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The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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I read the first book in this series (separate story - not a sequel). Loved it.

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Jun 28, 2009 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing

Zafón's previous novel, The Shadow of the Wind, is one of my all-time favorites. So it's no surprise that I bought his latest novel the day it came out, and I am pleased to say that Angel's Game is just as rewarding.

I think Zafón's style is really something special. He's a master of description and mood, and the characters he weaves together are vivid and unapologetic in their realness. The elements of the supernatural and macabre are handled exactly right, so that one feels chills at times duri ...more

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Oct 04, 2014 Nicole rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2015, historical-fiction, fiction

I was absolutely in love with 4/5ths of this book. I adored the gothic atmosphere of it, the richness and reality of Barcelona, the increasing tempo of the mystery surrounding David ... but the ending fell flat for me. It didn't feel like the ending was supernatural and unknowable; it just felt kind of tacked on without explanation or reason. I wish the epilogue wasn't part of this book - it ended the book on a sour note for me. ...more

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