Tagalog Romance Pocketbook Collections | Books that I Used to Read

I love reading romance book or Pocketbook that is only a size of a notebook. But actually, notebook is much bigger while Pocketbook, you can bring it everywhere and you can even bring a lot of it because it has a limited number of pages, it is lightweight. I remember I used to hide that inside of my shirt while it was tucked in my short, lol. That's just how desperate I am just to read it.

I even put it inside the big pocket of my short with the fears that my Mother will saw me just holding it. I love reading it so much that even if Mommy (Auntie) are so against it. She doesn't want me to learn anything that is not allowed for a kids, that's the only reason I could think off. But my addiction to it is just serious that even if she pinch me, whip me using her slipper and or even a hanger, that didn't stop me to read more of it.

I can even read 5 pocketbook for the whole day with 128 pages and I have no problem with that. As long as I love the plot, the characters, the author and all, I will read that. And you know what, even in school I will being those pocketbook with me and read it at the back row while I was hiding it in my Books, lol. I started doing this when I was in Grade 5, I can't really remember my age that time. My guess is 11 or 12 years old?

But when did my addiction for Pocketbook started? How did I discover it?

Well, my biological Mother is a fan of comics and pocketbook before and I accidentally read one of those pocketbook. I got hooked into it and since then, everytime my Mama will rent a Pocketbook I will also read it. She will hide it somewhere but once she go to her work, I will then start looking for it. She's really not good in hiding it so no matter where she hide it I can still find it, lol. Looking for it is such a drag but as long as I can read it later then no problem with me.

Pocketbook is not just a book to me because it is also one of my companion on my boring and sad life who can't do anything, can't even have fun coz I'm not allowed to do so. And even if I have to hide just to read it, or even if Mom will really give me an earful and even get physical with me I'm okay with it. Nothing can beat to the joy that Pocketbook can give to me. In my young mind, my imagination become creative. I can be the character on the pocketbook that I'm reading. I can laugh because of it. I can love.

Actually reading it can really give the readers not just one to two emotions because I can laugh and cry at the same time because of it. Can also get frustrated because of some scene. Can also jump in joy because the ending is just like to what I want it to end. A happy ending, and everytime that one story end I can't help but to also cry. Because in some ways, I can relate myself into some character of it. It is like that particular scene is written just for you. I feel like it was magic.

By the way, here's my Tagalog Romance Pocketbook Collections. I've been hiding it carefully to my Mom before because if she saw that she will surely cut the pages and worse she might put it into fire. I experienced it before to my Mommy (Auntie). She saw it on my clothes box, I was in college that time. Maybe she thought it is a hindrance in my studies but she didn't know it is actually one of the thing that helps me to get through it all. She will never understand that before.

But it's different now because I can do what I want with it. And you know, before there is nothing in the world that I want more than having a room that is full of pocketbook, a whole book shelves that I can call "My Collection." A dream that want that to happen but, sadly the only shop that rented or sell Tagalog Romance Pocketbook here in our place already close and I don't know any place who have these kind of books. Maybe I can find some in National Book Store but we don't have that too in our place, sadly.

And, I am looking for a secondhand but still in a good state Pocketbook which is much cheaper to a brand new one. Even if I want the brand new one, I can't just buy it because they are a bit pricey now. From 35-37php before or $0.60-$0.63, now the price is 45php or $0.77. I know there's not much of a difference but in today's situation, every piso is very important. This dream is still UP and I plan to make it happen once I save enough and I can finally do and buy what I want.

For now, I'll just continue to collect one by one, slowly but surely of these until I can finally make my dream come true. Even if ebooks and wattpad exist today, my first love will never be replaced by any of it. My live for Pocketbook is still the same and it will still thst way. I actually love to reread some of this Pocketbook specially my favorites. And the feeling of when I first read it is still the same until today. The action, the drama, the romance, it can still make me feel happy.

And if you will ask if I also read english books, NO. I just can't feel it. I mean, I can understand english. But if it's a short story. But if it's a long one, a nov, then I can't enjoy that. I tried it once but I never got hook into it. I forgot the title but it is my late sister's book. I really want to understand the story but yeah, even if you are so willing to read it - but if you can't understand it, I will never enjoy it. So I just stick to Tagalog/English books. It's more enjoyable and relatable.

By the way, here are some of mt favorite Author from this books under Precious Hearts Romances. My number one ks Arielle but sadly she's not under PHR anymore. She do Self Publish now and she is not under any company with a pen name: Arielle Alia. She has English books too. I'm not sure though if you will like her writings but for me, IT IS THE BEST! I also like Camilla, Vanessa, Martha Cecilia, Heart Yngrid, Victoria Amor and many more. Do you know some of them?