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| My Imaginary Ex by Mina V. Esguerra |
Summary from Goodreads:
"Here's what happens when you play pretend.
When Zack asks Jasmine to pretend to be his ex-girlfriend, she gamely agrees, thinking it would be fun. A few years later, she still has to keep convincing people that they were never together! Then one day, she finds out he’s getting married—to someone she'd just met once! All of a sudden, things aren’t so clear-cut anymore. Can Jasmine sort out her feelings (sometimes, she can't even tell real from pretend when it comes to her and Zack) before it's too late?"
Rating:
The setting was very much correlated with our typical everyday lives, which makes it good enough to feel like it's taken from a true-to-life story. There where some events I was able to relate to, like having schoolmates whom you're not really close to back in high school then suddenly become one of your closest buddies in college.
What I love most about this book is the plot. I never imagined anyone playing pretend couples. It's so interesting to see how anyone could ever pull that off even without any real evidence but their words. When it comes to the characters, I like Jasmine, she's such a sweet girl and very trustworthy.
I don't want to say anything else because my remaining opinions would contain spoilers so I'll settle with telling everyone that this is a really enjoyable book to read. Comparing it to other Philippine Chick lit novels out there, it's funny, stimulating and unique.
