The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Jul 26, 2012 Megan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, historical-fiction

This book sat on my shelf for a very long time. More than a year ago, a friend saw it, and suggested I read this next - that it didn't matter what I planned on reading, this book needed to be bumped up on my list because it was really, really good. "Yeah, ok," I said, but I ignored the comment. I finally decided it was time to read The Shadow of the Wind recently, and I don't know what I was thinking when I didn't take that advice before.

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Aug 23, 2019 Melanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, gothic, books-on-books

I had so many flowery things to say about this while I was reading this, but they all disappeared and now all I know is that I loved it. It was the kind of book I had to take a break from because I didn’t want it to end. Gothic and moody with gorgeous, gorgeous writing; but it’s also quite funny and the author does a great job with teenagers and poor decisions and dramas. There are some surprisingly dark parts that are treated quite matter-of-factly and were pretty disturbing. I found myself so ...more

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Mar 22, 2009 Nicole rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bookclub, 2009, favorites

What an amazing book. I don't know that I describe it as a mystery, but there is number of subplots that you spend the book trying to figure out exactly how they fit together and understanding who's who.

It's a fantastic story and beautifully written. ...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, literature, thriller-mystery, romance, gothic, second-hand, europe, book-of-books

Very very engaging book! Setting in the old Barcelona, this book portraits the dark era of the great country Spain, and how it affected the literature world. Lost books, old romance, mysterious author, dark secret and tragic past, all were cooked really well into this gothic book. I just don't want the book to end! ...more

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Aug 05, 2007 Abby rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense, historicalfiction

This is suspenseful and intricate, with interesting characters and a lot going on - really hard to put down! The dark atmosphere of Franco's dictatorship adds to the suspense and the pervasive tension, but the youth of the main characters keeps it from going too far. ...more

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