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Fairy Tale Fail
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
8 posts | 7 read | 7 to read
Ellie Manuel is a hopeless romantic, stuck in a cubicle all day. She's
in her twenties and should be having more fun. But instead of doing what
she really wants, like traveling wherever her Philippine passport can
take her, she's hung up on the guy who dumped her for not being
"ambitious enough." Someone should tell her that there are other cool
guys -- who probably even eat at the same office cafeteria! -- who would
encourage her just to be her fabulous self. FAIRY TALE FAIL won the 2012 Filipino Readers' Choice award for Chick Lit.
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Chachic
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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#FeelsFest2017 was a romanceclass event held last weekend. More than a week has passed by and I still don‘t think I‘ve recovered from the feels and fun brought by this event. It‘s like the best kind of bookish party where it‘s really a celebration of Filipino romance. I wrote a recap (with pictures and videos) on my blog:

https://chachic.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/feels-fest-2017-a-romanceclass-event/

#romanceclass #blog

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Chachic
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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I remember when I read this for the first time in 2010, I felt like the story was a slice out of MY real life. Philippine setting (complete with typhoons, bulalo and siomai), Manila corporate work environment. And I was the same age as the characters at that time. Reread it in one sitting today, and it felt like catching up with old friends. The kilig/swoon factor is still there and the new epilogue was a nice bonus.💖

#romantsy #romanceclass

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Chachic
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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Rereading this because of Lucas.💖 @minavesguerra

#romantsy #romanceclass

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love your nail polish! 💜 7y
Chachic @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you! I think it's pretty cute too.💅 7y
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Chachic
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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Happy book birthday to the new edition of Fairy Tale Fail!📚🎂 The first ever @minavesguerra title that I read, way back in 2010 when it was recommended by @itstimeana 🙌 I will always remember this book with fondness. An awesome re-introduction to Filipino-romance-in-English!

On my nails: Morgan Taylor's Dress Up and Orly's Blue Collar.

#romantsy #romanceclass #Filipinoauthors

BookThingo This was my first Mina book, too! 7y
Chachic @BookThingo Really?! I thought it was Learning to Fall! I read this when I was the same age as the characters hahaha 7y
BookThingo @Chachic FTF via Wattpad first, and I liked it enough to be interested in her backlist. LtF was when I fell in love with her writing. And Iris is the one I recommend to anyone who hasn't read her work yet. There's a Mina book for every reader! 😊 7y
Chachic @BookThingo When I read this, the only title in her backlist was My Imaginary Ex yata haha. I usually rec Learning to Fall to anyone who hasn't read her books yet, and maybe Better At Weddings Than You. 7y
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itstimeana
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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It's not often that we can celebrate a character's birthday. Heehee. Happy birthday to my favorite book boyfriend, Lucas from Fairy Tale Fail by @minavesguerra ❤️ #Lucas5ever #romanceclass #romantsy

Chachic Happy Happy Birthday, Lucas! 💖🎂🍰🍦 7y
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itstimeana
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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Before we had awesome shirts from #weardpt, there was this. Found this again in my closet! I still love you, Lucas. ❤️ Heehee #Lucas5ever #romanceclass #romantsy

Chachic Lucas was my first and will always have a special place in my heart. Hahaha.💖 7y
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Chachic
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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Spreading the word about Filipino romance here on Litsy! This was my first Mina V. Esguerra. I could TOTALLY relate to Ellie, more so because I was the same age as she was when I read the book. And Lucas is an awesome hero. Ellie's thing is traveling and planning hypothetical trips so I included bits of stuff from my own travels in this shot. #romanceclass #romantsy #Kindle #LitsyFeature

Chachic @wanderful.books ☝☝☝ 7y
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BookThingo
Fairy Tale Fail | Mina V. Esguerra
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Slow-burn romance, but for a relatively short novel Esguerra crafts a surprisingly well-rounded story with believable characters, and does an excellent job of justifying Ellie's choice between Don and Lucas. #romanceclass