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La Brujita que cruzó a mi Barrio Marginal
Conoce a Brayan, un chico de 18 años recién cumplidos que vive en Ecatepec, México. Fanático de las películas de Marvel y del anime, sueña todos los días con su “waifu”, la talentosa y bella bruja Larissa Adelia Esterilina, protagonista del exitoso anime "Maho Shiro". Tal es su fanatismo hacia la bruja que, termina pidiendo un inocente deseo el día de su cumpleaños.
Contra todo pronóstico, ese deseo se hace realidad. Su “waifu” se vuelve real y la bruja experimenta un verdadero choque cultural. ¿Qué aventuras le esperan a una brujita en un mundo como este?
Contra todo pronóstico, ese deseo se hace realidad. Su “waifu” se vuelve real y la bruja experimenta un verdadero choque cultural. ¿Qué aventuras le esperan a una brujita en un mundo como este?
113 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 7, 2023
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February 23, 2025
Odio a los otakus
December 31, 2024
The instant I saw the author share a post on Reddit talking about his new Urban Fantasy novella, I instantly wanted to read it. While I believe better typography would make the cover look more professional, the artwork by an artist known as Genzoman is top notch.
Now, a great cover can attract a reader's attention, but it was the plot and manner of speech from the author that made me insta buy the book. There's plenty of isekai books with ordinary male protagonists being teleported to a magical world where he meets an arrogant and powerful hot chick. If the trope works, obviously there must be a good reason. Even more common is for these stories to have harems of other women bickering for his attention even though he's the most average guy ever.
What sets this book apart is that the isekai portal runs in reverse. The hot witch chick appears in our world by accident and befriends an average Joe guy. Okay, perhaps that reverse trope isn't entirely original either. What I really mean is La brujita que cruzó a barrio marginal (the witch that crossed into my marginalized neighborhood) ended up being teleported into a dangerous slum in metropolitan Mexico City.
The plot seems so absurd at first sight that plenty of readers would wonder if such a book could even be enjoyable. I mean, Larissa is a witch with awesome powers and a knack for learning new things. She could easily grab her broom and go to a nicer neighborhood. But I believe this is the true charm of this book. It explores a theme I have never encountered before in a way that makes the story entertaining and could happen in any large city.
Brayan is a pretty normal highschool student who likes comic books, his best friend Lalo is a self professed otaku, and a tomboy woman named Roxanna sort of hangs around them in the hopes to get better grades at school (and to avoid her abusive family). Completing the group is Brayan's uncle Kevin, who is only 5 years older than him and a likeable guy... who just happens to be a felon and owner of a successful restaurant near Brayan's cinderblock house.
I could imagine readers from any country feeling identified by Kevin's funny antics organizing a party at Brayan's house when his parents aren't around and they all make a huge mess the next morning. Description is lighthearted, witty, funny, and the reader really gets a feel about the congeniality between people living in this dangerous neighborhood trying to make a living. Add the novelty of a strange witch protagonist of a popular anime that got isekaied experimenting Tecate beer & tequila for the very first time. Readers will expect tons of hilarious mayhem. The way the author writes the cultural shock themes in this book are top-notch.
Brayan is a likeable protagonist. He is aware he is sexually attracted to Larissa and isn't afraid to admit it to his uncle. But he is a true gentleman and wants her to make the first move. There are no guarantees they will end up as a couple, but even the platonic relationship blossoming as the book advances will satiate romance readers starving for their HEA.
At first, I was considering giving the book 4 stars because despite how great the book was, it was still very slice of life way up to the 60% of the story. Things turn into a faster pace in the second half as the book gets much darker and the fabulous ending merited the full 5 stars.
Even though the book could be fully enjoyed as a standalone, I really hope the author considers writing a sequel where Brayan becomes isekaied into Larissa's world. This book has been a mightily impressive read and I will heartily reccomend this book to other readers that enjoy these kinds of urban fantasy novels.
Now, a great cover can attract a reader's attention, but it was the plot and manner of speech from the author that made me insta buy the book. There's plenty of isekai books with ordinary male protagonists being teleported to a magical world where he meets an arrogant and powerful hot chick. If the trope works, obviously there must be a good reason. Even more common is for these stories to have harems of other women bickering for his attention even though he's the most average guy ever.
What sets this book apart is that the isekai portal runs in reverse. The hot witch chick appears in our world by accident and befriends an average Joe guy. Okay, perhaps that reverse trope isn't entirely original either. What I really mean is La brujita que cruzó a barrio marginal (the witch that crossed into my marginalized neighborhood) ended up being teleported into a dangerous slum in metropolitan Mexico City.
The plot seems so absurd at first sight that plenty of readers would wonder if such a book could even be enjoyable. I mean, Larissa is a witch with awesome powers and a knack for learning new things. She could easily grab her broom and go to a nicer neighborhood. But I believe this is the true charm of this book. It explores a theme I have never encountered before in a way that makes the story entertaining and could happen in any large city.
Brayan is a pretty normal highschool student who likes comic books, his best friend Lalo is a self professed otaku, and a tomboy woman named Roxanna sort of hangs around them in the hopes to get better grades at school (and to avoid her abusive family). Completing the group is Brayan's uncle Kevin, who is only 5 years older than him and a likeable guy... who just happens to be a felon and owner of a successful restaurant near Brayan's cinderblock house.
I could imagine readers from any country feeling identified by Kevin's funny antics organizing a party at Brayan's house when his parents aren't around and they all make a huge mess the next morning. Description is lighthearted, witty, funny, and the reader really gets a feel about the congeniality between people living in this dangerous neighborhood trying to make a living. Add the novelty of a strange witch protagonist of a popular anime that got isekaied experimenting Tecate beer & tequila for the very first time. Readers will expect tons of hilarious mayhem. The way the author writes the cultural shock themes in this book are top-notch.
Brayan is a likeable protagonist. He is aware he is sexually attracted to Larissa and isn't afraid to admit it to his uncle. But he is a true gentleman and wants her to make the first move. There are no guarantees they will end up as a couple, but even the platonic relationship blossoming as the book advances will satiate romance readers starving for their HEA.
At first, I was considering giving the book 4 stars because despite how great the book was, it was still very slice of life way up to the 60% of the story. Things turn into a faster pace in the second half as the book gets much darker and the fabulous ending merited the full 5 stars.
Even though the book could be fully enjoyed as a standalone, I really hope the author considers writing a sequel where Brayan becomes isekaied into Larissa's world. This book has been a mightily impressive read and I will heartily reccomend this book to other readers that enjoy these kinds of urban fantasy novels.
January 6, 2025
Últimamente le estoy dando oportunidad en mi biblioteca autores latinoamericanos y me recomendaron este libro. La verdad, la premisa me pareció graciosa. Un otaku desea que su waifu sea real en la noche de su cumpleaños. Cuando despierta al día siguiente, ve que tiene a su lado a la mujer que tanto deseó.
Ahora aquí mis problemas
♡ El libro está mal escrito. No solo que su redacción sea pobre, no esperaba aquí tampoco un nobel, sino que tiene muchos errores tipográficos. Hay escenas donde hay hasta 5 personajes pero no sabes quien dice que diálogo. Hay cambios abruptos del POV. Hay comentarios que repite muchísimo como describir hasta tres veces de la misma forma al mismo personaje. Y el exceso tan horrible de palabras como "pinche" harta demasiado.
♡ Los personajes se presentan como jóvenes de 18 pero todo el tiempo me los imaginé como niños de 13 o 14 años de lo inmaduros e insufribles que son.
♡ La mayoría del libro la trama está en pausa. No pasa nada, en serio, nada. Sólo los vemos tomar, ir a eventos y más cosas triviales de sus vidas. No hay una constante búsqueda por ayudar a la bruja ni parece importarles. Es como si el conflicto de la historia estuviera para adornar una fantasía del autor.
♡ Hay escenas MUY problemáticas. Como cuando pensaba tener s*xo con la bruja en estado de ebriedad. O que le dijo que quería "quitarle su flor" (dios que asco me dio leer eso) porque le gustaba. O que se le levantaba su amiguito por tenerla cerca en el metro. O como se morbosean una y otra vez a la brujita. Todo mal.
♡ 0 desarrollo en ningún personaje. El libro acaba y ellos terminan siendo exactamente las mimas asquerosas personas que en el inicio. Tan mal caen los personajes que me agradó más la madre del protagonista que sale el 1% del libro, que todos los demás personajes.
En conclusión. Los libros no tienen que ser aquí la cúspide de la literatura. Amo leer libros graciosos. Pero este libro no me hizo reír con él, me hizo reírme de él. Me lo acabé únicamente porque gasté dinero en adquirirlo, sino lo hubiera abandonado. No lo recomiendo ni a lectores principiantes, hay mejores opciones en la tienda para ser honesta.
Calificación: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Ahora aquí mis problemas
♡ El libro está mal escrito. No solo que su redacción sea pobre, no esperaba aquí tampoco un nobel, sino que tiene muchos errores tipográficos. Hay escenas donde hay hasta 5 personajes pero no sabes quien dice que diálogo. Hay cambios abruptos del POV. Hay comentarios que repite muchísimo como describir hasta tres veces de la misma forma al mismo personaje. Y el exceso tan horrible de palabras como "pinche" harta demasiado.
♡ Los personajes se presentan como jóvenes de 18 pero todo el tiempo me los imaginé como niños de 13 o 14 años de lo inmaduros e insufribles que son.
♡ La mayoría del libro la trama está en pausa. No pasa nada, en serio, nada. Sólo los vemos tomar, ir a eventos y más cosas triviales de sus vidas. No hay una constante búsqueda por ayudar a la bruja ni parece importarles. Es como si el conflicto de la historia estuviera para adornar una fantasía del autor.
♡ Hay escenas MUY problemáticas. Como cuando pensaba tener s*xo con la bruja en estado de ebriedad. O que le dijo que quería "quitarle su flor" (dios que asco me dio leer eso) porque le gustaba. O que se le levantaba su amiguito por tenerla cerca en el metro. O como se morbosean una y otra vez a la brujita. Todo mal.
♡ 0 desarrollo en ningún personaje. El libro acaba y ellos terminan siendo exactamente las mimas asquerosas personas que en el inicio. Tan mal caen los personajes que me agradó más la madre del protagonista que sale el 1% del libro, que todos los demás personajes.
En conclusión. Los libros no tienen que ser aquí la cúspide de la literatura. Amo leer libros graciosos. Pero este libro no me hizo reír con él, me hizo reírme de él. Me lo acabé únicamente porque gasté dinero en adquirirlo, sino lo hubiera abandonado. No lo recomiendo ni a lectores principiantes, hay mejores opciones en la tienda para ser honesta.
Calificación: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
May 24, 2024
Debo admitir que nunca pensé que algo de Wattpad me gustará tanto, que agradable es darse cuenta de que uno se equivoca.
July 19, 2024
Es el libro más bizarro que he leído este año jsjs
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