REVIEW 

        As i read the story, it broke the notion of patriarchal system as the society sees men as rational type or in line with logic while women are the emotional kind.

    The protagonist Alfredo was very vulnerable in love. He was trapped in deciding what his heart desires. But in the end, he found himself merely infatuated  after he deliberately made a decision. I did not much like the story because of Alfredo's unfaithfulness. If he truly loves a girl, he wouldn't hesitate a bit.

    Benitez may have overused the words for embellishments but I like her own style. I also like how she made it by the perspective of a man. If it will be of a woman (Esperanza), it would be the same old martyr kind of story, and it will be the usual woman longing for her lover.