Socrates in love by Kyoichi Katayama

Where do I start? I've read this book two times, both in spanish so I decided that I'd also tagged its name in spanish just as its exactly translation from spanish to english, because-not sure why- its translation to english they changed the title for Socrates in love-not quite sure about it, I believe it's cause the manga-

This book came to me in a really strange way, I was looking for something to read and out of nowhere I read the name, which reminded me to an anime I watched in my high school time, an anime that everysingle time I watched it-and were more than two, because I bought the DVDs-made me cry and made me feel that real love was actually something real, no matter how difficult the world could be or how hard everyone can make you think it would be. The anime was Saikano, which in spanish they added to the name the phrase: "The last love song in this little planet", and as you, my dear reader may realise, both phrases are quite similar-I mean to the book's title, of course- so thinking that maybe the manga was based on this book, I bought without even doubting-because come on! the manga was so damn good, that later was published the anime, the ova and the live action movie, so why would I think there was not possible to get a book as well , right ?

But great was my surprise when the principal character weren't even named like the anime-way more when there was no war or machines either, yeah I didn't even read the synopsis-but still I wasn't depressed I was just more curious, and kept reading, besides I bought it in spanish and was quite easier to read it, because the pace was pretty relaxed so I went on... and couldn't be more happier of doing so.

This book tells us the story of Aki Hirose and Sakutaro Matsumoto, both school partners know each other since kids, and making their friendship growing to a beautiful and sincere love.

Like a "slice of life-anime" we can read in 3 parts of the book-because is divided in 4- how the love between both of them was flourishing, how they met, their behaviour at school, at their parents, their families and such - because they were still being kids- so if you have ever watched an anime you can realise what I mean when I say it was like a slice of life-anime-yeah they tell you of how it was being delegate, how were their dates, their weekends and of course, how they tried to have sex for first time-and if to that you add rural japanese scenaries and sweet anecdotes of their relatives of how the live used to be, you will be teletransported to an innocent, relaxed and lovely panorama right away, giving to the reader a way of peace.

But not everything is as good as it looks like, here comes the part of drama: Aki gets sick, changing the genere of the book completely from romance to drama-a heartbreaking, sobbing kind of drama- one of those where you say: "nahhh, I'm okay; I can handle it", but then you find yourself blinking away the tears from your eyes because they don't let you keep reading-yup that kind of drama-

The first time I read it, I cried an ocean...but the second one I just shed a few tears -guess because I already knew what was coming-but still the story is worth it.

The book shows us different types of love, but all of them pure in their own especial way and also how to handle the lost of a beloved one. Here I had to name Saku's grandpa, I think he's the wise man from the book, giving you the best stories that will make you say: WOW, he's the one that will take Saku's hand just in the moments he needs it more.

Reading the book the first time was like if someone was getting a hand inside of me and crushing my heart, but the second one was like if someone were hugging me; in both ocassions the book made me realise the kinf of love I want in life and I want to teach to my future family and share with the rest of the world and miss the tranquility of how it was being kid and the sensations of peace and ease you felt in that time.

I can´t say more of this book without risking of giving you spoilers, just telling you that is worth the hour and a half of your time-or maybe less, cause it's 200 pages- and if you read it from top to bottom in once...the emotions will be really strong. 

May not be Romeo & Juliet or the sweetest and most dramatic love story of the world, but it is a freaking sweet and sad love story.

The Origin by Dan Brown

Not sure how to start this, the only thing I can pull of my mind is that any book written by Dan Brown so far has never disappointed me in anyway!

As you may see in the synopsis located in the back cover of the book, the story goes around Edmond Kirsch ( how a suitable name for a character that is looking revenge from a sect) a futurologist that looks to bring an answert to two of the most famous questions made by humanity since the begin of time:

Where we come from? 

and

Where do we go?

In order to answer these two he'd go through a minimalistic research that when he finally gets the answer, worried about the repercussions this might cause, talks beforehand with three representatives of differents religions so they could give him a piece of advise and an opinion of how handle this knowledge before giving it to the world.

But of course, not everything is so simple, as talking and showing, right in the moment he was about to show everything to the world, he is killed and now, one of his dearest friends and mentor as Robert Langdon will be the one responsible to go through thick and thin, in order to finish what Edmond started... give the two anwers to the world... all that in company of Ambra Vidal, the other person that worked beside Edmond in order to make such a great presentation to introduce the truth to the world.

In this novel we will take a tour by the Guggenheim of Bilbao, the Mila House and the Sacred Family in Spain, where almost every single piece of architecture is a lost art.

We'll take a look inside of a ficticious monarchy that is not as sacred and devoted as we thought.

I consider myself a person very curious about the world that surrounds me, and reading a book of Dan Brown always allows your mind to visit any place far away from you with such a minimalistic care, that is like you were already there without the need of buying a plane ticket (and if you're in quarantine as me, this book will do marvellous for you),which is why I love so much his writing.

The conflict between religion and science exists milleniuns back, and one has always tried to eclipse the other,but none has been fruitful on it. I myself am pro of science, because how can you be against something that can be proven right?, but that doesn't mean I don't believe in some higher entity, because if the science proves to create everything due to lawsofchemistry or physics...then who created the science? and everything goes around the question : who's first the chicken or the egg? ...so for me as long I know that, am good. 

Anyway the book is an action movie like, with enough adrenaline, suspense, thriller and fiction to keep you glued to the book and the masterfulness which is written is so, that is one of those books that transports you inside of them to be right beside the principal characters getting your life in peril as well. 

I completely loved it! Not giving it a 5 just because it hasn't touched every single one of my emotions but just most of them. but is definitely a book worth reading.

Just a few quotes :

Even if this quote belongs to another great writer and character of the real life, the character that takes his name in this story is one of my most beloved ones in the book even, not caring if he's real or not, good or bad, just know that I love him because as he says, " he was created to serve and  obey orders...an he did"

Loved it.

Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick

This may have some spoilers.

This book has definitely taught me something IMPORTANT, and that is, that books should have age tags as recommendation for the readers; because this one is definitely for kids around 13 to 17 years old and just NOT for someone around 20's. B-E-L-I-I-E-V-E-M-E.

Taking that apart, we go along with a story more suitable for teenagers, given that the female protagonist is one and given that she is at war; apparently she doesn't have more bigger concerns that to be worry of the possibility of her boyfriend being unfaithful and that blinding her so much that is not able to realize that the number one person that she is supposed to be aware of is being introduced to her since what? page 4.

Okay, trying to be neutral, the background story is pretty good, come one that did me! fallen angels, humans, demi angels, archangel and all ....im IN, but I'd like to have read a bit more of action among those races than just being reading the protagonist's love story.

This one ....I can't say a lot about this one: 90% of the book is about the heroine's love issues + 5% action to get ready for a war o a war itself + 5% heroine's insecurities .

No more to say here. lovely phrase of the book ? just the declaration of love of the heroe, memorable part of the book? a secondary character's dead.

That's it. And lesson learned! No more reading books written  for kids under my age.

El amor en los tiempos del cólera by Gabriel García Márquez

Actually even if this is one of the best books writen in the whole human history I can really say that this book was just NOT for me, and it have made me seriously doubt about keep reading any other book of the author.

Im a very practical person, so if you can express anything in one single sentence then I'd be more than grateful, but saying it in almost....40 sentences...I'd rather take my ears off, and that's the precise feeling I had while reading this book, was like passing pages just from one look because all the text was just for filling pages, but not really necessary.

If you follow me on Goodreads you will realise that I have qualified it with just ONE star because there weren't even too many memorable phrases to quote ( saying there were 4 it's too kind), so I don't have so much to say of this book, but if you are like me and prefer practical explanations then here it goes : 

-SPOILER ALERT-

The two principal characters met (kind of) when they were young, as in that time in order to start a relationship you needed the permission of the parents the kept a relationship by lettersfor years until they wanted to make the next step but father of the future bride to be, got in, and plans were ruined.

Being the first love interest for the male character, he promissed to never forget her and always save his heart for her, because he knew, one day, they'll be together...but that didn't mean he couldn't fool around as long he'd never gave his heart in the bussiness; and so he did it for years and years.

While the female character got married under the doing of her father with someone she didn't love but was acceptable to bare, got kids, got bored so traveled along the world for not to be in the same country, less say city as the husband.

Years went like that until both of them got old, the husband and the father of the female character died, she was alone and finally could got back with the first love..and as they were too old decided to go on board of a cruice and lift the flag of cholera so they wouldn't have to stop for a very long time.

-.-

That was it, that's the whole story in just a few practical sentences, no pretty phrases because the 80% of the book they are not even together so.............................................. yeah stil a one star mark for me.

I'm very sure a lot of people actually love this book but for ME is just a NO, but of course if it's for you or no at the end is up to you,, my words are only MY opinion after all. So suit yourself !