Story

My favorite novel at the moment is Susurro de besos, written by Laura B., also known as Dorianne, and published by Ediciones Babylon. Susurro de besos is a drama novel, but it also criticizes how society reacts to homosexuality, showing that our society is not as respectful and open-minded as we think.

This book is settled at Spain, more specifically in Valencia. The main plot is about two male students that fell in love in university. They will try to fight over all the adversities they will encounter related to homophobia: the fear of being rejected by their own friends, the people who will try to harm them, and even defend themselves from their own family. But before that, they will have to break every single stereotype they grow up with and realize that they love each other and that there’s nothing wrong with it. At some point in the novel they have to split by the fact that they follow different paths academically speaking, but they will end having a long-distance relationship. The question here is: will they be able to get over all the obstacles…?

The message of this story it’s that we should love whoever we want, regardless of the stereotypes settled in our society. At the end, they become a strong and loving couple; the best ending that could be, since they end both living happily.

Raquel Pérez 

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