The day of Valentine’s Day, and although many couples decide to go out to dinner, go to the movies or carry out some special plan to celebrate their union, it is not the case for everyone: many people do not want the date by candlelight and prefer to stay at home reading a good book that doesn’t make you think of heart cards. For them, some “anti-valentine” book recommendations.
“Addicted to an asshole: Overcome your emotional addiction to a toxic relationship” by Lara Ferreiro. (Ed. Grijalbo)
The Spanish psychologist Lara Ferreiro writes this book where he develops his method to “detox” from a toxic relationship. How to identify a poison, how to stop repeating patterns and how to combat a lack of self-esteem are some of the questions that this book plans to answer in order to get away from bad relationships.
“Everything burns”, by Juán Gomez-Jurado (Ed. Ediciones B)
After his “Red Queen” trilogy; the Spanish Juan Gomez-Jurado He said: “There was only one way to thank my readers: to try to write an even better novel.” For those who prefer a revenge story to a love story, this is the story of three women who, after losing everything, embark on a revenge against those responsible for their pain. The novel has already sold more than 2,500,000 copies.
“Book club for clueless hearts” by Mónica Gutiérrez (Editions B)
Monica Gutierrez write this novel that takes place in a small town in the Pyrenees called Trevillés. There she decides to travel Abril, a girl who is fed up with being without a job and in the middle of a personal disaster. Her grandmother suggests that she go and hide in the small town of her childhood, and Abril does not hesitate, but her grandmother places some curious conditions on her: she must find some lost pots in the garden and reopen the book club for the curious inhabitants of Trevillés. But in between she meets Alex, a strange young man with a mysterious past.
“Punk psychology: Against positive and naive thinking” by Victor Amat (Editorial Vergara)
Who said that to be happy you have to think positive? In an age where everyone is required to be constantly happy, the psychologist Victor Amat it is proposed to demolish the myths of naïve thought. Contrary to the magical thinking, yoga, and spirituality that good vibes advocates practice and promote, Amat sets out to show that allowing yourself to be negative is also a path to a state of well-being. Ideal for those who feel marked as “bitter” for rejecting the joy of Valentine’s Day or disbelieving in perfect love.
“Manual for adult life” by @RandomBoxHere
Realizing that love and relationships aren’t perfect is part of becoming an adult, and adulthood is what this book is about. About how difficult it is to understand that you have to take responsibility for your decisions, resist the judgment of others and the list of things to do that “never ends”. It is not a self-help book, but “a dose of reality.” elia santacreu is a Spanish writer who built another identity in the virtual world, @RandomBoxHerefrom where to face personal tragedies with humor.
“Living freer: Choose a happy life” by Luis Gutiérrez Rojas (VERGARA)
Many times people lose their personal freedom by loving someone, despite the fact that humans, by nature, yearn for freedom. Luis Gutierrez Rojas exposes the causes and dangers of this loss of freedom and the keys to how to conquer it at higher levels.
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