I have always loved rain. There’s just something in its pitter-patter on the sidewalk, the petrichor it leaves, the wistfulness it brings about.
As so, it surprised me to know that someone named Rain would hate days when her namesake falls from the sky.
And fall she does. In Fall Like Rain, a book by Ana Tejano, Rain encounters deep, brown pools she would love to drown in over and over again – in her best friend’s eyes.
Unfortunately, she isn’t quite sure if he, Mark, feels the same way about her. So she clings to him as they dance, shifting their toes in and out of the friend zone, unknowing whether to stay in line or take that dangerous step into love.
Add to that the fact that her cousin Lissa is moving in next week, and she may just have taken an interest in Mark too.
Fall Like Rain is a whirlwind of a tale, centering around a busy career woman caught between a family she doesn’t know and a good friend she knows too well.
It’s a simple enough story, but one woven in the lives of the millennials of Metro Manila. A story wherein, despite the ease of communication technology brings today, people still find it hard to share their true emotions with one another – even if they see them every day.
Peppered with the opinions of good friends, a surprisingly nice ex, and the usual flash floods, this book is a look into the relationships we have with the people around us, the food we share with our loved ones, and the uncertainties we are faced with when it comes to relationships.
Read this book to reminisce the could-bes and the what-ifs. Read this book to remember the electricity of a touch and the crush of disappointment. Read this book to recall fond memories of your family and the scent of your lola’s good cooking.
Read this book to fall like Rain.
