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Character Profiles
Age: Late, late, late 20s
Nationality: Filipino
Occupation: PR Specialist, Alipin Ng Mga Beauty Queens
Distinguishing Feature: Resting Bitch Face
Style: Boots-wearing, Starbucks-sipping, Red nails-flashing Rocker Chick
Favorite Saying: “Leche” and “Pakyu”
Greatest Flaw: Schemer
Best Quality: Loyal; She’s the Queen Bitch people who don’t know her love to hate. But to her small circle of friends, she’s a treasure. Only shows her weakness to a chosen few.
Backstory: Asshole strung her along for years. Spent her early 20s as the second choice of all the men she loved. Hopeless romantic turned Queen Bitch.
Age: Early 30s
Nationality: Filipino
Occupation: IT consultant for a multinational company
Distinguishing Feature: Saksakan ng gwapo; Sexy as hell
Style: Corporate Powerhouse
Favorite Saying: “ETA?” (Estimated time of arrival) He says this every time he meets Kit for coffee and his United Colors of Benetton (expats) team for meetings.
Greatest Flaw: Too serious; too formal (Since his Tuxedo Mask transformation)
Best Quality: Goal-oriented. Responsible. Good provider.
Backstory: Almost didn’t graduate because of family financial issues. Hates to be poor again.
Age: Mid 30s
Nationality: Filipino
Occupation: Corporate Trainer
Distinguishing Feature/s: Easy smile; Easy confidence
Style: Street style casual
Favorite Saying: “Nah…” and “Hey!”
Greatest Flaw: Easy-go-lucky; Playboy;
Restlessness – needs a “kick” (flirting episodes) from time to time. Commitment issues.
Best Quality: Fun-loving; Good company
Backstory: His 8-year relationship went kaput when his friend got the girl pregnant.
Reviews
“The author used a lot of strong lines that would [get] stuck in your mind for quite some time.” Over A Glass of Milk Tea Review.
“What’s good is that the protagonist is not api–apihan. She’s fierce and she’s awesome–as each and every woman should be.” Cassandra Javier, Goodreads Review
“I think most girls get all worked up on the idea of weddings and plannings , but they diss the idea of what happens after the wedding. So, being in my late twenties, I can relate.” SugarSmile Blog Review
- Friday’s 10 Happy Things v.4 (Louisechelle)
- Book Review: Before I Do by Kath Eustaquio-Derla (Louisechelle)
- Kath Eustaquio-Derla: Empowering the Modern Filipina (Lifestlyle Manila)
- That Thing Called Marriage: Before I Do (The Lipstick Geek)
- How To Write A Romance Novella In 60 Days (Krissyfied)
- Book Review: Before I Do (The Lost Diaries)
- Before I Do By: Katherine Eustaquio-Derla | Book Review (Not Your Ordinary Girl)
- MBF: No Spoiler #BeforeIDo by Kath Eustaquio-Derla | Gerilen and Jer Sons
- 9 Reasons Why Before I Do is perfect for Hugot Queens (Happy Lime Blog)
- My Favorite Before I Do Quotes (Fleeting)
- Before I Do by Kath Eustaquio-Derla (Fleeting)
- Book Review: Before I Do (Team Pat Lou)
- Book Review: Before I Do Book Review: Before I Do (The Bargain Doll)
- Before I Do By Kath C. Eustaquio-Derla (Gen-Zel)
- MBF: Bare it All! #BeforeIDo by Kath Eustaquio-Derla
- Before I Do Review (Bookbed.org)