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Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Labyrinth of the Spirits: Zafón was a master at layering intrigue and mystery, and he continued that in this satisfying final volume. #cursorybookreviews #cursoryreviews ( )

Me aburrí muchísimo, me decepcioné más. Esperaba encontrar esa belleza y nostalgia de La sombra del viento, y sí, iba bastante bien hasta la mitad cuando asesinan a... bueno ya sabrán a quién quienes la lean. A partir de ese momento todo se fue tornando tedioso y lo único que quería era que terminara. Un sinsentido el final con el libro de Julián Sempere.

Rescatables, los personajes de Alicia y de Vargas, que eran precisamente quienes llevaban a flote la historia. Fermín, me gusta pero no a quienes ponen a dialogar con él, tantas florituras son cansadas.

Los Sempere en la segunda mitad de la historia se ven forzados.

Me pregunto si habría que leer nuevamente la saga completa para agarrar nuevamente el ritmo, pero si no mal recuerdo desde El prisionero del cielo ya me iba cansando. Tenía la esperanza de recuperar ese asombro que tuve con las dos primeras entregas y me ha quedado debiendo mucho este cierre de saga. ( )

This book is a masterpiece. The entire series has been an amazing adventure of Barcelona through such fascinating characters. I’m in awe of Carlos’ unbelievable talent to weave together so many characters over so many books and create this final installment that comes together beautifully. I am grief stricken that it’s over. RIP, Carols. I’m grateful you shared your literary talents with the world. ( )

Embedded in this overlong book is a powerful story about the horrors of the Spanish Civil War and the resulting fascist state, which just about makes up for the wooden depiction of female characters (who all seem to be beautiful, revolving around men's needs, "tarts," and/or tragically frail in health). ( )

This is the last book in Zafron’s Cemetery of Lost Books series, and this is the darkest volume yet. It’s the last days of Franco’s rule and although he’s an old man, his rule is just ass brutal and oppressive as ever. Alicia Gris, who was saved by our old friend, Fermin in the dark days of the Spanish Civil War is now working for some of the more disreputable members of the regime’s security system. But as always in Zafron’s novels, nothing can be straight forward, and Alicia finds herself in a web of cross and double cross that keeps the reader guessing until the very end.

As the old regime unravels, its principals desperately hold on to their positions of power and things become deadly for those caught in their crosshairs.

This is a long book, but it will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. ( )