Maayong Adlaw mga Amigo! My name is Moon if you're new to my channel and as you can see from title the video,
This is my new book talk for WIKATHON with the book: Safe Skies, Archer by Gwy Saludes
Again, I'm going to put disclaimers here because Filipino wattpad readers are warriors incarnate. I'm a critical reader
So expect that I will nitpick some parts of the book which I find to be problematic.
But rest assured I will be transparent if I love some parts of the book.
Also, I do know that there is an issue going around the author just recently which I am very confused about.
And honestly I couldn't care less because I find the issue to be small enough to be ignored.
Also considering that i'm not part of two fandoms which are currently having a feud. And now here are my thoughts for the book.
So... the first three chapters of the book had me
SHOOKED. Okay. I am one of the hosts for smutify, where we talk about smutty books each month, but still
the smut in the first three chapters had me SHOOKED
Joyride our book last month (FOR SMUTIFY) could never. There is no
warning whatsoever and considering that this book is marketed as a contemporary romance,
This girl is shooked...
I'm deceased, i'm quaking. Also if you do know where that phrase came from kudos to you. (lmao, it's from readwithcindy hahaha) and now let's go on to the main
Characters Yanna and Hiro here's the thing.
I am enamored by yanna ever since I have read the first book of the series:
Which is actually The Rain in Espana and upon reading this book. I can instantly conclude that
Yanna, is my favorite main character in all the series.
She is strong willed and super open with her sexuality, which I find to be refreshing. I agree with her being
straightforward to other people because I actually hate wasting my time with people that I don't actually like.
She is also very truthful and harsh which I actually like.
Now, take note that the next thing i'm going to say is based on my initial opinion because Hiro for me on the other hand...I
Did not like him as much as I liked
Kalix in the first book...Probably it's because of the reason that I find him intimidating.
His persona is so so strong in the book. Yes,
He's kind, handsome, and rich and advocate for consent, but there is something about him
Which is just too strong for my taste. And here's my old age commentary again,
What are their
Ages? are they even legal to drink? Because they're in college
right? and normally second to third year students are actually 17 to 18 (years old)
or were they the students caught up in the k-12 system? I need that kind of SPECIFIC details
And now here are my thoughts in the first 10 chapters of the book
there is a part here where Yanna talked about her mom thinking about abortion when she had her and I just love how
Open-minded and understanding she is when it comes to choices of other people.
Also, I just love how the book tackled
(although not that vivid) when it comes to talking about safe
and casual intimacy. The educational system and health system of our country can never.
I also loved how Yanna pointed out to Hiro how privileged he is
When it comes not worrying about financial matters when it comes to reaching his dream as a pilot
It's admirable how she did not treat him any differently, (EVEN) when she knew that he's the heir of her dream airline
Because she's studying as a flight stewardess
She continued on being honest, truthful and spitting out facts. In addition,
I also loved how the books showed how the people in the Philippines slut shamed a lot,
And how this kind of mindset stemmed from our religion.
but here's the thing because it's quite funny for me that people think this way when in fact Jesus Christ himself didn't
discriminate against the so-called whores of the society and accepted them with open arms with kindness and compassion. The
hypocrisy right? I also like this line "me having sex does not mean i'm asking to be objectified." like
Yes, girl. I also love the fact that their (Yanna and Hiro's) romance is not instant.
It has this build up which I find to be sweet and lovely and overall wonderful.
Although yes, it was founded in the idea of casual sex,
But they were able to know each other and I wanted to acknowledge that. And now here are my thoughts for chapters 10 to 15
Remember when I said that my descriptions for a character?
Especially hiro are initial? Because when I read these chapters, I just fell in love with him.
I think one of the many reasons as to why I find his character to be so so strong for my taste
is because of the fact that he's an heir of a very very powerful company, and I know it's very
prejudiced of me to say this
but i'm actually
Scared of rich people. But hiro is just so so sweet
That he had managed to snag my heart just like that.
Also when I read this particular chunk of chapters, I actually cried a lot because not only it showed how
Real adults love. I also love the portrayal of vulnerability.
Also, this chapter showed difficult choices. For example choosing your dream or choosing your heart. And also the difficult
Position of choosing your life or choosing another person's life. And if I haven't really said still that this,
Book is much much better than The Rain in Espana then i'm going to say that it is truly much better
By a hundred times, it made me think of my own moral beliefs and how society works in the Philippines
This is
truly one of the best things if you're going to read a book made by a Filipino author if you're a Filipino because the
Relatability is just so strong that it made my heart melt like butter. In addition
This is where the chapters where you're going to know why the book is entitled Safe Skies, Archer, which I find to be so good.
I mean if you like romance that is. And now here are my thoughts for chapter 16 to 30.
This is where the part where everyone reached the peak of like adulthood. And I should say ahead that the author,
Has certainly developed her writing style into something better. The tension the pacing is
excruciatingly amazing and I couldn't help but applaud...like seriously
It's so good compared to the rain in espana, which I find to be lukewarm.
Although I do have reservations to the overly happy ending. I actually enjoy the book and that's why I rated the book
3.5 stars, which is actually a really good rating. So yeah, that's it for this video if you like it
Please give it a thumbs up. If you have opinions, please comment down below and let's discuss and i'll see in the next one.
Bye guys!
 
