Let me start by saying I love, love, LOVE Zafón‘s The Shadow of the Wind. It’s an all-time favorite and a must-read for book lovers. So with all that book baggage, picture me cracking open The Angel’s Game with mucho expectations. Now picture me disappointed when it fell mucho short.
Problemo Uno: Zafon used a key player from Shadow of the Wind and his role just didn’t make sense here.
Problemo Dos: Creepy kinda super-fantastical stuff which really isn’t my deal.
Problemo Tres: I just didn’t enjoy it.
So beware. But if you like creepy kinda super-fantastical stuff and you haven’t read and fallen in love with The Shadow of the Wind, then The Angel’s Game may be your cup of tea.
Rating: 2 stars
Pages: 544
Genre: Fiction
I just saw a review for this and they gave it the same rating you did. They were less than pleased with this sequel.
Yeah, book clubbers weren’t digging it either and we all loved SHADOWS.
Hello Lara:
I got very happy seeing an interesting book spot blog but nothing since one year ago. Are you planning to start up again? Let me recommend The Round House, the new Louise Erdrich book. Thats a doozy as are most of her books (in my opinion).
If you are not planning to start up again, could you recommend one or two blogspots devoted to books?
Cheers,
Jo in Minnesota
Hi Jo,
Thanks for your visit and your comment. I actually am in the process of uploading three recent book reviews and will be back to posting monthly reviews. I hope you will stick around. I just needed to take a break. Happy reading!