Name: Jose Luis Zambrano Panezo

Date: 12 /august/2019
English Module V
My favorite book: “The Eyes of My Princess”

Book Information
Year of publication: 2004
Genre: romance novel.
Author of book: the Mexican Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez.
Abstract
The novel is dedicated to young readers and deals with the themes of First Love, drugs and
sex, while promoting the more conservative values on those topics.
During the 70s, Jose Carlos is a shy fifteen-year-old who has fallen in love with the school
idol and new transfer student. He associates her with Sheccid, the tale of an Arabian princess
who redeemed a vengeful prisoner. After an incident with a porn producer who tried to abduct
him and another friend, he decides to talk with the new girl and confesses his love. However,
things go wrong when Ariadne (her best friend) tells Sheccid he is related to the porn producer
who tried to abduct her as well. Carlos does not give up and, moved by the love he feels, must
overcome his feelings.
A sequel was written in 2012. Now located in the 80s, Jose Carlos has already forgotten about
what happened in his teenage years, but after having recurring dreams, he soughts to look after
Sheccid again. In the path, there are dangers, returning characters and an awful truth.