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This book is truly special. A gothic coming of age story with characters that leap off the page and a thrilling plot. The first chapter set up the wonderful premise of a cemetery where forgotten books are kept and just spring boarded from there.
There was a spooky, supernatural feel but nothing too non-sensical just an understanding that the characters were being somewhat guided by otherworldly forces. This feeling of fate and dread just builds until you are shouting at the protagonist to get ou ...more
There was a spooky, supernatural feel but nothing too non-sensical just an understanding that the characters were being somewhat guided by otherworldly forces. This feeling of fate and dread just builds until you are shouting at the protagonist to get ou ...more
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I really liked (the audio version of) this book. Unfortunately, it is the time of year when I just don't have the time for in depth reviews.
There was so much to like here, the atmospheric setting, the fact that it is a book about books, the writing - it all just pulled me in and held me.
On the other hand, it was a lot longer than it had to be, and the most obvious thorn in my side, was Daniel's complete disregard for including his father and/or his father's complete lack of interest in this in ...more
There was so much to like here, the atmospheric setting, the fact that it is a book about books, the writing - it all just pulled me in and held me.
On the other hand, it was a lot longer than it had to be, and the most obvious thorn in my side, was Daniel's complete disregard for including his father and/or his father's complete lack of interest in this in ...more
Nov 27, 2014
Cecile Grudzinski
marked it as to-read
Sep 07, 2015
Arielle Vanessa
marked it as to-read
Jan 08, 2016
Heather
marked it as to-read
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historical-fiction,
mystery,
owned-f,
owned-audible,
owned,
in-translation,
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Feb 16, 2016
Shivam Tiwari
marked it as to-read
Mar 16, 2016
Amy Burchill
added it
Sep 11, 2016
Colleen
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2017
Raluca
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
my-library,
fiction,
spain,
mystery,
romance,
worth-to-reread,
cloak-n-dagger,
coming-of-age,
intense,
adventure
Jan 13, 2019
Catherine Mulcahy
marked it as to-read
May 18, 2019
Raluca
marked it as 1__tbr__voxa
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review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery,
fantasy,
gothic,
magical-realism,
spanish-literature,
historical-fiction,
books-about-books,
tbr
Jul 05, 2019
Vanessa
marked it as murder-mayhem
Oct 07, 2020
Suzy Davies
marked it as to-read
Jun 27, 2021
Deanne Patterson
marked it as to-read
May 16, 2022
LaReinabuena
marked it as to-read
