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Author of award-winning debut novel, "Silence". Born in Manila, Philippines on April 2, 1987, Che De Leon is an aspiring Filipino writer with a Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing degree in De La Salle University Manila. She had also taken International Studies Major in Japanese for her bachelor’s degree from the same school.

Che is a voracious reader and consumer of different types of media: fiction, non-fiction, film, comics, video games, tabletop RPGs.
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Che liked Amelia.S's review of Silence: "Che De Leon’s Silence is a lyrical and unsettling masterpiece about the cost of perfection and the power of reclaiming one’s voice. In a world where flaws are punished and conformity rules, Lily’s search for her stolen tongue becomes a haunting metap" Read more of this review »
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Che and 1 other person liked Poto's review of Silence: "Summary of review: I would read a book 2 of this. The world and the settings rules are fairly unique, with promise of more elaboration in later additions to the story. There are some questions I have about the people's biology here, because it seems l" Read more of this review »
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Che liked angelniña's review of Silence: "Silence is probably one of my most loved dark fantasy novel of 2024! I have a love and hate relationship with Lily. Sometimes, I hate her choices but most of times, I can relate to her mind however twisted it can get. And the plot twist! This book kept" Read more of this review »
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Che liked Joules Dizon's review of Silence: "I've never been a fan of sequels, satiated with stand-alones and a good cliff-hanger, but for the first time I was left asking for more. Initially, I thought of Silence as a slow-paced read where I simply follow the heroine's journey in whatever her " Read more of this review »
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