E-Books or Electronic Books arose nowadays together with the growing modern technology. It consists o stories professionally or amateur written stories distributed through smartphones and personal laptops/computer or even tablets. E-books can also be an alternative for paperback books or even had a e-book version itself.
It is widely spread and trend in teenagers nowadays. Even some of the teenagers nowadays. Even some teenagers wrote stories and publish it through e-books or through the free-read/write website--Wattpad.
Even myself I got hooked or "silly over" this emerging e-books particularly on Wattpad. In two months time frame, I finished almost 30 stories in Wattpad. I'm pretty bored when our summer break got on so I read a lot and tried Wattpad since I didn't have some new paperbacks that time.
I'm also fond in reading paperbacks however, I can't fully do it because I can't buy paperback immediately, I needed to save money first before I can buy. However, I do also have a few books like Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L James, The Notebook and A Walk To Remember both written by Nicholas Sparks, Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth, John Green books, and The Alchemist and The Fifth Mountain by Paulo Coelho.
Some people like e-books, some don't but for me, YES, I do like it especially Wattpad. I like it because of its stories and it gives you the chance to write your own story and be discovered through your writings. Some of the Filipinos were attested to this or even some foreign ones however, I'm not familiar with the foreign ones.
Some also complain that when they read e-books, their eyes hurts and they got headaches, and of course, it is and it will to some. But it's the story that urges me to read even if I have a headache. Even my best friend before when she uses computer, her eyes always hurt but when she got hooked to Wattpad, her eyes hurt whenever she can't read. Hahaha.
In E-books, I learned more about love and a little bit of life because when I read paperbacks, it's more on real life situations or specifically in life. In paperbacks, I get more optimistic about life, I got so much lessons while in e-books, I learned how to handle love and mix it life.
Here are some of my favorite stories in Wattpad: (all Tagalog-English)
- Let Me Be The One by mimyhtot - It is already out in bookstores nationwide. Published by VIVA-PSICOM. This is my first wattpad story that I ever finished. I cried a lot when I read this especially in the last part. Worth crying for. :)
- The Payment of Her Debt by LionQueen27 - This is a general fiction and romance story in Wattpad. I really want to share the story of it but I'm avoiding spoiler alerts so it's better to buy its print that is available in all bookstores nationwide. :)
This is very funny because of the protagonists and the mind blowing plot twist is very good. Nice book to read! :)
- My Bodyguard by DisenchantedNow - This is so nice and kilig! A general fiction and romance story again. I love how the story's climax and twists. I also cried in this story, it is so heartbreaking but I assure you it has a happy ending. :) . Click here to read My Bodyguard
- Mr. Maniac Meets Ms. Pervert by JustChin - I should already hate this story because of so much struggle in the story but I just can't. This is so nice and I can say that in this story, I learned about true love. No giving up no matter what. It also has the same genre from the stories above and has been published already. If you're worrying about the title, don't worry. It's not worst just like what you think. ;) Click here to read Mr. Maniac Meets Ms. Pervert.
- The New Boss is My Husband by purplenayi - This story is super duper cute and heart warming! I like how the author twisted the fixed marriage of the protagonists in this story. It's already published and the cover is so cute however, I can't get a picture of it. Sigh. But anyway, it's worth to read! :) Click here to read The New Boss Is My Husband.
- We Meet Again, Wife? by ForeverCeCee - This story has just too much feels and the protagonists are so hot! I love it so much and I love also the twists in the story. It has so many surprises every chapter. Nice story to read. :) Click here to read We Meet Again, Wife?.
- Mapapansin Kaya by Jonaxx - I read this because I got too curious. This is very popular like seriously. One of my friends even said where I have gone that I didn't know and haven't read this story. So, I read this and I can already attest why people love this story. Of course, who would not love 'Wade Sexy Rivas' of Going South band in the story. *insert screaming fans here*
- Chase and Hearts by Jonaxx - My second book finished written by Jonaxx. This is so cool and mind blowing. Hahaha. It's just like Fifty Shade of Grey however, no bed scenes as far as I can say about the story. It's good to read and PS: the boy protagonist's name is really CHASE. ;) Click here to read Chase and Hearts.
- Secretly Married by forgottenglimmer - My second book to finish after Let Me Be The One. Also, the first book where my bestfriend and I fangirled like seriously. This story is so cute and funny! I like the twists and so thrill because of the protagonists and antagonists. You're mind will really go silly over the mind blowing scenes and lines. Worth to read! It's already published and soon to be a motion picture! So excited about it and already planned to watch it with my best friend.
I don't have any print copies of the published stories from Wattpad and I'm kinda sad about it. Haha. And in some point, I don't like the print version because it's already edited and short and I wanted to read fully the story to know the start and the finish of it. The stories that don't have links are again, already published and because its publisher put the stories down so you can't read it on Wattpad anymore. Luckily, some are not so you can still read those stories. :)
As you can observed, I have only few favorites because seriously, I'm a choosy reader. I don't really like stories that are struggle or so drama. I can handle slight dramas to spice up the story but some (not generalizing) prolongs the drama. The love and thrill of the story lose its sense but that's just for my opinion. I like to read married stories like fixed marriages and married-life stories because it's very cute and nice then if the couple will break up, I know in the end of the story, they will be back together--in most of the times in the stories especially what I have read. Haha
Reading isn't bad. In fact, reading teaches you lessons before you experience it. You touch and live another lives just by reading. It gives you more idea of the world more than you imagine it.
In my library now, I do only have stories written by an author. Yes, one author only. I'll put my library list on the next post! Thank you for reading! :) x
Promote:
Check my story on Wattpad entitled BEASTFRIEND. A romance, general fiction, and non-teen fiction story and a tagalog-english story. Please read, vote, and comment for feedback. Thank you! Click here to read BEASTFRIEND.
Check my story on Wattpad entitled BEASTFRIEND. A romance, general fiction, and non-teen fiction story and a tagalog-english story. Please read, vote, and comment for feedback. Thank you! Click here to read BEASTFRIEND.