I wasn't going to post this initially due to the fact that the book is in Spanish and not translated. However, some people encouraged me to do so and well, here I go. La chica de Los Planetas - Holden Centeno (The author's nickname, literally Holden Rye, is a reference to the Catcher in the rye's Holden Caulfield.) La chica de Los Planetas is a beautiful and heartbreaking love story where the author narrates his relationship with a girl. The girl is refered to as chica de Los Planetas (girl of the planets) or other nicknames to keep her anonymous. So, what's special about this book? Why should I read this instead of any other of the dull love stories that flood our book stores nowadays? Well, the book is written in first person, in a Catcher of the rye-ish style that catches the reader and makes him feel very close to the protagonist. The reader lives every up and down in their relationship, from the falling in love and the first overly sweet weeks when everything's happiness to the doubts and arguements, to every time they break up and come back. It's important too the fact that the story really happened, so the character's are round and act like humans. One of the main problems I find with certain stories is that they're not believable because of how the characters act and talk, because dialogue looks too forced instead of a real conversation you could have with a real person. Here, it doesn't happen at all.
Throughout the story the protagonist will also mention lots of books and music bands, so the book is also a good chance to disscover some music you might have not heard and books you haven't read. In general, if you want a beautiful love story that can catch you and make you believe that there's hope and love exists, read this book. Then, if you want to cry with the hard moments, estrangement and the end of a beautiful relationship, you can read the second part.