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First Time for Everything
First Time for Everything | Mina V. Esguerra
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During lockdown, good friends Sabrina and Victor spent a few days together in the same apartment. She was starting a cafe; he was teaching her some of his family’s recipes. They made sandwiches, then made out, and almost had sex. At 39 years old, it would have been her first time. She panicked, fled, and did not return any of his calls or messages. That night looked like a rejection, but Victor was never mad at Sabrina about it. They’d known each other for a long time, and if anything had happened he would have failed a relationship anyway. He was already everything to everyone, from keeping the family business running, to being the reliable eldest son while the world was seemingly on fire. No time to fall in love, even with one of his favorite people. Two years later, Victor gets a call from Sabrina who asks if they could possibly try again. Which part? Everything.
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First Time for Everything | Mina V. Esguerra

“What was happening here? Love felt like a gift but she didn't know if she had room for it, where to put it, did she have to get rid of something to make space for it.“

willaful This is low-angst and low-plot--each almost trying to be lower than the other--so not really my cup of romance tea. I did enjoy reading a book set after lockdown in which people are still being careful, and the cultural immersion. (The author is Filipino, writing mainly for a Filipino audience, so nothing is explained.) And it's kind of nice that the main characters are in their early 40s and navigating love with being rather set in their ways. 6mo
willaful Read for the #URC prompt: “A book from a country you don't expect to ever visit.“ @Faranae 6mo
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