If I had one thing I’d complain about regarding Pinoy BL’s (Boys Love Series), is that there should be more of them! We need more stories of men falling in love with men, especially here in the Philippines. Filipino Stories of the queer community from different perspectives and walks of life should be explored further. There is no limit to story-telling may it be through movies, online series, spoken word, books, and even comics! We are just at the tip of the iceberg people!
And you know what? Precious Pages did just that! After Precious Pages launched Pride Lit, an imprint dedicated to LGBTQ-themed stories a couple of years back, it has finally released more gay titles into its collection! This is exactly what need because Filipinos are hungry for more BL content now more than ever.
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Precious Pages Got Us New Pinoy BL Books to Enjoy Reading!
Bad at Love – Jobelle Rivera
Dahil sa kagustuhan ni Blue na mag-aral sa totoong eskuwelahan at magkaro’n ng kaibigan, madali siyang nadala ng mga bagong kakilala sa pinapasukan. Kahit pa sabihing may bisyo ang mga ‘to, hindi ‘yon naging rason para iwanan niya ang mga ‘to. Pero nang tangkain siyang gahasain ng mga bagong kaibigan kahit pa sabihing pare-pareho silang lalaki nagawa niyang saktan ang mga ito-pakiramdam niya nagbago ang itsura ng mga ‘to sa paningin niya. Sa pagtakbo niya sa pinangyarihan, nakilala niya si Adam-ang lalaking hinoldap siya-pero babayaran siya kapag nagkita sila uli dahil nga ‘Mayaman raw ‘to’. Dahil sa takot, tinakbuhan niya ‘to sa pa-aakalang gagawin din nito ang gagawin sa kanya ng mga itinuring na kaibigan.
As if Us – Albert Lang
While they say that love has no boundaries, love is a journey that’s full of stops and starts, endings and beginnings. At ang mga simula at pagtatapos na ito ay masasabing mas bumilis kasabay ng takbo ng teknolohiya. Isang click, may love na. Isang click, may kapalit na.
Ngunit love na nga ba agad ang mga sandaling iyon? Totoo na ba ang mga sandaling pinagsaluhan ng dalawang katawang sinundan ng pagtibok ng kanilang mga puso, kahit sa isang iglap lang, napalitan na agad ang mga ito? Ano ang kaibahan nito sa ilang pagniniig na nauwi sa mahabang relasyon. Isa. Dalawa. Tatlong taon. Mas matagal pa. Ngunit katulad pa rin ng isang click, sa isang pitik, nawala na rin.
Marahil ay wala ngang hadlang sa kayang puntahan ng bawat pagmamahalan. Ngunit iilang kwento lang ang natapos na kasama ito sa katapusan.
Tulad ng kuwento ni Julio. Malinis ang simula. Hangad niyang, hanggang wakas ay ganun din.
Kadenang Bahaghari – John Jack G. Wigley
Mahirap matagpuan ang sarili sa mundong puno ng paghusga at diskriminasyon. At kapag nakita mo na ang sarili mo, mas mahirap pa palang tanggapin ito. Sa nobelang ito matutunghayan ang mga sanga-sangang buhay nina Willie, Renan, Ed, at Chris–apat na tauhang magkakaiba ang tinahak na landas dahil sa isang malagim na insidente na nagpabago ng kanya-kanyang buhay. Pero sa pagkakaibang iyon, kanya-kanyang buhay. Pero sa pagkakaibang iyon, napatunayan nila na pare-pareho rin sila ng hinahanap.
Para sa naghahanap. Para sa naghihintay. Para sa umaasa. Para sa pagtanggap.
Ang Lihim sa Tore ng Sinagtala – Steno Padilla
Nang maghasik yata ng kamalasan ang Diyos, sinalo lahat ni Jhustin. Una, naiinis siya sa ligaw na titik ‘H’ sa kanyang pangalan. Pangalawa, lagi siyang inaasar ng kanyang kapatid at mga kaklase dahil dito. Pangatlo, hindi naman niya masisi ang magulang na nagbigay sa kanya ng kakatwang pangalan dahil matagal nang pumanaw ang kanyang ama. Ang hindi alam ni Jhustin, ang kakaiba niyang pangalan ang maghahatid sa kanya ng kakaiba ring suwerte. Sa paborito niyang computer shop kung saan siya laging naglalaro ng online games, may makikilala siyang tao na may ligaw na titik ‘H’ din sa pangalan. Ang taong ito ang magbibigay ng bagong saysay at kabuluhan sa kanyang buhay sa munti nilang bayan. Lingid sa kanyang kaalaman, ang bago niyang kaibigan ay may itinatago palang lihim. Isang lihim na maaaring sumira sa lahat ng magagandang danas at makapagdala ng higit pang kamalasan sa kanyang buhay. Handa na kaya si Jhustin sa lihim na kanyang matutuklasan?
Undercover
Written by Sera Guzman Illustrated by Tofu Lim
Sa kanilang trabaho, buhay ang nakataya. Pero para sa bayan, gagawin nila ang lahat para maprotektahan ang kapayapaan nito. Bagong lipat ang pulis na si Jared sa istasyon kung saan naging boss niya ang guwapo pero reckless na chief inspector na si Jensen. Magkaiba man ang kanilang mga ugali, pati na ang kanilang mga paniniwala, pareho naman ang kanilang dedikasyon para sa napiling trabaho. Pero magiging magkapareho rin kaya ang kanilang mga damdamin para sa isa’t isa?
Andy is Andrei
Written by Claudine Erang Illustrated by Jana Shel
Nais makilala ni Kyle ang sikat na cosplayer na si Andy Salvador. Kaya nang maging kapitbahay ni Kyle si Andy ay ginawa niya ang lahat mapalapit lang sa kanyang iniidolo. Pero ang madalas na nakikita ni Kyle ay ang kakambal ni Andy na si Andrei. Kabaliktaran ni Andy si Andrei dahil ni hindi man lang ito ngumingiti o nakikipagkaibigan. Pero alam ni Kyle na hindi niya dapat patulan ang pagsusungit ni Andrei dahil Makakatulong ito sa pakikipaglapit niya kay Andy. Magtagumpay kaya si Kyle na makuha ang loob ni Andrei? O baka naman si Kyle ang mahulog ang loob kay Andrei?
Tagila
Written by Claudine Erang Illustrated by Peachy Balais
Hulihin ang Tagila. Iyon ang misyon ng mga sundalong kinabibilangan ni Rave. Habang nasa kasagsagan sina Rave ng paghahanap sa Tagila ay may nakasalubong silang isang grupo ng mga mangangaso. Katulad nila ay may misyon din ang mga ito at iyon ay ang paghuli at pagpatay sa Tagila. Hindi makapapayag si Rave na magtagumpay ang mga mangangaso dahil sumama si Rave sa misyong iyon hindi upang hulihin ang Tagila kundi upang iligtas ito.
Did you find a Pinoy BL Book to get Started with?
Thank you to Precious Pages for sending me this Pinoy BL Starter kit to share with everyone. I unwrapped this package like a happy little boy on Christmas Day. Let me tell you how quickly I devoured so many of these books over the long weekend because I was desperate for love stories. My lack of love life and the trauma I’ve garnered from dating has driven me to seek comfort in fiction instead. I would also like to point out that real men can never compare to men written in books. Feel free to prove wrong though… Hahaha.
At first, I thought that I would find it difficult to read books written in Tagalog, but I didn’t have trouble adjusting at all. Some of the books I was really hooked into that I almost didn’t believe how fast I was going through the pages. My favorite has got to be Bad at Love by Jobelle Rivera because I was able to deep dive into a bad boy’s head and wish I was the one he was falling for instead. I’m also enjoying As if Us by Albert Lang because your friend here loves some R18 moments, and unconventional relationships are just super interesting. The more twists and turns, the better the story gets!
Reading has become a source of comfort for me, especially when I feel trapped because of everything bad happening to our country right now. Reading books, especially books you could strongly relate to is such a great escape. It’s a totally fun adventure that can compensate for the one we just can’t physically have right now. I highly encourage you guys to go check out these books online. I’m super excited to get to reading the rest of Pinoy BL books already!
Buy Pinoy BL these books for yourselves or for your single queer friends bored and lonely in their homes. Haha. You can purchase any of these books online at the Precious eBookstore or Precious Books Shop. Precious Pages also has stores in Shopee if you want to avail discounts during the monthly sales! Enjoy reading guys and I hope you have as much gay fun as I am having! So much!!!
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I personally love Ang Lihim sa Tore ng Sinagtala. It’s my first pinoy bl book. It is very well written. I like the dark and mysterious theme of the story that touches family issues, abuse, trauma, and depression. And of course, the joy of self-discovery and falling in love is always a treat.
Started off with films and now on books, fandom is really influential yikes! So how’s the books? Do they make you romantically excited? haha
I have never heard of this series. This is definitely something my stepdaughter would love to read. I might have to order these.
I didn’t know there were BL series in the Philippines. Thought it was only a Japanese thing. Nice to see something non-Japanese in the BL world.
I love that companies and people are so open with these types of content. Before it has been an issue and lots of it is happening around. But at least now the society is slowly accepting the reality.
I hadn’t heard of this series before. I love the cover art! This is a perfect time to find a book series that you love!
Kadenang Bahaghari is the most interesting for me!
I remember when I was starting to read to mga una kong binasa. Hahaha! Andami kasi sa house namin. And good to know they are open to LGBTQ stories narin. Ang nice naman!
Na mention sa akin ng daughter ko ito and this is my second time to have read a post about Precious Pages. Will share this to her, she will like this post for sure.
Agree that the graphic designs are really good. Who would have thought it was created by a Filipino? Glad that these books cater to different interests today and looks like you enjoyed reading them!
Glad to know that reading has been of your comforting pastimes specially these days when it’s really tough to go out and socialize with people. Ako naman, I write.
Honestly, those cover pages are so nice! Who is the graphic artist?! Good cover attracts buyers talaga.
It’s great to know that there are BL-themed books that are available. I think that’s a good start towards acceptance of someone’s sexual orientation.
I have some Pride Lit books from Precious Moments as well. Reading through it keeps my mind off worries
I am so glad to see how our media is coping with the change and acceptance of someone’s sexuality openly through books and publications. I think it’s the for our country to move forward and let everyone express who they are. These books will be a big talk of the town for sure.!
pati pala mga precious pages merong BL!!! i thought sa whattpad lang and mga series/movies! im sure you are enjoying the reading time!