Through the rain
Through the rain It is the last book in the famous trilogy Hidalgo Brothers, written by the Venezuelan teacher and author Ariana Godoy, who has become one of the most important references in the field of books born on Wattpad. This material came to light with Through my window, a title that already has its own film adaptation produced by Netflix, in addition to an independent sequence called Across the sea.
Despite not having the number of readings that the first volume of the trilogy has on Wattpad - we are talking about about 375 million -, Through the rain, with 23.2 million, has become one of Godoy's books most loved by his followers. It seems a bit incongruous, right? But, according to users, this is because its protagonist is the least harmful of the Hidalgo brothers. How true is this perception?
Synopsis of Through the rain
one of the good guys
Unlike his brothers Artemis and Ares, Apolo Hidalgo is described as a good-hearted young man who only has the best intentions with others.. His “sweet” attitude might have made anyone think that he would have more successes than defeats in both love and social relationships, but this is not the case with the withdrawn and strange protagonist. On the other hand, like his brothers, the boy is marked by the trauma of a family full of secrets.
Apollo is very excited about entering the psychology department, a career that, to say the least, should not be studied by a reckless and less assertive person. Even so, The young man feels ready to leave his family's torturous past behind.
However, all your illusions come crashing down on a single rainy night, in which is robbed and beaten by a group. Minutes after the attack, Apollo is saved by a girl named Rain Adams.
The search for rain
Performer He can't stop thinking about that girl who helped him, he does it incessantly. He looks for her to introduce himself to her, but he can't find her anywhere, even though the entire university seems to know her.
He later runs into Gregory, his friend and roommate, who has a cheeky girlfriend named Kelly. She approaches Apollo with carnal advances, but he rejects her to avoid problems. In the midst of this, Rain comes to her mind several times, but he does not manifest himself in person.
A little later, the protagonist meet charlotte —or Char, as she prefers to be called—. Apollo has a sexual encounter with her, but, unintentionally, his mind wanders to Kelly's body, who danced in front of him the night before.
Later, The young man discovers that Char has a boyfriend, but that he is in an open relationship. This doesn't sit well with him at all. Apparently, things are not going well for the youngest of the Hidalgos.
Rain
As in most books new adult and youth works written in Wattpad, Through the rain It is told from the perspective of several of its characters..
In the case of Rain, this helps the reader to know the environment of Apollo's platonic love., his mother and his brother Vance, who is very close to becoming his psychopath.
Vance has a relationship with one of his little sister's best friends, Xan, a boy who lives in his shadow and has no personality of his own. At first, Apollo has difficulty getting close to Rain, as she is not very willing to add anyone to her official group of friends..
Her brother's constant emotional blackmail and manipulation prevent her from taking more certain steps toward strangers, and her fear that Vance will hurt the people she loves becomes increasingly palpable. Nevertheless, Apollo ends up finding the girl adorable, y He begins to establish a friendship with her.
Xan
Through the rain It is a book about relationships, about underdeveloped and brief links, but links, after all. For a change, Apollo's feelings —who turned out to be an even more mercurial protagonist than his older brothers— They opt for Xan's company, a young man who is as troubled as Rain, and for the same reason: Vance.
Through this character Ariana Godoy tries to address issues such as abuse of power and abusive courtships.. However, as almost always, the author falls short, and, instead of extending the plot of abuse or manipulation by Vance towards the other members of the plot, she extends her work with unnecessary and highly explicit sexual scenes that, According to Wattpad and other platforms, it is recommended for readers aged twelve and older, which, in turn, is the novel's greatest inconsistency.
About the author, Ariana Godoy
Ariana Godoy
Ariana Godoy was born in 1990, in the state of Zulia, Venezuela. She studied at the city university, where He graduated in Education with a mention in languages, with specialization in English and French. During her university days she enjoyed writing stories on Wattpad, where she became quite popular during 2009. However, her success within the orange application came in 2011, after writing her novel titled My love from Wattpad.
This work won the awards for Most Read Story and Best Story of the Year at the Watty Awards. In 2016, Godoy moved to North Carolina, United States, after a proposal to work as a secondary school teacher. in the Spanish area. As an educational professional, he made the decision to focus his work on teaching literature, which would later contribute to his idea of leaving teaching and focusing on writing full time.
Other books by Ariana Godoy
- My love from Wattpad (2016);
- Follow my voice (2022);
- Through my window, Hidalgo Brothers 1 (2019);
- Through you, Hermanos Hidalgo 2 (2021);
- Through the rain, Hermanos Hidalgo 3 (2022);
- Heist: Hunt or be hunted?, Darks 1 (2021);
- Fleur: My desperate decision, Darks 0 (2022);
- The Revelation, Lost Souls 1 (2023);
- The New World, Lost Souls 2 (2023)