My First Translation Work was Published

Hello dear Readers,

I am so sorry for not being here that much lately. Life and work happen and sometimes is harder to keep up with everything but luckily I have still managed to get lots of reading  and writing done, which I will be sharing my recent reads and what I am planning for NaNoWriMo 2018, on a new blog post later.

For now, just wanted to share with you some exciting news, again, sorry for being late with the announcement but never too late.

Last year I had the opportunity to work with Author Kerr-Ann Dempster and helped her translating one of her published works, The Reluctant Sacrifice, from the english language to the spanish language. An amazing experience which I will always be grateful to her for such opportunity.

El Sacrificio Imposible (The Reluctant Sacrifice) is a young adult, paranormal romance, which tells us the story of Aubrey who has to jump from body to body to survive and ultimately despite her love for Joshua try to escape from him and the sacrifice she is being forced to go through in order to save the people from Aramith.

You can find Kerr-Ann to know more about The Reluctant Sacrifice and the next book in the series and her other works here: https://www.kerr-ann.com/

Available for purchase on Amazon only.

Link to Amazon for English Edition: Paperback and Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Sacrifice-Aramithians-Book-ebook/dp/B013LNYP3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538947085&sr=8-1&keywords=the+reluctant+sacrifice

Link to Amazon for Spanish Edition: Paperback and Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Sacrificio-Imposible-Los-Aramitianos-Spanish-ebook/dp/B07GN1276F/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538947166&sr=8-1&keywords=el+sacrificio+imposible

Title: El Sacrificio Imposible 

Genre: YA, Romance

Author: Kerr-Ann Dempster, Wendy Esquivel (Translator)

Publication Date: August 31, 2018

Language: Spanish

Paperback: 313 pages

Book Description

Siglos atrás, la rivalidad entre hermanos destruyó Aramith. Como castigo, los perdedores fueron despojados de su Inmortalidad y condenados a vivir en la Tierra, consumidos en la vejez y enfermedades. Pero aún hay esperanza. 

Si un niño Shaw, nacido el día doce del mes doce ofrece su alma en un sacrificio público, los Exiliados serán perdonados y recibidos de vuelta a casa en Aramith. Aubrey Shaw es esa niña, pero morir por los Exiliados no está en su lista de tareas pendientes. 

Usando su don de Jumper, Aubrey se muda de un cuerpo a otro para escapar de los cazadores despiadados que cambian de forma física. Sin embargo, mudar de piel no es suficiente. No cuando Joshua, su mejor amigo, convertido en cazador, se empeña en arrastrarla al altar. 

¿EL AMOR DE AUBREY SERÁ SUFICIENTE PARA QUE JOSHUA CAMBIE DE PARECER? ¿O tendrá que confiar en el desconocido afligido, que aparece de la nada envuelto en mentiras y secretos? Hacerlo significa renunciar a Joshua, pero apostar por el amor de Joshua podría hacer más que romper su corazón. PODRIA MATARLA.

Wendy

Book Review: All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover-New Adult/Contemporary/Romance

Hello dear Readers,

Below my book review of All Your Perfects: A Novel by Colleen Hoover.

Title: All Your Perfects: A Novel 

Rating: 3/5 Stars

Genre: NA/Contemporary/Romance

Author: Colleen Hoover

Publisher: Atria Books
Publication Date: July 17, 2018

Language: English

Paperback: 320 pages
Meet the Author: Colleen Hoover
Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us—whose writing is “emotionally wrenching and utterly original” (Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series)—delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it.

Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their imperfect marriage. The memories, mistakes, and secrets that they have built up over the years are now tearing them apart. The one thing that could save them might also be the very thing that pushes their marriage beyond the point of repair.

All Your Perfects is a profound novel about a damaged couple whose potential future hinges on promises made in the past. This is a heartbreaking page-turner that asks: Can a resounding love with a perfect beginning survive a lifetime between two imperfect people?

My Thoughts

I have read Colleen Hoover before and have enjoyed and loved her books. Of course I was excited to read All Your Perfects. One hundred pages into it I could see why it was said this was her best work yet. In terms of her writing style development it is, and I still think it is, however, in terms on how the subject of infertility is treated and presented, it was a complete disappointment for me. 

Reason I said that is because it was so painful and frustrated at times to go through the pages. I could never connect with the characters. As much as I wanted to like the book, to somehow connect, relate with these two people, with all they go through, that never happened. Some of the key events in the book were not treated with the seriousness I would have expected. Some of the dialogues between Graham and Queen felt like they did not care. The excuses or justifications they give each other for their behavior or why they did what they did felt almost childish at times and that irritated me a lot. I kept on reading in the hopes that the ending was going to bring some sense but except for this thing that happens towards the end that actually made me cried, the story, the characters, the dialogues, never felt real to me. Except for the writing being better than her last book, but this book did not make it for me.

Wendy

Book Review: Seat 2A by Author Dela-New Adult Romance

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to Seat 2A, a New Adult Romance by the Author of The 52nd Saga, Dela.

Title: Seat 2A

Rating: 3/5 Stars

Genre: New Adult Romance

Author: Dela

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Publication Date: March 27, 2017

Language: English

Kindle: 335 pages

Meet the Author: Dela

Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

When Jessie Evans, a Georgia Southern University cheerleader, leaves for her best friend’s wedding the last thing she expects is for the seat next to her to be taken. After all, she’d only canceled Seat 2A hours prior after catching her boyfriend cheating. 

Kendal Vargas, son of a Spanish emigrant fashion guru, is on his way to Whistler for a “mancation”. Running to buy a neck pillow before his flight, Kendal bumps into Jessie Evans. Kendal is in a hurry. Kendal does not stop to help her. Kendal forgot his neck pillow and the plane is about to leave and hey—who could travel without a neck pillow?

Charmed by Jessie’s beauty, and watching her board his very plane, Kendal takes a whim and changes his seat to one he hopes would be next to her. Jessie ignores Kendal’s attempt to be chatty but when their connecting flight gets canceled overnight, the pair has a chance to make a real connection.

Seven years later, Jessie bumps into Kendal in the produce aisle of a Portland grocery store. No neck pillow is involved, except there is a beautiful little girl who looks just like him. Fate has given them another shot but will Kendal’s whims keep them apart?

My Thoughts

I read Dela's previous work, The 52nd and I loved it. 

Unfortunately, Seat 2A, her debut contemporary, did not do the job for me. The first three chapters were very promising and I was liking the story a lot, the way Kendall and Jessie meet it's so original, a very strong connection between them when they first meet but after this event it all went down for me. The story became very predictable, the dialogues cheesy at times, some scenes felt forced and towards the end it felt almost like everything was being rushed. I did not see a real character development and the attitude of both main characters, Jessie and Kendall, became annoying. All these different situations made me lost interest, kept reading hoping that something I was missing would happen but unfortunately never did. 

Seat 2A is a story with a very good potential but in need of more character development and not to rush the story, so many things happening so fast that it did not allow me to really connect with the story, neither the characters.

Thanks to the Author for sending an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wendy

Book Review: The Animal Under the Fur by E.J. Mellow-New Adult/Romance

Hello dear Readers,

My Book Review of The Animal Under the Fur, a New Adult Romance by the Author of The Dreamland Series, E.J. Mellow.

Title: The Animal Under the Fur

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

Genre: New Adult Romance

Author: E.J. Mellow

Publisher: Four Eyed Owl

Publication Date: March 30, 2017
Paperback: 452 pages

Language: English
Meet the Author: E.J. Mellow
Buy Me: Amazon

Book Description

From award-winning author E. J. Mellow comes an action romance dripping with vengeful delight.

Orphaned on the streets as a baby, Nashville Brown, a.k.a Kill Operative 3, knows better than to rely on anyone. With heightened senses and superhuman strength to survive, she’s been raised as the perfect assassin.

The trick to her success? Keeping everyone, even her best friend, at arm’s length.

Losing his entire family in the span of a year, Carter Smith left his ability to love buried deep in their graves. His only concerns now are completing his missions and effortlessly charming the next temptress to warm his bed.

The key to his accomplishments? Working alone mixed with a Casanova smile.

But when a deadly weapon needs to be stopped from falling into the wrong hands, the lone wolves find themselves thrown into an explosive partnership. Can Carter and 3 lower their guns aimed at one another long enough to succeed, or will their unwillingness to compromise end up destroying more than their perfect records? Whatever their differences, both agree on one thing—in the game of lies and deceit, the line between friend and foe is often blurred by blood splatter.

The Animal Under The Fur is a hate-to-loath-to-love standalone novel filled with savagery, secrets, and enough angst to wrinkle the pages you’ll find gripped in your hands.

My Thoughts 

First of all, the cover, what a gorgeous one, and then, that opening line, enough for me to want to read the book. 

A very different and refreshing New Adult/Romance, which introduces these two unforgettable characters, Carter and Nashville. 

A story with action packed scenes, funny, captivating and as I mentioned, refreshing, not the typical take on Romance which makes the story a different one. Fast paced, unexpected turns and a story where we really get to know the characters and all the go through. A very different story from the Author's previous work, The Dreamland Series but still love the writing style and how well-developed the characters are. 

Thank you to the Author for sending an Advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wendy

New Release: The Animal Under the Fur by Author E.J. Mellow

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to The Animal Under the Fur, a New Adult Romance by the Author of The Dreamland Series, E.J. Mellow.

Title: The Animal Under the Fur

Genre: New Adult Romance

Author: E.J. Mellow

Publisher: Four Eyed Owl

Publication Date: March 30, 2017

Language: English

Synopsis:

From award-winning author E. J. Mellow comes an action romance dripping with vengeful delight.

Orphaned on the streets as a baby, Nashville Brown, a.k.a Kill Operative 3, knows better than to rely on anyone. With heightened senses and superhuman strength to survive, she’s been raised as the perfect assassin.

The trick to her success? Keeping everyone, even her best friend, at arm’s length.

Losing his entire family in the span of a year, Carter Smith left his ability to love buried deep in their graves. His only concerns now are completing his missions and effortlessly charming the next temptress to warm his bed.

The key to his accomplishments? Working alone mixed with a Casanova smile.

But when a deadly weapon needs to be stopped from falling into the wrong hands, the lone wolves find themselves thrown into an explosive partnership. Can Carter and 3 lower their guns aimed at one another long enough to succeed, or will their unwillingness to compromise end up destroying more than their perfect records? Whatever their differences, both agree on one thing—in the game of lies and deceit, the line between friend and foe is often blurred by blood splatter.

The Animal Under The Fur is a hate-to-loath-to-love standalone novel filled with savagery, secrets, and enough angst to wrinkle the pages you’ll find gripped in your hands.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32623625-the-animal-under-the-fur?ac=1&from_search=true

Purchase:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Under-Fur-E-J-Mellow-ebook/dp/B06XVFXCT8

About the Author

E.J. Mellow is the award-winning author of the contemporary fantasy trilogy The Dreamland Series and The Animal Under The Fur. With a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, E.J. Mellow splits her time between her two loves – visual design and writing. Residing in NYC, E.J. is a member of Romance Writers of America and their Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter. She has no animals but loves those who do.

Author links: 

Website: www.ejmellow.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13651527.E_J_Mellow

Instagram: www.instagram.com/ejmellow

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ej_mellow

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ejmellow

Wendy

New Release: Seat 2A by Author Dela-New Adult Romance

Hello dear Readers,

Happy Book Birthday to Seat 2A, a New Adult Romance by the Author of The 52nd Saga, Dela.

RELEASE BLITZ

Title: Seat 2A

Author: Dela
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: March 27, 2017

A couple of important things about the book

1.)  Goodreads Link 

 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32774937-seat-2a

2.) Pre-order links are now available.

US: http://amzn.to/2nJ7bRt
UK: http://amzn.to/2o44hTB
CA: http://amzn.to/2n6PzvJ
AU: http://amzn.to/2n6JLCj

BLURB

When Jessie Evans, a Georgia Southern University cheerleader, leaves for her best friend’s wedding the last thing she expects is for the seat next to her to be taken. After all, she’d only canceled Seat 2A hours prior after catching her boyfriend cheating.

Kendal Vargas, son of a Spanish emigrant fashion guru, is on his way to Whistler for a “mancation”. Running to buy a neck pillow before his flight, Kendal bumps into Jessie Evans. Kendal is in a hurry. Kendal does not stop to help her. Kendal forgot his neck pillow and the plane is about to leave and hey—who could travel without a neck pillow?

Charmed by Jessie’s beauty, and watching her board his very plane, Kendal takes a whim and changes his seat to one he hopes would be next to her. Jessie ignores Kendal’s attempt to be chatty but when their connecting flight gets canceled overnight, the pair has a chance to make a real connection.

Seven years later, Jessie bumps into Kendal in the produce aisle of a Portland grocery store. No neck pillow is involved, except there is a beautiful little girl who looks just like him. Fate has given them another shot but will Kendal’s whims keep them apart?

Dela is the author of newly released SEAT 2A, a Contemporary Romance about two strangers having a second chance at fate. She’s also written THE 52^NDsaga, a paranormal romance for young adults centered on the bloody Aztec tradition of human sacrifice. The sequel, BEYOND THE NEON SHORE, will release Summer 2017.

You’ll most often find her in gym clothes, taking pictures of books in the desert, or eating peppermint patties writing her next book. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband, three kids, and one exceptionally fat Chihuahua. Her website is www.delaauthor.com.

AUTHOR LINKS

Website: http://www.delaauthor.com/

Blog: http://www.callmedela.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7268279.Dela

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorDELA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dela_author/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dela_52

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/authordela/

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 Wendy