Título:
The Sea of Tranquility
Autor:
Katja Millay
Editorial:
Atria Books
Sinopsis:
Vivo
en un mundo sin magia ni milagros. Un lugar donde no hay clarividentes o cambia
formas, ángeles o chicos sobrehumanos
para salvarte. Un lugar donde la gente muere, la música se desintegra y las
cosas apestan. El peso de la realidad me atrae con tanta fuerza contra el suelo
que algunos días me preguntó cómo estoy siendo capaz de levantar los pies al
caminar.
La ex niña prodigio del piano
Nastya Kashnikov quiere dos cosas: terminar la escuela secundaria sin que nadie sepa sobre su pasado y hacer que el chico que tomó todo de ella, su
identidad, su espíritu, su voluntad de vivir, pague.
La historia Josh Bennett no es ningún
secreto: cada persona que ama ha sido sacada de su vida hasta que, a los
diecisiete años de edad, no le queda nadie. Ahora lo único que quiere es estar
solo y la gente lo permite porque cuando tu nombre es sinónimo de muerte, todo
el mundo tiende a darte tu espacio.
Todo el mundo excepto Nastya, la
misteriosa chica nueva en la escuela que comienza a aparecer y no se irá hasta
que ella se haya infiltrado en todos los aspectos de su vida. Pero cuanto más se
familiariza con ella, más enigmática se vuelve. A medida que su relación
se intensifica y las preguntas sin respuesta comienzan a acumularse, Josh empieza a
preguntarse si alguna vez aprenderá los secretos que ha estado ocultando,o
incluso si quiere.
The Sea of Tranquility es una historia rica, intensa y brillantemente imaginada sobre un chico
solitario, una chica emocionalmente frágil, y el milagro de las una segundas oportunidades.
MI
PERSONAJE FAVORITO: Drew, el mejor amigo
de Josh, es mi personaje favorito. A pesar de su actitud despreocupada de ligón
al que no le importa nadie más que él, es un amigo leal, que se preocupa por
aquellos que le importan. Y evoluciona a lo largo del libro.
Opinión:
Tuve la oportunidad de leer The Sea of Tranquility gracias a NetGalley, así que cogí el libro
sin saber nada él, y debo decir que desde el primer párrafo me gustó.
Cuando acabe de leer este libro,
necesité varios minutos para volver a la realidad. La historia de Nastya y Josh
es tan increíble que me dejó abrazada al libro suspirando y con lagrimas en los
ojos por haberse terminado, por todo el desarrollo de la historia y en general
porque la autora ha sido capaz de crear una historia preciosa y plasmarla en un
libro para que nosotros podamos disfrutarla como si estuviéramos dentro del
libro.
La narrativa es muy fluida, el
libro está narrado desde el punto de vista de Josh y Nastya. Me gustó
especialmente porque hay mucho más en el libro que de lo que se ve en la
sinopsis. Es uno de estos libros en los que lo que importa no es el final, si
no como llegan los personajes hasta él, la historia dentro de la historia.
The Sea of Tranquility está lleno de diálogos divertidos, conmovedores, frases que te hacen
reflexionar y pequeños detalles que hacen que la propia historia vaya
adquiriendo un sentido más haya de lo que se lee a primera vista.
"Cuando la miro ahora, creo, por un segundo, que Dios no me odia tanto después de todo."
-Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility
Puntuación:
5/5
Title:
The Sea of
Tranquility
Author:
Katja Millay
Editorial:
Atria Books
Synopsis:
I live in a
world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or
shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people
die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the
earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to
lift my feet to walk.
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.
Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.
Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.
Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.
Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.
MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER: Drew,
Josh's best friend, is my favorite character. Despite his carefree flirting attitude,
who does not care about anyone but him, he is a loyal friend. And he develops
through the book.
Opinion: I had the
opportunity to read The Sea of Tranquility through NetGalley, so I picked up
the book without knowing anything about it, and I must say that from the first
paragraph I liked it.
When I finished
reading this book, I needed several minutes to return to reality. The story of
Nastya and Josh is so incredible that left me hugging the book sighing and with
tears in my eyes for having finished the book, for the development of the story
and because the author has been able to create a beautiful story and turn it
into a book so we can enjoy it like we were in the book.
The narrative is
very fluid, the book is told from the point of view of Josh and Nastya. I
especially liked that there is more in the book than what is seen at first
sight in the synopsis. It is one of those books that what matters is not the
end, but how the characters come to it, the story within the story.
The Sea of Tranquility is filled with funny and poignant dialogues, phrases
that make you think, and little details that make the story itself wonderful.
There is more than what is read at first sight.
“When I look at her now, I think, for just one second, that God doesn't hate me so much after all.”
― Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility
― Katja Millay, The Sea of Tranquility
Punctuation:
5/5
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