Greetings to all!! It is my first publication in this community and I want to tell you about my experience with Wattpad, which I started using as a recommendation from some of my friends in times of the COVID 19 pandemic, to combat stress in the much-needed confinement. I have a good reading habit since I was little but I constantly suffered from not being able to access certain books either for money or because of the availability of the internet in my country, but this changed when I discovered Wattpad, a world of different stories either to read or to tell in which the creators can make us readers enjoy novels, poems, stories and many other literary genres totally free. It seems incredible to me that anyone can publish their stories, share their feelings through their characters or even leave their way of seeing life reflected in them and that it is accessible to the entire public without the obligation to pay prices that many young people do not. can be allowed. However, I consider that this characteristic of this platform is also its biggest barrier, since in many cases there is no complete editing by the authors, and many times we end up reading good publications with many spelling mistakes, stories told in an uncomfortable way and forced in which the narratives impoverish the content and their updates can take a long time, drawbacks that we do not find when reading works in a traditional way. But without a doubt I know that when a story catches you, it is incredible to follow its development and the interaction between readers, and see how jokes and popular expressions come to lead the comments in a fun way.
Un ejemplo de esto para mí es el libro Heist de Ariana Godoy una historia misteriosa y llena de suspenso en la que la intriga y la tensión esta presente de principio a fin. Todo se desarrolla en un pequeño pueblo llamado Wilson muy tranquilo pero marcado por costumbres religiosas muy estrictas que me atrevo a decir que son absurdas en la sociedad actual, donde ser diferente y actuar en contra de los mandatos de su iglesia era motivo de rechazo entre la comunidad. Nuestra protagonista de nombre Leigh es aparentemente la representación de la perfección en este ambiente pero que esconde muchos traumas y oscuridad dentro de si misma, oscuridad que empieza a salir a la luz a partir de la llegada de la Familia Stein que nada tiene en común con esta peculiar comunidad y de la cual se derivan secretos, intrigas, desapariciones y asesinatos que pondrán todo de cabeza. Entre ellos esta Heist, uno de los hijos de esta familia: atractivo, inteligente pero sobre todo peligroso quien junto con Leigh se abren paso en la red de mentiras que envuelven a cada uno de elllos y que pueden llegar a romper el amor que sienten el uno por el otro. En este libro nada ni nadie es lo que parece y muchas veces no se sabe la verdadera intención de sus personajes, ni quien es el verdadero culpable de todas las atrocidades que ocurren pues la muerte siempre ronda de manera muy silenciosa y los protagonistas tendrán que averiguar su origen de la manera más cruel. Si se animan a leer este libro espero que los atrape tanto como a mí.
An example of this for me is the book Heist by Ariana Godoy, a mysterious and suspenseful story in which intrigue and tension are present from beginning to end. Everything takes place in a small town called Wilson, very quiet but marked by very strict religious customs that I dare say are absurd in today's society, where being different and acting against the mandates of your church was a reason for rejection among the people. community. Our protagonist named Leigh is apparently the representation of perfection in this environment but she hides many traumas and darkness within herself, darkness that begins to come to light after the arrival of the Stein Family who has nothing in common with this peculiar community and from which secrets, intrigues, disappearances and murders arise that will turn everything upside down. Among them is Heist, one of the children of this family: attractive, intelligent but above all dangerous who, together with Leigh, makes their way into the web of lies that surround each of them and that can break the love they feel. one for the other. In this book nothing and no one is what it seems and many times we do not know the true intention of its characters, nor who is the real culprit of all the atrocities that occur because death always hovers very silently and the protagonists will have to find out. its origin in the most cruel way. If you decide to read this book, I hope it captivates you as much as it captivates me.
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