy at all. It's ordinary, plain, and even bland. I thought the novel is about a gang of adolescent boys getting into...
mayleencadiz
The Paradox of Imagination by E.M. Attridge
This novel began with something familiar – an angry woman hardened by life and choices and her teenage daughter who was on the verge of...
mayleencadiz
Avenue of Regrets by R.J. Pineiro - There is more beneath the surface of revenge.
“There is a very thin membrane separating purity from the worst form of depravity” was one of the character’s lines in the novel. It...
mayleencadiz
Cerebral Palsy A Story Finding the Calm after the Storm by Ilana Estelle - A Story of Hope
Ilana’s book is an extension of her blog - The CP Diary which chronicles her life as a Cerebral Palsy patient. It has also become a...
mayleencadiz
The Man in Forest Hills Review by Alex Owumi - A Novel of Unexpected Twists and Turns
The book is a surprising read. It may have used clichés and a common plot, but overall, the author has beautifully woven a story of love,...
mayleencadiz
Thoughts on Tails of the Apocalypse
Tails of the Apocalypse will make you cry; no doubt about that. The short stories in this book do not have happy endings, yet this is...
mayleencadiz
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon
it was well-written and not full of pretentious and cheesy crap that made me want to vomit or hurl anything within my reach out the window.
mayleencadiz
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories
An Introduction to a Perplexing Character "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the...
mayleencadiz
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by The Grimm Brothers
Reading fairy tales in their original forms in the present times to children is a horrifying idea. Even adults can feel queasy and unsettled
Home: Blog2
bottom of page