BOOK REVIEW: She’s Dating the Gangster

She’s Dating the Gangster is a book written by Bianca Bernardino that captured the hearts of many. This Filipino novel twisted love story portrays a Romeo and Juliet story that had a beautiful but sad ending.  It all started when 17-year-old Athena Dizon unwittingly plays a trick on resident heartthrob and bad boy, Kenji de los Reyes. When all of a sudden, she finds herself pretending—unwillingly at that—to be his girlfriend to make his ex jealous then came to the point that their feelings became real for each other. A conflict arise when Athena was diagnosed  non curable type of cancer that threatened her life. The end of the story Athena died and Kenji had mental breakdown ( Bernardo 3). Natalie (1) said that She’s dating the Gangster was probably one of the most heartbreaking stories that she had read so far.

MLA  In-text  Citations

Book:  Bernadino, Bianca. She’s Dating the Gangster. 1^st ed. Philippines: 2009. Print.

Online:  Bernadino, Bianca. She’s Dating the Gangster: Philippines: Wattpad Books Publisher, 2009. Wattpad.com. Web. 23 June 2011.