Ang librong “I Love You Since 1892” ay nailimbag noong April 27, 2017 sa

mundo ng Wattpad na isang social storytelling platform. Ito ay isinulat ng isa

sa mga tanyag na manunulat sa Wattpad ngayon na kilala sa tawag na
Binibining Mia. Siya rin ang nagsulat ng karugtong nitong libro na
pinamamagatang “Our Asymptotic Love Story”. Naging pang- apat ang I Love
You Since 1892 sa adventure at nangunguna naman ito sa classic. Kaya
naman ay sulit na sulit na basahin ang istoryang ito dahil ito ay ipinaghalong
historikal at piksyon na kung saan ay malaya kang makapaglakbay at balik–
tanaw sa nakaraan.

          Ang storyang I Love You Since 1892 ay nakaikot sa dalawang

pangunahing karakter na sina Carmela at Juanito. Si Carmela Isabella ay
isang spoiled brat na ang pananaw sa pag- ibig ay nag- iba ng dahil sa mga
nangyayari sa kanyang nakaraan. Subalit, ang lahat ng ito ay nagbago simula
noong nag- iba ang realidad. Bigla na lang siyang napunta sa nakaraan, sa
taong 1892. Nakadiskubre siya na mayroong isang babae na nakatira sa
panahong ito na kamukhang- kamukha niya na nagngangalang Carmelita
Montecarlos, ang nakababatang kapatid ng kanayang lola sa tuhod. Upang
makabalik siya sa taong 2016, kailangan niyang mabago ang mapait na
tadhana nina Carmelita at Juanito na naging kahihinatnan ng dalawa, dahil sa
lubos nilang pagmamahalan. Di kalaunan ay nahulog rin ang loob ni Carmela
kay Juanito kahit na nabuhay sa sila sa magkaibang panahon.

          Nang matapos kong basahin ang libro, masasabi kong bukod sa
napakaganda ng istorya nito ay bukod- tangi rin ito. Habang binabasa ko ito
ay naramdaman kong ako ay naglakbay sa nakaraan at nakakapagkilala ng
mga taong nabuhay doon. Ang pagkakasunod- sunod ng mga pangyayari sa
kwento ay organisado mula sa simula hanggang sa wakas. Ang simula ng
kwento ay malayang ipinapakita ang uri ng pamumuhay at mga naging
karanasan ni Carmela na kung paano ito nakakaapekto  sa kung sino siya sa
kasalukuyan. Halimbawa ay ipinahayag sa simula pa lang kung gaano
nagbago ang buhay ng kanyang pamilya magmula  noong namatay ang
kanyang ina noong bata pa lamang siya, dahil sa panganganak nito sa
kanyang nakababatang kapatid sa ospital. Sa mga oras na iyon, siya ay
naiwan sa kanilang bahay kasama ang kanilang katulong at ang isa pa nyang
kapatid. Ang di maipaliwanag na kanyang nararamdaman bago pa man
mamatay ang kanyang ina ay isang clue na ibiginigay ng may- akda upang
magkaroon ng ideya ang mga mambabasa sa susunod na mangyayari sa
kwento.
          Sa kwento, may mga sense rin na bibisitahin nila ang bahay ng
kanyang lola na matatgpuan sa San Alfonso. Ang kanyang lola na si Lola
Carmina ay hiniling na sa kanyang bahay ipagduwang ang kaarawan ni
Carmela. Nang sila ay dumating sa bahay, nakutuban ni Carmela na may
kakaiba sa kanyang Lola Carmina. Ito ang isa sa mga scenes ng kwento na
nagwagi ang may- akda na gawing mysteryoso at kapanapanabik ang
kwento. Ang mga mambabasa ay wala talagang ideya kung anong susunog
na mangyayari sa istorya, kung kaya ay ang kailangan lamang nilang gawin
ay maghintay kung kalian ibubunyag ng may-akda ang mga pangyayari. Isa
pang misteryo sa kwento ay pagkakapareho nina Carrmela at Carmelita ng
mukha at ang matandang babae na nakakasalubong ni Carmela sa silid-
aklatan. Kahit na maraming mga ideya ang pumapasok sa isip ng mga
mambabasa, hindi pa rin nila makukuha kung ano ang laman sa malikhaing
pag- iisip ng may- akda. Talaga namang napakamalikhain ng pagkakabuo ng
kanyang mga salita sa kwento na nakakapagpalawak ng imahinasyon ng mga
mambabasa na para bang sila ay naglalakbay galing sa kasalukuyang
panahon patungo sa nakaraan.

          Bilang kabuuan, ang libro ay sulit basahin sapagkat hindi lang ito
tungkol sa pag- ibig kundi ay tumuturo rin ito ng magandang leksyon tungkol
sa pagkakaroon ng magandang pag- uugali. Para sa isang taong nanggaling
sa kasalukuyang panahon, napakasarap sa feeling na balikan at buhaying
muli ang nakaraan. Ito rin ang dahilang upang maging bukod- tangi ang libro
sa ibang istorya. Habang nagbabasa ka naman nito ay binibigyan ka nito ng
napaka- adventurous na karanasan. Bilang estudyante, nakakatulong ang
kwento upang mabigyan nating ng halaga ang kagandahan at yaman ng ating
kultura noon na kung saan ay kadalasan sa mga henerasyon ngayon ay
nakalimutang gawin.
I Love You Since 1892 or imply known as ILYS1892 is a Filipino Wattpad story written by
Undeniably Gorgeous. ILYS1892 is a historical fiction that tells the adventurous tragic love story
of Juanito Alfonso and Carmela Montecarlos.

I Love You Since 1892 was all about a spoiled brat girl from the future named Carmela Isabella
from the rich hierarchy of Montecarlos . Little did she know, after she visited her grandmother
Carmina in their blood line’s mansion, she found out that she had her Great Grandmother who
looks exactly like her which is Carmelita Montecarlos. Carmelita Montecarlos was the youngest
sibling of their late Great Grandmother back to the old days. According to her grandmother
Carmina, their late great grandmother died in an awful way. She drowned herself in the pond
because of it’s miserable love affair with one of the richest person in their town named Juanito
Alfonso, because during at their wedding day, he was shot by an unknown gunman. After finding
out about the story of her late grand mother, her youthful journey starts to become historically
magical.

ILYS1892 is totally one of my favorite stories in Wattpad. Despite of its cliché story, the author
still managed to have lots of plot twists which made me in love with the whole book. I also love
the growth of each characters in the story especially Carmela Isabella. What I also love about the
book, is it’s historical fiction that’s why the author keeps on feeding the readers historical events
that happened in our country which was sometimes not taught in our school. Choosing the
historical fiction genre was a great move for her because as a reader, I love reading books that
tackles historical events from the past.

As the story goes, it made us realized that love has no boundary. No matter how hard the
situation is, if you really love someone, you will fight for them no matter how much it cost you,
be it your life or not. Loving someone to the point that you don’t want to lose them is a really
hard situation when destiny is against you. This story is truly a tearjerker because of its lots of
shocking and breaking events. I wish they could publish an English version of this story so other
people especially in foreign countries were able to read this amazing story.

If you want to read a magical and tragic love story, I highly recommend everyone to read this.
It’s worth reading! Thank you and God Bless!!!
"I Love You Since 1892" awarded as ABS-CBN
Books' 2019 Book of the Year
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Binibining Mia recently announced her latest novel, “Thy Love: Ang Unang Pagtatagpo,” also published by
ABS-CBN Books.
 Author launches new book “Thy Love”

Best-selling novel “I Love You Since 1892” was awarded Book of the Year – Fiction by ABS-CBN
Books in a virtual writers’ event attended by Project Foreword mentors Ricky Lee, Ardy Roberto, and
Makiwander. The award was presented to the book’s author, Binibining Mia, who was recognized for
“dominating the NBS bestseller lists and breathing a new life to the genre of historical fiction in the
Philippine setting.”  

The book tells the story of Carmela, a girl from 2016 who gets sent back to the year 1892 and falls in
love with Juanito, a doctor-to-be and son of a powerful gobernadorcillo. The printed series which
spans five volumes has since sold more than 210,000 copies, including three spinoff books and a
collector’s box set. 

Binibining Mia was presented with a special Lilianna Manahan-designed trophy for Book of the Year,
as well as another trophy for “Game Changer of the Year” co-presented by the LCS Group of
Companies.

“’I Love You Since 1892’ opened many opportunities in my life. I had no idea if I could finish it then,
but others said that as long as you love what you do, don’t stop because in the end, all your hard
work will be worth it,” Binibining Mia said as she accepted the award.

She added, “I sometimes ask myself what my purpose in life is, but when I read the messages of the
readers saying that they now appreciate history more or that in some ways the story touched them, it
makes me feel good to know that as writers we get to inspire readers to change the course of their
lives.”

Binibining Mia recently announced her latest novel, “Thy Love: Ang Unang Pagtatagpo,” also
published by ABS-CBN Books, which is available on Lazada and Shopee. 

“I Love You Since 1892” is available in National Bookstore’s Lazada and Shopee stores, as well as
its branches nationwide.