A beautiful mystery

Throughly enjoyed this book. I came upon the author by accident, and have now listened to many more of his works. Dan Stevens is a fantastic narrator, I wish he did the majority available on here! Enjoy something a little different, it’s entirely worth the credit.

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Outstanding sequel

The writing style is immersive and Zafon's ability to create a haunting atmosphere is exceptional. The characters are complex and multifaceted and their relationships are both intriguing and deeply emotional. The novel is a great blend of mystery, romance, and historical fiction and is a must-read for anyone who loves a good story. While the novel can be read as a standalone, readers who enjoyed "The Shadow of the Wind" will find this book to be a worthy follow-up but with a much darker and mysterious flavor. It's a captivating and engrossing novel that creates a plot that is intricately woven with many twists and turns, keeping the reader on the edge of their seat until the very end.
Highly recommended.

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excellent

slow to get into - but once you do its gripping

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beautiful story

Carlos Ruiz Zafon is a genius.
Even after reading the book it is read beautifully for you to enjoy all over again.

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Wonderful

Carlos Ruiz Zafon is quickly becoming my favourite author. This book is just as excellent and enjoyable as The Shadow of the Wind and Dan Stevens' performance made it really come to life. Can't recommend it enough!

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Stunning

Eco, Borges and Del Toro meet. Zafon is sadly missing. This whole series is mesmerising.

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Dark but so engaging, well written and narrated!

Despite my blood run cold a few times while listening to the story, I only wanted to continue as the book is so well written and the narration is absolutely amazing ! Completed 2nd book of the séries within a week time and can’t wait to start the 3rd..

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part 2

I read the 'Shadow on the Wind' first, thank goodness or I would have been really confused. It was an interesting story, and you can follow the characters quite well, although I did get a little lost at the end. I loved the narrators voice, and could listen to him all day, he read it well and kept a good pace, but I plan on listening to it again sometime soon, both because I enjoyed it and to make sure I understood the reality from the fiction.

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How far will you stretch credulity

I am fully aware that there might be readers who think I might have been a bit harsh on this title but it's what I think. The story itself has very little real plot but plenty of atmosphere. It's fairly well written as well but the time line tends to gallop faster than the action so one finds oneself wondering how old David is now. The events appear to run sequentially but then years have apparently flown by. He's ill and then suddenly he's well again. Yet it's an illness of the brain so what happened? How far will you stretch credulity to believe in this gook's story line? The narator though is superb and I'd certainly look at any other book read by him. Still this book isn't bad though a mite disappointing in some aspects. It's very similar to 'Shadow of the wind' and even has some of the same features so if you didn't enjoy 'Shadow of the wind' then don't read this. If you did however then you might give this one a try.

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You have to read this book.

It is breath taking story.
Fantastic plot.
can't wait to read the next volume.
thank you.

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