Saving My First Kiss: Why I’m Keeping Confetti in my Closet — Lisa Velthouse

By default, Lisa used to be a “party of one”…

Until she decided to hole up a bunch of party supplies in her closet, all set to pop off the moment Prince Charming brushes her chaste lips.

But sitting outside the fence watching as others muck around isn’t really as easy as it seems.

What if waiting takes forever?

Lisa Velthouse, in this slender assemblage of counsels and guidelines, introduces middle-of-the-road pickles for adolescents and young adults alike, determined to be of assistance to them, to be proof against already adapted worldly exploits. Lisa however did not tackle such issues with imprudence; she, on the other hand, broached specific topics in a fun, lightweight kind of way— further pillared by personal experiences. It’s neither just your usual self-help handbooks which only address shallow and apparent dilemmas, nor your typical Christian booklets entrenched with intensely religious themes. But it is also a journal of sorts—Lisa’s instructions and advices stemmed from her own blunders, misjudgments, and emotional and spiritual deliberations.

Though slim in pages and large in texts, it occurred to me that I mustn’t rush wolfing down Lisa’s wise words. Instead, it must be nibbled bit by bit so as to gratifyingly savor the whole lot. It actually took me a fortnight to eventually slam the book shut.

Featuring recognized Christian figures like C.S. Lewis and other Christian voices, this book doesn’t stop short with moral values to accentuate and give backing into. Add to that the carefully-selected Bible verses that intently expound such values.

Overall, this book gleams in comparison to other works that I have read, not because it is intellectually challenging, has the most beautiful prose, the synchronized flow of narration, nor the apt characterization—but because I just love the words, the messages the author’s trying to convey.

 

Rating: ★★★★★

March and April Awesome Book Finds

Because I borrow a lot of books lately, my weekly trips to book sales/bazaars has curbed down into a monthly basis; hence, my book finds are dwindling to almost zero. Nevertheless, I still have three amazing book finds for the months of March and April. Here they are:

1. The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma; published in 2008 by Atria Books; paperback; 656 pages; for only 160php on Booksale.

2. Po-on (Rosales Saga, #1) by F. Sionil Jose; published in 1993 by Solidaridad Publishing House; paperback; 231 pages; for only 150php on National Book Store.

3. Saving My First Kiss: Why I’m Keeping Confetti in my Closet by Lisa Velthouse; published in 2011 by OMF Literature Inc.; paperback; 193 pages; for only 170php on Philippine Christian Bookstore.

So far, I have only read #2 as it has been our March discussion in the Pinoy Reads Pinoy Books in Goodreads, #3’s still in the process, while #1’s stashed for later read.

So there you have it, another dose of charms for my reading repository!