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299th out of 464 books
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414 voters
That Kind of Guy
by
Mina V. Esguerra (Goodreads Author)
Good girl Julie never expected her hot former-player boyfriend to propose marriage. But when he did, she turned him down for reasons even she couldn't figure out. Will she settle for a nice, safe guy instead? Or will she let him find his way back into her carefully guarded heart?
Paperback, 170 pages
Published
2012
by Summit Books
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It is not about chemistry. It is about certainty.
I guess I have had that figured out when I read that the lead character made a mistake with her boyfriend the first time around.
Review and Reflections:
I grabbed a copy of the book since the author will be arriving at the event that I'll be coming too, soon enough. And for me to have a pep talk with Mina Esguerra, I shall at least know what are her books, and how does she write.
This is the first book that I read from her and I actually liked it. Th...more
I guess I have had that figured out when I read that the lead character made a mistake with her boyfriend the first time around.
Review and Reflections:
I grabbed a copy of the book since the author will be arriving at the event that I'll be coming too, soon enough. And for me to have a pep talk with Mina Esguerra, I shall at least know what are her books, and how does she write.
This is the first book that I read from her and I actually liked it. Th...more
Original post here.
One thing that kept nagging at me as I breezed through That Kind of Guy over the weekend was: how manang is manang?
Julie, the female protagonist, was labeled a manang by her younger sister Andrea, probably owing to the former's rather conservative ways and the fact that she's NBSB (no boyfriend since birth). But when Julie was given Anton's number – how and by whom, will be explained later on in the novella – she was actually the one who dialed and called him up. And on the oc...more
This is my 3rd Mina V. Esguerra book and I think this is her best so far.
This is a notch above the two earlier books that I read by her. Two years ago, I read her My Imaginary Ex that tells about the love story of Jasmine and Zachary. The boy asks the girl to be his pretend-girlfriend because the girl (not Jasmine) he is courting does not want a naive boyfriend. Then last year, I read No Strings Attached and it is about the older Carla falling for the younger Dante. In both cases the POV is a gi...more
This is a notch above the two earlier books that I read by her. Two years ago, I read her My Imaginary Ex that tells about the love story of Jasmine and Zachary. The boy asks the girl to be his pretend-girlfriend because the girl (not Jasmine) he is courting does not want a naive boyfriend. Then last year, I read No Strings Attached and it is about the older Carla falling for the younger Dante. In both cases the POV is a gi...more
I write stories for my own amusement. And after I read Mina Esguerra's works, I can say that her novellas are the closest style of writing I can have with an existing author. The story is light, the plot is simple & the first point of view is used. The differences would be her Filipino setting (which is highly commendable) while I'm using non existing places, and my work is bad (and unpublished).
Manang literally means old woman but another meaning would be a woman who is old fashioned with m...more
Manang literally means old woman but another meaning would be a woman who is old fashioned with m...more
I'm not really fussy when it comes to book covers for I'm an avid believer of the famous quote "don't judge the book by its cover" although, I also believe that it doesn't work all the time. But if I will be asked to choose among all of Mina Esguerra's books based on their cover, I'll definitely choose this one. I just love the color and the picture of a girl reading in this cover. Then I will later find out that it's a good choice for it's a good read after all.
Just like any other works of Ms....more
Just like any other works of Ms....more
The cover
At first I thought the girl (let’s call her Julie) was reading a book here but she wasn’t. At one part of the story, you’ll discover that this was actually her notebook of Anton’s (her ex) hook-up stories, that Anton never know of and that she reads (and updates) every now and then to remind herself that it was worth saying no to him when he proposed marriage to her.
Review
I never thought that Anton, would be this swoon-worthy type of guy because of his no serious, playboy attitude but t...more
At first I thought the girl (let’s call her Julie) was reading a book here but she wasn’t. At one part of the story, you’ll discover that this was actually her notebook of Anton’s (her ex) hook-up stories, that Anton never know of and that she reads (and updates) every now and then to remind herself that it was worth saying no to him when he proposed marriage to her.
Review
I never thought that Anton, would be this swoon-worthy type of guy because of his no serious, playboy attitude but t...more
More like a 3.5.
Full review here at Once Upon a Story
This is my first Mina Esguerra book and it won't be my last. I was drawn to the premise that the heroine, Julie, rejected the proposal of all-around hot guy and reformed player, Anton. While I could readily tell why Julie would've said no, I also wanted to know why she feels conflicted about her decision and what sort of guy Anton was. So even though I had a feeling it was going to be cliche, I set that aside and started reading. In less than...more
Full review here at Once Upon a Story
This is my first Mina Esguerra book and it won't be my last. I was drawn to the premise that the heroine, Julie, rejected the proposal of all-around hot guy and reformed player, Anton. While I could readily tell why Julie would've said no, I also wanted to know why she feels conflicted about her decision and what sort of guy Anton was. So even though I had a feeling it was going to be cliche, I set that aside and started reading. In less than...more
First of all, this review is late, as in 2 months late. I'm the type of person who forgets the details in a book and only remembers it when she remembers the whole story. Of course this only happens in just okay books and this is what it is - an okay book. Anyway.
I have to agree with one review, how manang is manang? Julie was not much a believable character or maybe it's just me. It annoyed/saddened me how blinded by her low self - esteem she was. How manang she was actually made me scared that...more
I have to agree with one review, how manang is manang? Julie was not much a believable character or maybe it's just me. It annoyed/saddened me how blinded by her low self - esteem she was. How manang she was actually made me scared that...more
I first heard about That Kind of Guy from Chachic. I have never read any novel from a Filipino author and I never did want to (it’s a matter of preference or you can count the fact that I am not that familiar with books by Filipino authors) until I saw this in Booksale. It was very thin, the thinnest I have read so far.
I didn’t know what to expect from Esguerra or from That Kind of Guy but I know it is Chick Lit (a genre tht I don’t usually read a lot) and with the ton of Paranormal and YA novel...more
I didn’t know what to expect from Esguerra or from That Kind of Guy but I know it is Chick Lit (a genre tht I don’t usually read a lot) and with the ton of Paranormal and YA novel...more
from The Book Hooligan
Side-by-side Review with Reportage on Lovers
“Certainty is sexy.” – Julie, That Kind of Guy
“The Filipino, indeed, makes the most imperious of husbands but the meekest of lovers” – Narrator, Reportage on Lovers
That Kind of Guy by Mina V. Esguerra is a story about Julie, a woman who is a “manang“, a word used to describe Filipino women who are frank and who does not readily give up herself to relationships because she knows how brutal relationships can be and how it can turn l...more
Side-by-side Review with Reportage on Lovers
“Certainty is sexy.” – Julie, That Kind of Guy
“The Filipino, indeed, makes the most imperious of husbands but the meekest of lovers” – Narrator, Reportage on Lovers
That Kind of Guy by Mina V. Esguerra is a story about Julie, a woman who is a “manang“, a word used to describe Filipino women who are frank and who does not readily give up herself to relationships because she knows how brutal relationships can be and how it can turn l...more
That kind of guy is Anton, buff, neat, sleek and reeks like a real player. That kind of manang is Julie, naïve, comfortable, clueless and arrows pointing to the direction of boring. So what do they have in common? At first glance, nothing. But one has to read on to understand that chemistry is not for elements only.
The characters are relatable and the scenes timely. I believed a man like Anton would exist and the uncertainties that Julie has is plausible. I know of friends who are into dating ga...more
The characters are relatable and the scenes timely. I believed a man like Anton would exist and the uncertainties that Julie has is plausible. I know of friends who are into dating ga...more
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I like That Kind of Guy.
*****
That Julie character is awful. But the story's interesting. and I think Anton has the most depth in Mina V. Esguerra's lead male characters. him being hot is just a plus. :)
I cannot understand Julie's actions. I really don't. If I was Carla (Anton's best friend), I would really, really make it a point to Anton that Julie is sooo not worth the effort. Ugh. Thank goodness I don't have friends like her.
Would you like to know what she's like? she thinks she's too good fo...more
*****
That Julie character is awful. But the story's interesting. and I think Anton has the most depth in Mina V. Esguerra's lead male characters. him being hot is just a plus. :)
I cannot understand Julie's actions. I really don't. If I was Carla (Anton's best friend), I would really, really make it a point to Anton that Julie is sooo not worth the effort. Ugh. Thank goodness I don't have friends like her.
Would you like to know what she's like? she thinks she's too good fo...more
After reading most of her books, it's clear this one fits into the Mina Esguerra mold. Her author's blurb says so - that she writes contemporary romance and YA novellas.
It was a good, quick, feel-good read. It's about a guy who's been type-casted as a player, as one who wouldn't get serious in a relationship, one who cannot and won't change. Eventually though, he found his true love, the girl who would change him.
If one can get past the YA theme, it gets you to do a rethinking on some negative...more
It was a good, quick, feel-good read. It's about a guy who's been type-casted as a player, as one who wouldn't get serious in a relationship, one who cannot and won't change. Eventually though, he found his true love, the girl who would change him.
If one can get past the YA theme, it gets you to do a rethinking on some negative...more
Julie, is indeed a good girl. She keeps a "tally" of the past girlfriends of Anton, his boyfriend aka player, who proposed to him after 11 months of being together. But then Julie, who is always insecure of herself, said no.
For girls like me, we always wish that we could turn a bad guy into a good one. But what I learned here is that men will always be "bad" in some ways or another. And what struck me the most is what Anton said to Julie. That it's not about being in the right age, it's about m...more
For girls like me, we always wish that we could turn a bad guy into a good one. But what I learned here is that men will always be "bad" in some ways or another. And what struck me the most is what Anton said to Julie. That it's not about being in the right age, it's about m...more
This is my first Esguerra book and i eventually fall in love with the cover first. But that changed when i read the book, i fell in love with the author instead. It was a very nice and very awesome romance-like book and it features a story of having boys to be serious one time after all the slutty stuffs and all the likes he has done before and a girl who eventually fall in love with him. Sounds familiar huh? But its not that, there's something you need to know :-)
Im not gonna spoil anything fro...more
Im not gonna spoil anything fro...more
Original post at One More Page
Back in college, I was friends with two girls in my org, and we were often called as the Powerpuff Girls because we were always together. Our little group was also known to be the "ate's" or the older sisters of the other younger members of the org, which was kind of why we had a kind of impression on others that we always laughed about when we were talking amongst ourselves. Privately, we call ourselves manang's (another term for older sisters in some Filipino dial...more
Back in college, I was friends with two girls in my org, and we were often called as the Powerpuff Girls because we were always together. Our little group was also known to be the "ate's" or the older sisters of the other younger members of the org, which was kind of why we had a kind of impression on others that we always laughed about when we were talking amongst ourselves. Privately, we call ourselves manang's (another term for older sisters in some Filipino dial...more
It took me quite a while to finish this.
The story had a lot of characters that I had to reacquaint myself each time they were mentioned. They weren't that memorable so they didn't stick or appeal to me very much. I have mixed feelings about the story; very little swoon factor and a lot of monologues from Julie that sometimes bored me. It only got interesting at the end when Julie had her epiphany and I get to know the reason behind Anton's proposal. I liked the author's analysis of typical cano...more
The story had a lot of characters that I had to reacquaint myself each time they were mentioned. They weren't that memorable so they didn't stick or appeal to me very much. I have mixed feelings about the story; very little swoon factor and a lot of monologues from Julie that sometimes bored me. It only got interesting at the end when Julie had her epiphany and I get to know the reason behind Anton's proposal. I liked the author's analysis of typical cano...more
Originally posted on Snapshot Inkblot Whatnot
It is not an uncommon trend on Philippine television shows and in romantic movies where the leading lady, often projected as someone who is plain-looking, will attract a bad boy type. You know the formula; boy is the appealing type with a long list of pretty and insecure girls that are now history, girl is your typical manang who still can't get over her last relationship which ended n years ago. Then the inevitable happened: boy meets girl, girl meet...more
It is not an uncommon trend on Philippine television shows and in romantic movies where the leading lady, often projected as someone who is plain-looking, will attract a bad boy type. You know the formula; boy is the appealing type with a long list of pretty and insecure girls that are now history, girl is your typical manang who still can't get over her last relationship which ended n years ago. Then the inevitable happened: boy meets girl, girl meet...more
Jul 11, 2012
Janus Vielle (The Blair Book Project)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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Chick Lit is not always a priority on my books to read, but I always make room for Summit books such as this; actually, especially when it’s Mina Esguerra’s books. They’re very easy to read and you can finish them in one sitting.
That Kind of Guy lets readers meet Julie, a girl who particularly always wants to stay on the safe side most of her life. She wants certainty when it comes to relationships. She even sometimes comes out as a pushover at work. “Meek” was what I first thought she was but...more
That Kind of Guy lets readers meet Julie, a girl who particularly always wants to stay on the safe side most of her life. She wants certainty when it comes to relationships. She even sometimes comes out as a pushover at work. “Meek” was what I first thought she was but...more
Originally posted here.
I won a copy of Mina V. Esguerra's latest, That Kind of Guy, when I joined the contest that she hosted. You can read all about it here. I enjoy reading her novels because I can relate to her characters and of course, the local setting.
Manang is a Filipino word that is roughly translated as "older sister" and is usually used as a term of respect. It's hard to define but manang is also used to describe conservative girls. My friends and I say we're manangs when we'd rather...more
I won a copy of Mina V. Esguerra's latest, That Kind of Guy, when I joined the contest that she hosted. You can read all about it here. I enjoy reading her novels because I can relate to her characters and of course, the local setting.
Manang is a Filipino word that is roughly translated as "older sister" and is usually used as a term of respect. It's hard to define but manang is also used to describe conservative girls. My friends and I say we're manangs when we'd rather...more
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
POV: Julie's (1st person)
Reading Level: New Adult
Source: Bought a signed copy.
10/16 EDIT: Finally got my signed copy!
I cannot put into words what I feel towards the book, but it does not mean this is not a good book. It is ,in fact, beyond good! It was somehow tailor-made for me and Mina did really a great job. I can totally relate to Julie and I think that is the most important thing in writing... that people can relate to it.
Like Julie, I am also not the ligawin typ...more
POV: Julie's (1st person)
Reading Level: New Adult
Source: Bought a signed copy.
10/16 EDIT: Finally got my signed copy!
I cannot put into words what I feel towards the book, but it does not mean this is not a good book. It is ,in fact, beyond good! It was somehow tailor-made for me and Mina did really a great job. I can totally relate to Julie and I think that is the most important thing in writing... that people can relate to it.
Like Julie, I am also not the ligawin typ...more
I like it enough because it made me laugh.
What I think lacking is the description of the female protagonist. After reading this, all I know is her attitude toward relationships. I didn't get a good grip of her personality. Other than her face scrunched up when she's lying, I don't know what she looks like. I guess, I'm used to characters with their facial trademarks.
The book is a nice afternoon snack. It is entertaining and funny. 3 stars.
What I think lacking is the description of the female protagonist. After reading this, all I know is her attitude toward relationships. I didn't get a good grip of her personality. Other than her face scrunched up when she's lying, I don't know what she looks like. I guess, I'm used to characters with their facial trademarks.
The book is a nice afternoon snack. It is entertaining and funny. 3 stars.
The last time I bought a Summit book was back in high school (Vince's Life) so to be able to be tempted enough to buy one again was a big deal for me!
Good read. Anton was very interesting but I felt I needed to know more about Julie and why she was acting like that. A lot of things going on so there was really no time to deal with all of it and smooth things out.
Overall, a light read.
Good read. Anton was very interesting but I felt I needed to know more about Julie and why she was acting like that. A lot of things going on so there was really no time to deal with all of it and smooth things out.
Overall, a light read.
See my review at http://girlnextcubicle.blogspot.com/2...
I loved this book so much! I really didn't want the story to end! I didn't even put it down.. I just loved it so much that I want it to be turned into a movie and I want a continuation of it, hopefully there'll be one! :) A must read if you love romance stories! It really seems that it could really happen in real life. I could relate to it and hoped I'd have a kind of similar story/life to it :) Read it please, you might just thank me for it :)
I liked this very much. Imagine a boy change for you. So sweeett. <3
Another fun, short piece of chick-lit brain candy from Esguerra. I can picture most of her books as cute romantic comedy movies, and this one is no exception.
Apr 06, 2013
Nelli Hathaway
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Mina V. Esguerra writes contemporary romance and young adult novellas. She has a bachelor's degree in Communication and a master's degree in Development Communication, put to good use in her work as trainer and content management consultant. Mina lives in Metro Manila, Philippines, with her husband and daughter.
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“Before I met him, I wondered how I could possibly fit a relationship into my life. My days felt full, of people, things, and concerns, and I wondered what I'd give up to accommodate someone new. Anton made it seem easy. He didn't take me out of my life; instead, he sort of slid into the empty spaces and made himself comfortable.”
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“This was how a manang self-destructed, probably. Not with drugs or alcohol, but cholesterol.”
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Jun 20, 2012 08:37am
I haven't reviewed this book yet.. I guess I still need time to reflect on it before I write anything.
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