¡Hola! Hoy es un día bien especial, ya que estamos celebrando nuestro octavo aniversario del blog. Estamos agradecidas con su apoyo a través de todos estos años. ¿Qué mejor forma de celebrar que con un sorteo como forma de agradecimiento? Pasa por nuestro Instagram o página en Facebook, para que participes.
Este sorteo terminará el 20 de julio de 2020 a las 11:59pm EST y está abierto a residentes de Puerto Rico y los Estados Unidos. Todas las entradas serán verificadas. No se permiten cuentas que solo son utilizadas para participar en sorteos. La persona ganadora será seleccionada utilizando Random Name Picker el 21 de julio de 2020. Se le notificará a la persona ganadora a través de un mensaje por Instagram y/o Facebook. El posible ganador debe proveer una dirección postal dentro de 48 horas, desde que se le envía la notificación que ganó el sorteo. Si la persona no responde, se seleccionará otro ganador. Si no recibimos una respuesta, se repetirán los pasos. Este sorteo no está afiliado ni patrocinado por Instagram o Facebook.
Hey everyone! Today is a very special day because we are celebrating our 8th blog anniversary. We are thankful for your support throughout these years. What better way to celebrate than a thank you giveaway? Head over to our Instagram or Facebook page to participate.
This giveaway will end on July 20th, 2020 at 11:59pm EST and it is open for residents of Puerto Rico and the United States. All entries will be verified. No giveaway accounts allowed. Winner will be chosen using Random Name Picker on July 21th, 2020. Winner will be notified with a message on Instagram and/or Facebook. Potencial winner will need to provide a mailing address within 48 hours of notification. If the potential winner does not respond, another winner will be selected. If we don’t receive a response, we will repeat the steps. This giveaway is not affiliated or sponsored by Instagram or Facebook.
Hi everyone! I have some big news :) I am really excited to welcome my dear friend, and now co-blogger, Andrea Carolina! It all started with a casual conversation were she was giving me some ideas for my blog, and I told her she should help me and be my co-blogger... and guess what?! She accepted and here we are...
What's new on the blog?
Be sure to check out the tabs on the blog because we made some updates! We are now managing the Instagram and Facebook page together, but we will have some social media separated, like Twitter, Goodreads, etc. Must importantly, we will start sharing some videos in ASL (American Sign Language)! We will be making some short ASL videos were we share book reviews. Also, from now on, we will start writing our posts in English and Spanish. We are just two friends sharing our love for books, writing and ASL. We are super excited! And now, I want you to meet my friend...
Andrea Carolina's interview
Tell us a little bit about you.
HOLA! The chances that you’re reading this and your name is Andrea is pretty high. So, yeah, hi tocaya (namesake)! I’m Andrea Carolina.I’m a twenty-one years young Puerto Rican with a bunch of aspirations in life. I love the world of arts and would love to contribute significantly to literature, music, performance and film. Also, I’m pretty psyched you’re here at We Read! If you want to know more about this gal, be sure to check out the About us tab.
When or how did your love for books started?
My love for books actually started at a very young age when I was first introduced to the Junie B. Jones book series. I would sit at Borders (oh, the good times!) for hours while my parents did some shopping at the mall. I have to be honest though, the love started fading away a little bit when we were assigned to read books at school. It just didn’t feel genuine. However, I remember being assigned Isabel Allende’s La Ciudad de las Bestias and completely fell in love with reading again. I loved that book so much I recommended it to my family members, and gave it to my mother’s uncle (about 92 years old at the time). I guess we had the same taste in books, because we discussed it later on and he loved it as well.
What are your favorite genres?
I LOVE poetry books. I think those are my all time favorites. Other genres I really enjoy are short story compilations, novels, romance, young adult fiction, suspense and crime fiction.
What do you love the most about reading?
I love the fact that you can literally be swept off your feet by words that are beautifully and delicately placed. I also love how you can feel the pain a certain character is feeling because the author has such an incredible ability to describe a relatable situation. The best part about reading is being able to connect and feel like you’re watching a movie (or in it)-when all you’re literally doing is reading words off paper. And I think that’s magical.
Name 5 random facts about you.
I am very passionate about the arts. I love to sing. I have a YouTube channel and Facebook page with covers and original songs.
I wrote, directed and acted in a short film called De Viaje.
I have a not-so-short term goal of creating a short film based on a local author’s book.
I know ASL. I’m very passionate about the deaf community.
My dream job would be to work in the entertainment industry.
Thank you, Andrea Carolina! I am SO happy to start this new adventure with you :) And I hope you all enjoy our new content!
¡Hola! Tengo grandes noticias :) Estoy muy emocionada de darle la bienvenida a mi querida amiga, y ahora co-bloguera, Andrea Carolina! Todo comenzó con una conversación casual donde ella me estaba ofreciendo ideas para mi blog, y yo le dije que ella debería ayudarme y ser mi co-bloguera... ¿y adivinen qué? Ella aceptó y aquí estamos...
¿Qué hay nuevo en el blog?
Asegúrense de verificar las pestañas de arriba en el blog porque hicimos unos cambios. Ahora estaremos manejando el Instagram y la página de Facebook juntas, pero tendremos algunas redes sociales aparte, como Twitter, Goodreads, etc. Lo más importante, ¡es que comenzaremos a compartir algunos videos usando lenguaje de señas! Estaremos haciendo algunos video cortos donde compartiremos nuestras reseñas de libros usando el lenguaje de señas. Además, de ahora en adelante, estaremos escribiendo nuestras publicaciones en inglés y español. Nosotras simplemente somos dos amigas compartiendo nuestro amor por los libros, la escritura y el lenguaje de señas. ¡Estamos súper emocionadas! Y ahora, quiero que conozcan a mi amiga...
Entrevista de Andrea Carolina
Háblanos un poco sobre ti.
HEY! Si estás leyendo esto, lo más probable tú también te llamas Andrea. Así que, holis tocaya! Yo soy Andrea Carolina y soy una boricua de 21 años con muchas metas. Me encanta el mundo de las artes y me encantaría poder contribuir significativamente a la literatura, la música, la actuación y las películas. También, estoy bastante emocionada que estás aquí en We Read. Si quieres conocer más sobre mi, asegúrate de verificar el About us tab.
¿Cuándo o cómo comenzó tu amor por los libros?
Mi amor por los libros realmente comenzó a una edad temprana cuando primero me introdujeron a la serie de libros de Junie B. Jones. Yo me sentaba en Borders (qué buenos tiempos aquellos) por horas mientras mis padres hacían compras en el mall. Tengo que ser sincera, mi amor por los libros comenzó a desvanecerse un poco cuando nos asignaron leer libros en la escuela. Simplemente no se sentía genuino. Sin embargo, recuerdo que me asignaron La Ciudad de las Bestiasde Isabel Allende y me enamoré completamente de la lectura nuevamente. Me gustó tanto ese libro que lo recomendé a los miembros de mi familia y se lo di al tío de mi madre (de unos 92 años en ese momento). Supongo que teníamos el mismo gusto en los libros, porque lo discutimos más adelante y a él también le encantó.
¿Cuáles son tus géneros literarios favoritos?
ME ENCANTAN los libros de poesía. Creo que esos son mis favoritos de todos los tiempos. Otros géneros que realmente disfruto son cuentos, compilaciones, novelas, romance, ficción para jóvenes adultos, suspenso, ficción criminal.
¿Qué es lo más que amas de leer?
Me encanta el hecho que, literalmente, puedes ser capturado por las palabras que se colocan de manera hermosa y delicada. También, me encanta cómo puedes sentir el dolor que siente cierto personaje porque el autor tiene una habilidad increíble para describir una situación relatable. La mejor parte de la lectura es poder conectarse y sentir que está viendo una película, cuando todo lo que literalmente está haciendo es leer palabras en papel. Y creo que eso es mágico.
Menciona 5 hechos tuyos al azar.
Me apasionan las artes. Me encanta cantar. Tengo un canal de YouTube y una página enFacebookcon covers de canciones y canciones originales.
Escribí, dirigí y actué en un cortometraje llamado De Viaje.
Tengo un objetivo a corto plazo de crear un cortometraje basado en un libro de autor local.
Sé comunicarme en lenguaje de señas. Me apasiona la comunidad sorda.
El trabajo de mis sueños sería trabajar en la industria del entretenimiento.
¡Gracias, Andrea Carolina! Estoy MUY feliz de comenzar esta nueva aventura contigo :) ¡Espero que disfruten nuestro nuevo contenido!
Review The synopsis said the story was placed around a futuristic and progressive society, where women didn't meet men until they were 18 years old. Keeping females and males separated was their way of achieving "peace and prosperity". Which was shocking for me but not so much when it comes to a dystopia.When I started reading, it gave me a The Giver vibe. I kept reading and then I got some The Handmaid Tale's vibe. I even mention it to my friends from the book club! But honestly, this book is unique on its own. The plot was intriguing. I have to admit, at the beginning, the plot's rhythm was a little bit slow for my taste. But it was part of getting into the story and learning about the setting. I think the author did a pretty good job explaining the details about this whole thing of living separated.
Andrea and her family are relatable and sweet. I enjoyed the dynamic between them. I think we can all agree that there's alway the annoying (in a good way) sister or brother in the family. Sarah was representing it very well!Even thought they have some differences, you can see they care and love each other. I think the age gap between the sisters (Andrea, Sarah and Aria) was a great way to settle the differences of them inside this society. All of them had to follow a different set of "rules". They were expected to comply those regulations according to their age or school grade. Women were assigned to a workplace depending on their skills and interests. That was pretty cool! But it was too much... they wanted to regulate every single thing. They had implants/chips to regulate things like their health, controlling how many kids they would have and stuff like that. Then, Andrea meets a man for the first time: Deed. And everything she thought she knew, completely changes; the government/system, family, EVERYTHING. Anyways, the thing is, Andrea is curious and interested in finding out more about the society from the point of view of Deed. The ending was a perfect way to leave you wanting for more.
If this book sounds like something you would enjoy, be sure to add it to you TBR.
Book title: The Ferrals (The Parlor book #2)
Publication date: March 18, 2020
Author: Audrey M. Stevens Genres: Science Fiction, Dystopia
Publisher: Luminare Press, LLC
Pages: 185
How I got the book: Sent for review;I received a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
Review The Directorial Feminine Administration sounded kinda cool at the beginning with the first book, since they were taking care of the disaster men did when they were in charge. But at the end of The Parlor and now with The Ferrals, you get to see what's really behind all of this. The second book on this series dives into the story since the beginning, so the rhythm of the plot was not as slow as the first book. Mostly because you already know the background story of this society. I don't want to give any spoilers but as the synopsis says, for this book, now Andrea is living among men as Andy. I felt this series was trying to put out there the difference when men are placed above women, but totally the other way around. These books showed men being treated almost as slaves. They were catalogued as the weak ones. Woman had better jobs; but as we all know, that's not what's happening in the real world. The author's writing style is pretty great. She knows how to set up the right setting and mood. She's also very good at describing things. I could almost play this book in my mind as a movie. This second book deals with other strong and delicate subjects. Also, we get to meet more characters including Adam, and we follow Andy as she discovers more truths about this society and the government. And btw, I had a love-hate relationship with Deed, especially on this book. I didn't expect the ending at all; it leaves you wondering if there would be a third book in this series... We'll see!
If this book sounds like something you would enjoy, be sure to add it to you TBR.
Have you read these books yet? Let me now so we can talk about them ;)
