Annelies Dos Remedios

📚 Una carta-diario a una recién nacida ✍️ No es el primer libro que leo de Lucía Etxebarria. En esta novela, Eva escribe a su hija recién nacida mientras enfrenta su adición y la pérdida de su madre. A través de sus reflexiones, reconstruye la historia de su familia, marcada por secretos y los legados emocionales. 📖 Destaco la honestidad de la narración y cómo aborda las complejidades de las relaciones familiares.📚

📚 A Life Shaped by Resilience ✍️ I absolutely loved this book! Biographies allow me to live a thousand lives, and they never fail to inspire. Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime was no exception—it’s raw, hilarious, thought-provoking, and deeply moving. 📕Trevor masterfully blends humor with heartbreak, sharing fascinating stories about growing up in South Africa. His reflections on language, society, and humanity are profound, offering insights that linger long after the last page. 📖Above all, this memoir shines as a beautiful tribute to his mother—a remarkable woman whose strength and love defined his extraordinary journey.

📚 Tres generaciones y el destino ✍️ Disfruté “Las mujeres que hay en mí” de María de la Pau Janer. La novela cuenta la historia de tres generaciones de mujeres: dos fallecen muy jóvenes, lo que lleva a la tercera a investigar qué ocurrió para evitar correr la misma suerte. 📖Me gustó mucho la forma de escribir de la autora, pero sentí que la historia perdió fuerza en algunos momentos. Aun así, es una lectura recomendable. 📚

📚 Inheritance, Secrets, and Small-Town Justice ✍️ “Sycamore Row” is another gripping legal thriller by John Grisham, centered on the controversial jury trial of Seth Hubbard's final will. Written by hand just before his suicide, the will disinherits his children and leaves his fortune to his Black housekeeper, igniting a fierce legal battle in Clanton, Mississippi. Grisham masterfully weaves together themes of racial tension, family betrayal, and moral complexity, keeping readers hooked from start to finish. 📕This was my 37th Grisham novel, and it did not disappoint—I loved every sentence! 📖

📚 Amor y Ego ⭐️⭐️ ✍️ “La insoportable levedad del ser” de Milan Kundera (traducción de Fernando Valenzuela) me resultó una lectura compleja, con un estilo que a veces divaga y personajes difíciles de conectar. Aunque se presenta como una “extraordinaria historia de amor”, yo lo percibí más como un relato de personas profundamente confusas y egocéntricas. 📖 Hay pasajes conmovedores, como el amor de Teresa por su perro, pero otros se sienten monótonos y prescindibles. Una idea que encontré interesante fue: “Cuando cubrimos la tumba con una lápida, significa que no queremos que el muerto regrese. Si la cubrimos con tierra, de la tierra crecen flores y... sale de la tumba.”📚

📚 Left Holding the Baby: A Thrilling Mystery ✍️ In “Trust Me”, Ellen agrees to help a stranger on the train by holding her baby for a moment while the woman takes an urgent call. But as the train starts moving, the woman steps off, abandoning the baby. Unable to have children herself, she feels an immediate bond and a drive to uncover what’s really going on. Her search for answers quickly pulls her into the heart of a murder investigation. 📕This was my first T.M. Logan book, and it definitely won’t be my last. From the first sentence to the last, I was hooked. Logan crafts thrillers with a gripping intensity that makes them impossible to put down. 📖

📚 "An Uplifting Exploration of Dying" ✍️ “Bringing Death to Life” is described as “an uplifting exploration of living, dying, the soul journey, and the afterlife” by four metaphysical healers, and it delivers on that promise. The anecdotes and short stories about their personal experiences were very enjoyable. 📕 I found myself strongly agreeing with some of their views—like the idea that “we are souls having a human experience, not humans having a spiritual experience”—but others were harder for me to connect with or just didn’t resonate. It's important to keep in mind that all four authors share a common belief system, so the book presents a unified perspective on death and the afterlife. 📖 For anyone who has lost a parent, partner, pet, or even an unborn child (boxes I sadly check), this book offers an uplifting view of grief. It can be comforting for those dealing with loss of any loved one, but it's best read with an open mind, as it’s just one perspective on a deeply personal subject.

📚 Demasiada fantasía para mi gusto ✍️Leí “Las luces de septiembre” de Carlos Ruiz Zafón después de disfrutar mucho “La sombra del viento”. Sin embargo, esta novela no me gustó tanto, ya que tenía un enfoque más orientado a la fantasía, un género que no me atrae. 📖 La historia mezcla fantasmas, misterio, asesinatos, magia y amor, elementos que construyen el misterio y unen a Irene e Ismael durante un verano mágico en Bahía Azul.📚

📚 Another brilliant legal thriller ✍️ The Exchange tells the tense and gripping story of a lawyer’s kidnapping, followed by high-stakes hostage negotiations with terrorists who have already killed—and are ready to kill again. 📕 Although some characters from The Firm reappear, this is not a direct sequel. The stories are completely independent, so there’s no need to have read The Firm beforehand. 📖 This is my 36th John Grisham book, and, as always, his writing is incredibly engaging and easy to get lost in.

📚 Falla moral en un pueblo cómplice ⭐️⭐️ ✍️ Gabriel García Márquez recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura el 10 de diciembre de 1982. En esta novela, relata el asesinato de Santiago Nasar a manos de los hermanos Vicario, quienes buscan vengar el honor perdido de su hermana. Aunque toda la comunidad está al tanto del plan, nadie interviene para evitar el crimen. 📖 La obra profundiza en temas como la responsabilidad colectiva y la culpa social. A través de la apatía del pueblo, Márquez nos confronta con preguntas sobre la moralidad y el rol de la sociedad frente a la violencia. 📕 Leí este libro para mi Club de Lectores, pero me resultó difícil conectar con la historia. La encontré repetitiva y el estilo narrativo no logró cautivarme. 📚