Nang malaman ni Klare na hindi siya tunay na anak ng kanyang kinilalang ama, nag bago ang ikot ng kanyang mundo. She's torn between her love for her family and her desire to seek for the fragments of her real identity. Sa kalagitnaan ng lahat ng ito, pilit din siyang binabalikan ng mga alaala ng nakaraan. Her past is haunting her. But she knew it is impossible to turn back the time. Pinanindigan niya ang mga nagawang desisyon noon at tanggap niyang may mga tao na dumadadaan lang ngunit hindi nagtatagal. Ngunit paano naman ang mga umaalis at magbabalik?
Sa pagbabalik ba ng kanyang minamahal matitibag ang kanyang mga paniniwala at desisyon? How will she handle him now that he's back? Will she fight now? Now that he's returned?
Jonahmae Pacala (publishing as Jonaxx) was never fond of reading longnovels during her elementary years but found a deep connection with sshort sad stories. She discovered her flair for writing at the early age of ten. What was once a hobby has now grown into a passion for writing online.
I love this book! Reminds me of when I was so heartbroken abt Gat. Jose Rizal's first love which was his cousin. Take precautions though! Other ppl doesn't like this book and I totally understand that.
4. First time reading the trilogy, my favorite was book 1. Dahil siguro sa pakiramdam ko mas pinakomplikado sa book 2. After few months, nung nag-ri read ulit ako, book 3 na. After several re-readings book 2 na talaga favorite ko. Siguro na rin dahil sa version 2.0 na yung relationship ng Klarijah dito, mas official na sila. Tumaas yung level ng kilig at mas maraming romantic scenes na sila as a couple.
5. Nakakatuwa yung unti-unting pagtanggap isa-isa ng mga pinsan nila sa kanila. Nakakatuwa rin yung mga hints sa love life nila Damon, Erin, Azi, at Claudette. Nag-enjoy ako sa mga pahapyaw na scenes sa mga side characters. Nakakamiss din yung mga foam parties, basket ball tournament, beer pongs, bachelor’s party, tsaka Davao and Camiguin escapades. Ang ganda ng details sa bawat scenes lalo na sa settings, character’s motivation, tsaka dialogues. Ang daming nakakatawang scene (lalo na pag nandyan si Azi), tsaka yung drama hindi tulad ng madalas na napapanood sa tv or nababasa madalas sa romance genre, yung drama dito hindi nakaka-frustrate to the point na gusto mo ng patayin yung mga main leads. Yung drama dito is yung good kind of pain na magpapakamasokista ka na lang kasi napaka-heart warming nung feeling after mong iyakan yung isang scene.
Obviously, ginagawa ko ngayon, 12:08 MN, April 5, 2015, ang feeling review na ‘to para sa obra ni ate Jonahmae Pacala, known as Jonaxx of Creative Corner and Wattpad.
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Ang nagtulak sa akin para gaw'in ang review na ito ay dahil sa aking feels. Yes, you've read it right: feels. Hindi ko kasi alam kung paano ie-express ang sarili ko para iparating sa iba ang feels ko after kong mabasa ang trilogy sa loob ng tatlong araw. I don't know how to express these feels in a right way, walang kulang, 'yung sapat, sakto lang, at sabog lahat. Yet, alam ko rin naman sa sarili kong hindi mawawala ang mga ito dahil sobra akong nagandahan at natuwa sa daloy ng kuwento.
Everything's fresh like no one can change it. The flow, the characters, the setting... Everything. Everything's still fresh. Hindi mawala-wala sa isip ko ang flow ng story, ang pagnuod ng lahat na lumaki ang Montefalco cousins bilang magpipinsan, sa part na may nagkagustuhan, maraming umayaw dahil incest, may nagsakripisyo, may umalis para matahimik ang lahat, ang may malamang anak sa labas, sa pagnais na maibalik ang lahat, sa pagtulak sa desisyong nagawa at harapin ang kasalukuyan, sa pagpapalit ng apelyido, sa paghiwalay sa nakasanayan, sa pagpipili ng sarili sa pamilyang talagang kinabibilangan niya, sa muling pagbabalik na siya'ng may nobya na, sa muling panunuyo, sa pagkakabalikan, selosan, sa pagiging matapang, sa pagpili na sa taong mahal, sa pagiging handa sa lahat, sa pagiging matapang, sa pagharap sa mga taong may ayaw sa kanila, sa muling pagsasakripisyo, sa maling akala, sa pagkakaayos na muling humanton sa gulo, at sa kahulihan na sila parin talaga hanggang dulo;
Ang mga Montefalcos especially ang kagandahang ng pamilya nila - si Erin Louisse na totoo at straightforward at napakataas ng pride na kung saan e nagiging bitch siya na kinaiinisan ng lahat, si Chanel na nakakasundo ni Erin palagi ngunit nakakaintindi rin naman, si Josiah Travis na aakalain mong inosente pero daig ag kaplayboy-an ni Azi my loves, si Azrael Ian III na loko-loko't disgusting magsalita at kumilos in real life pero sobrang kyot kung tignan ang mga lines, si Knoxx na minsan ko lang mahagilap dahil sobrang busy sa business nila, si Claudette Jamila na pwede kong makasundo dahil sa KPOP pero hindi sa anime at 'yung mga mata niyang nagiging mala-pusa, si Damon na may Eba Ferrer at may cute na anak na si Xian, si Rafael Douglas na sobrang hot at 'di ako mapansin dahil nalululong siguro kay Tasha, si Charles na crush na crush ko dahil ang perfect tignan, si Klare na sobra kong minahal dahil sa pagiging halos perpektong babae dahil na sa kanya na ang lahat, si Justin na minsan ko lang mahagilap, si Yasmin na minsan ay naiintribidahan ako dahil sa pagiging careless niya sa t'wing may conflict at madalas ay pangunguna sa desisyon ng characters kahit na alam kong ate siya at kailangang lang alagaan ang kapatid, lastly sa magpipinsan, Elijah Riley na sobra kong kinaaadikan ngayon dahil sa personality niyang almost perfect [!!!!!] yet sometimes he didn't deserve Klare because Klare deserved the best at sa mga pinaggagawa niya noong bata pa siya, sa mga magulang nina Erin, Chanel, at Josiah na sina tito Benedict at tita Liezl, magulang nina Azi, Knoxx, at Claudette na sina tito Azrael Ian Jr. at tita Claudine, magulang nina Damon at Rafael na sina tito Stephen at tita Dana, magulang nina Charles at Klare na sina tito Lorenzo at tita Helena, at sa mga magulang nina Elijah, Yasmin, at Justin na sina tito Exel at tita Beatrice.
Tys - ang pagiging protective ng Ty brothers, Pierre at Hendrix, sa kanilang shobe na si Klare, pagiging totoo ni tita Marichelle, at ang pagiging sabik sa anak at mapagmahal na ama ni tito Ricardo, si Ama na hadlang sa mga kagustuhan ni Klare, ang mga pinsan ni Klare na impokrita especially Faina and Trixie, ang kahit papaano na kinakausap si Klare na si Cristine kahit ayaw nito sa kanya, ang mga impokrita ring tiyahin ni Klare na sina tita Luisa at tita ASDNKASHDKANAKALIMUTANKONAMEHAHAHA, at ang walang koneksyon ang apelyidong Chiong sa Ty pero apo ni Ama na si Selena the-bitch-na-sobrang-despereda-at-never-knew-na-magiging-bitch-dahil-nice-girl-daw, sa mga Cos nadamay dahil kay Ama na si Gavin, Angkong, and such.
Sa mga kaibigan nina Erin, Klare, at Chanel na sina Hannah, Liza at Julia. Ang mga Sarmiento na sina Eion at Silver. Ang nadamay na si Seymour. Ang mga nilandi ng Montefalco boys (not including Charles) (mga nabanggit lang but not sure kung lahat ba e nabanggit) na sina Alyssa, Andrea, Stephanie and such; the setting na sa Cagayan De Oro na ngayon ay gusting-gusto kong pagbakasyunan para makita at maging klaro sa isipan ko ang tamang setting ng story sa tuwing nagpaparty, gumagala, nagdedate at marami pang activities ng mga Montefalcos na mahilig sa party.
Everything. Everything's totally fresh.
Actually, I haven't found KlarIjah's story incest. From the very beginning, alam ko na sa sarili ko na may mangyayari. Alam kong may maayos. Alam kong kahit ano man ang mangyari, sila pa rin talaga. Okay na okay, bet na bet, pak na pak, ako sa plot ng story. No problem. Everything's perfect.
Queen J, this trilogy changed my beliefs. Hindi sa way ng pagtingin sa mga pinsan romantically, pero sa idea ng pagkakaroon ng isang mabuti at masayang pamilya. Example: Montefalcos. Bilib na bilib kasi ako sa katatagan nila, bonds, at closeness. Para bang, gusto ko rin siyang iapply sa pamilyang mayroon ako right now. Gusto kong iapply ito dahil katulad nga ng mga binabanggit ni Klare sa kanyang POV, we can't change what's in the past, all we have to do is to face the present. Na habang nabubuhay pa, dapat ay maganda at maayos ang magiging desisyon mo para sa kalalabasan nito sa future. Because life is short. We have to cherish every moment. I've learnt na dapat ay palagi nating inuuna ang pamilya natin. Dahil sa bawat circumstances na dumadating sa buhay natin, sila ang palaging nasa tabi natin at ang susuporta sa atin.
I've learnt how to value our family more. And it's all because of Montefalcos.
Habang binabasa ko ang story, minsang sumagi sa isip ko na sana belong ako sa pamilya nila. I don't know but I envy their family. Hahaha! Well, I envy them. Montefalcos almost have everything. May mga prinsipyo, may mga pinaninindigan. They treasure and cherish the ones they love. Ayaw nilang may titibag sa pamilya nila because one thing is for sure: they love their family.
Queen J, hindi niyo lang ako tinuruan na maniwala sa love. Hindi niyo lang ako tinuruan na pahalagahan pa lalo ang pamilya. Tinuruan niyo rin po akong pumasok sa mundo ng fashion. Hahaha! The boy and girl characters' style, attire, clothing and such thought me na hindi lang undergarments, t-shirt, shorts, at pantalon ang mayroon sa mundo para suotin. Hahaha! I hope this makes sense dahil may sense talaga siya sa akin. XD And lastly, kahit papaano, naibsan ng story ang pagiging ignorante ko.
The story's written in Filipino at minsan ay may English. Kaya ako natutuwa sa writing style dahil kaunti lang ang alam ko sa Filipino. Not that mas marami ang alam ko sa English, pero ang paggamit ng mga salita sa mga pagtawag ng galaw ng isang tao. Nalilito pa nga ako kung ano ang halukipkip, ang pinagkaiba ng ngiti at ngisi, ang singhap at tikhim, mariin at marahan. I don't know... Pilipinong-Pilipino ako pero ako itong wala gaanong alam sa mga tawag sa bagay-bagay. But like what I've said, the story just thought me everything. Natuto ako, sobra.
Queen J. I can say na hindi pa ito lahat ang gusto kong sabihin. But now, I'm out of words. Kahit papaano, naibsan ang feels ko. Hahaha! Natatawa nalang ako sa sarili ko kasi alam ko sa sarili ko na kahit kailan, hindi mawawala ang sobra-sobrang feels ko sa Until Trilogy. I hope ate Jonah, the story will be published soooooon. 'Yung tipong mala-English novel. Bakit po?
I know I’ve made a pact to myself not to read any books while having my vacation eh? Oh well, sorry. I guess I wasn’t that strong enough to fight the urge to read the second book especially after reading the ending of the first book eh?
As a recollection, the second book continue right after what the first book left of. I was even happy because my guess this time happened. Oh well, not entirely all but at least right? Haha, this is it. I now have a future to become a seer haha lol.
This story started to talk about what happened two years after Klare found out that she was not a true blood Montefalco. That could have been a good news eh? But it’s already too late because she already pushed Elijah away. And also, this was hard because she love her Montefalco family so much.
At first chapter, it was said that Klare already changed her name to Ty. It wasn’t explained earlier in the book and I thought it wouldn’t be covered or will be mentioned. But as usual, I was wrong again. I guess my chance to become a seer is just 1% eh? Haay jonaxx, you always make all your story so great that it’s hard for me to guess what will happen next.
So yeah, after a few more chapters, the reason behind Klare changing her last name to Ty was explained and it was so heartbreaking. It wasn’t about Elijah but it all because of her family. Huhu.
So yeah, Klare lived together with her biological father, two half brothers (Hendrix and Pierre), and the wife of her father. Surprisingly, the wife of her father isn’t a bitch. I know it could have been difficult, but I salute the wife. She may not be that close to Klare but at least she wasn’t that cruel eh?
For two years, Klare’s life revolve between her two families, Montefalco and Ty. She got to know more about her half brothers who always protect and love her so much. Oh Klare, I’m so jealous. But also, her relationship with her Montefalco “cousins” we’re tainted especially the girls, and Erin would be the first in the list. Though, Claudette will always be by her side.
Klare want to spend her vacation with her mom and her brother Charles and her biological father approved it. And obviously, Hendrick and Pierre accompany her. But then her parents are going to Singapore for 1 week so they decided to spend their vacation at the beach while waiting for them to come back. But while enjoying their vacation, her Montefalco cousins were also in the same place. And Elijah was having his welcome party. And guess what? They’’re together with her girlfriend. What dah, right? Right then and there, I wanna cry..as in sob and wail!
There’s a lot of changes to Klare one of those is that she knows how to skate and surf. I know what you’re thinking, haha skater girl. During their vacation, Elijah and Klare were able to talk, on Elijah’s request of course. So yeah, he said he wanted to be her friend. But is there a friend who stares like that? Hmmmm..I smell something fishy really.
Klare for sure is still in love with Elijah, I’m not sure with Elijah but I think he still love her. So yeah, Klare is still attending any family gathering with the Montefalcos so obviously, she was able to meet Selena, Elijah’s girlfriend. And mind you guys, I really want to pull her hair..haha, bitter much eh?
On a fair side, Selena seems like a nice girl. But dang! Yung mga birit niya te, nakakagigil. Flirt! Haha. OK, I’ll stop right there for I might not be able to finish this review because of my dislike for her character.
It all happened so fast that I don’t know how to elaborate. So I’ll just skip and tell you the juicy part eh? Haha. Well, obviously, Klare and Elijah get back together. And still in secrecy. This is really so frustrating. Well, what’s love without a little hardship eh? But this is not just a “little” hardship, it’s all those little hardships you can have, combined. But what’s great this time is that Klare will going to fight her love for Elijah, whether their family will approve it or not.
Erin is still Erin, she’s still against Elijah and Klare which seems like it’s only Azi and Claudette who approves. Me against the world ang peg eh? Good thing that her two brothers are they’re always so supportive of her, though it’s not yet confirmed that they approve with her relationship with Elijah.
Just as expected, the “face with all Montefalco part two” happened. And this time, Karle fought for Elijah. It’s really a heartbreaking scene for me. I cried. I really did cried not just once but more than once.
I don’t want to elaborate more for it might become a total summary of the story, and I don’t want to spoil you more haha.
For the characters, I really really appreciate the Montefalco cousins. Though I admit that I almost want to poison them all, excluding Claudette and Azi(haha, I’m excluding him because he’s my favorite of all Montefalco guys haha) because they always blame Klare. Can’t they see Klare’s side?! But in the end, I was really amazed with their love for her. I don’t want to talk about that, just read for yourself eh?
And the Ty brothers…my oh my! I’m never a fan of chinitos but dang! I can’t help but admire these two. You really got to read this book and find out how hot (haha, hot and gwapo chinitos and not just cute) and so adorable these two are.
For Elijah. Dang! Where can I found someone like you? (Singing someone like you by Adele haha) Dang Klare! Haba ng hair mo te. Elijah is still as hot and he love Klare very very much. Omg! As in omg! Haha. You really need to read this book.
And Mr. Ty, well, he’s probably the father that I would really want to have. He’s so protective yet so understandable including his wife ofcouse.
I really can’t contain myself right now because obviously, I’m so happy of the outcome of their story. And I bet this is harder not to read the third book right NOW, than its first. I am really looking forward to it and I really do hope this time, they can finally have their happily ever after.
Elijah's back in Cagayan de Oro and Klare now is with Tys. There's been a 2-year time skip. I just hate that after all the sufferings Klare had experienced, it will all be back to square one. I don't know how Elijah's doing for the past 2 years because the story is in Klare's POV. I know he also suffered that much. A lot has happened and I'm getting overwhelmed with my emotions. The scene where the Montefalcos gathered to talk about Klare and Elijah's actions and relationship is so heavy for me. The way Klare spoke her thoughts out and her emotions, fuck. I just want to curse Tito Axcel. They didn't see what Klare went through just to save the family's name before. Also, the disgrace his father got just because of Klare having still the name Montefalco attached to her name. Elijah's action of leaving his wallet and phone as if abandoning his family for Klare is heartbreaking. The scene also where the Montefalco cousins went to Davao for Klare and Elijah is so damn sweet and warm. I can see that despite everything, they still care and love both of them.
Overall, the emotion is intense in this one and it's just that I want to see Elijah's POV. I love how the story went. I just don't like the first half because it's too slow and stretched out for me while the last half was rushed and so much had happened in just a snap.
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Spent my night reading this. Naawa ako sa dinanas na hirap ni Klare from her families. And I salute her for being so brave, even though she’s breaking inside. I’m always drawn to Jonaxx’s stories ever since I started reading her first one, but Until Trilogy became my favorite. Yung love ni Elijah towards Klare is so intense, but yeah, he’ll do anything just to be with her. And What they have isn’t incest, knowing that Klare’s not related to the Montefalcos by blood. It’s the notion that nakilala sila ng ibang tao na magpinsan that’s why their families are adamant to break them up. I cried while reading this. And palagi akong natatawa sa mga scenes ni Azi (hopefully he’ll have his story soon). And yung pag mamahal at pag protekta ng mga Ty kay Klare, lalo na nina Hendrix at Pierre, I admired that. I couldn’t believe na maho-hook ulit ako sa Tagalog novels, but Jonaxx made me read these again, and it felt so good. Now, I know the reason kung bakit bukambibig ng iba ang Until Trilogy, these books are reall worth reading all over again. 💙
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In this part, my goodness, my patience with the Montefalcos & Ty’s are being tested. You can only say "Disappointed but not surprised." Just kidding, haha. I love these three Ty siblings so much, I would fight for you (just kidding). But honestly, I love all of their character development. I don't know if it's here or in book 3, but yup! I really believe this entire trilogy is only for open-minded readers, ig. 3.3 !
If you recently just found Jonaxx, I would highly recommend for you to start with this trilogy. These stories made me her ultimate reader. I wish I could read this again for the first time though it thus feel like the very first every time I read this.
Ito pa isang nakakaiyak. Nakakakilig pa rin 'tapos nakakainis lalo na 'yong relatives ni Klare sa Ty side. Naiintindihan kong ayaw nila sa kasalanan ng nanay at tatay niya pero wala namang kasalanan si Klare. Hays
One of my fave book from Jonaxx! Elijah and Klare's relationship is so tense and full of suspense and I can't help but fall in love with their bond. Absolutely fantastic main characters! Waiting for an Elijah or Klare to manifest into my life, sighhhh.