The art of cheating karma It is a book by the author Elísabet Benavent, known for her young adult romance novels. It was published in 2021 by sum of letters. When an actress and an artist, looking for opposite things, meet, everything will change for them. Their appearance in their respective lives will mean an opportunity for both of them at a professional level... but where is love?
The author challenges her readers in the first person to "defy the laws of karma". Whether you believe in it or not, this could be a good opportunity to have a good time reading another of the books by the prolific Valencian writer. Let's tell a little more about the book.
The art of cheating karma
Discovering oneself could be an art
Catalina and Mikel are two creative people who love wit and art. Although both are in similar moments of life, their paths seem to follow different courses. Catalina is an actress and is disappointed to arrive at each audition and come out with the same answer; she hasn't lost hope, but she feels tired. Mikel, for his part, is an artist who enjoys some recognition, but who is going through a sterile creative phase. His inspiration has flown, although he trusts his work and dreams of achieving total fame. Although it is true that Catalina will not come into her life in any way to be a muse, her presence will be enough to activate Mikel's creative vein. However, Catalina is a dreamer, a romantic. Her dream is to be an actress, yes, but she also wants to live love. Mikel is too wrapped up in his artistic work and is more lonely.
With this panorama it is quite a challenge not only to bump into the special person, but to get along and be on the same path. The art of cheating karma surprises with his dilemma. On the one hand, she considers discovering yourself to achieve your dreams and for others to recognize you. But, on the other hand, it means connecting with the person who can make you vibrate. If we add to this the need to maintain professional balance to achieve dreams, but without losing one's head for that person, getting it all can be an art. What will happen to Catalina and Mikel? Will they be able to break down their own barriers, to find each other and ultimately accept each other?
The value of the different
If we scratch a little more in history, some pictures appear that are also important for the course of events. After finding some paintings of a certain value that he will sell for financial gain, Catalina will discover what the creative process of a painter entails, as well as the true price of art. What will be of the utmost importance for the relationship that she establishes with Mikel and to better understand the world. The way in which Benavent recounts all of this is very entertaining, but it is also It shows very well the empathy that the main characters feel thanks to the fact that they are very different. She is crazy, emotional and witty. He, thoughtful, introverted, with the soul of an artist. The grace with which each shakes the other's perceptions and ideas is by no means something incidental to the narrative.
Benavent knows how to make a wonderful contrast between entertainment and learning. The art of deceiving karma moves and it is once again an example of the writer's style, although with a different story and characters, which turn out to be the key to this book. Likewise, it can also be said that the text has some lyricism, perhaps because of the relevance of the art world and that most sensitive part of the creators, which is also possessed by the people who write.
Conclusions
If Elísabet Benavent knows anything about creating realistic stories but full of hope. She is also a teacher unleashing emotions. All this is what this writer does again, that she returns with a sincere story in which women are the creators of their own destiny, capable of being inspired, rather than being an inspiration. The art of cheating karma isWithout a doubt, a book in which women take an active role in creation and break away from the passive position in which they have been stuck for centuries. In addition to love, it offers a very well told story where creative production and art are also part of the feminine character.
Some notes on Elísabet Benavent
Elísabet Benavent was born in Gandía (Valencia) in 1984 and his first success came in 2013 with his first novel, In Valeria's shoes which is the first part of a saga. So much so that Netflix took over the rights to produce it, luck that Benavent has had with other projects. In fact, she studied Audiovisual Communication and has also had an active participation in the adaptations of his books.
His work has been edited and translated in several countries and his book sales are in the millions. The truth is Elísabet Benavent has become a benchmark within the romantic novel in Spanish and is one of the most outstanding contemporary writers. She has written several books including bilogies and trilogies. Other titles are My island (2017) A perfect tale (2020), or All those things I'll tell you tomorrow (2022)