Erica

by Ana Vigo

Erica e seu pai chegan á vila da Dormecida tras unha vida de continuas mudanzas. Cansa de ter que facer amigos que perderá invariablemente ao pouco tempo, rexeita intentalo de novo, mais os nenos do lugar insisten en levala á “mansión”. Neste lugar fantástico descubrirá que existe un mundo paralelo, Morfeonía, habitado por espíritos, dende o que estes soños se poden traer á Realidade. Aínda que Erica non pode soñar por unha estraña enfermidade, decátase que ten un talento natural para xogar cos soños na Realidade. Grazas aos seus novos amigos, Dalia, Hadri e Agata, cos que ten as súas rifas polo seu carácter competitivo e ambicioso, coñece a necesidade de equilibrio entre os reis de Morfeonía, Soño e Pesadelo, baixo as ordes da Grande Imperante.

144 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2022

Reviews

[Xabier Cid · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a good book if it had a good editor... This is a novel addressed to teenagers, and teachers in school don't recommend 400 pages books, so the consequence is a good story concentrated and overpacked in 144 pages. Too many characters, too many required explanations missed, too rushed to the final combat, but there is no room for all that.

Is the annoying main character deserving a good, proper evolution? Absolutely. Are the different kids in the group (sorry, I lost track of who is who, their feelings, their ages) deserving a better existence and more detailed roles? Certainly. Shouldn't be a bit clearer all those rules of how to proceed in the world of dreams (perhaps Morfeonía is not the most appealing name for it)? Yes. Aren't we helpless in so vivid dreams that change and evolve before we can't enjoy them? I am afraid so. But 144 pages is too short for what this novel deserves.

The author can surely do it. The middle part of the book is nice, well written, enjoyable, and a demonstration of what Vigo can achieve. But the beginning is a race and the end an amputation.