Welcome to Litsy!

Gosh I love how Carlos Ruiz Zafon wrote. ❤️

The Shadow of the Wind remains my favorite (one of my all time favorite books, actually), but this third installment of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series is action-packed, funny, and heartwarming, all with CRZ‘s beautiful writing. I love Fermin, and getting more of his history was lovely.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My #AAM book for November.

I enjoyed this part of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books Series but do want to move on to the next book as it left sone questions for me. Love the style and feel of these books.

1st Book Finished for #20in4

Starting off #20in4 Readathon by beginning this third book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books Series. #AuthorAMonth

Very confusing, bc it has a non linear structure. Not my favorite Zafon. Beautiful writing but there are so many unanswered questions…
#authoramonth2021 @Soubhiville
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

While I initially didn't love this one as much as I loved The Shadow of the Wind, I was intrigued by the backstories of the characters. The ending left me not wanting to wait a minute to start The Angel's Game to see what happens next!!
#AuthorAMonth #CarlosRuizZafon
@Soubhiville

Starting my #NovelNovember Readathon morning with my #AuthorAMonth pick. I'm about halfway through this one and hope to finish it today. #coffeeandabook
@Andrew65
@Soubhiville

1 tagged!
2 GR, Litsy, bujo
3 anew Laurie Halse Anderson book

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Good Morning #AuthorAMonth readers. There is a kindle deal today for a Zafon book. He‘s our November author. I think this is part of a series.
Enjoy your Sunday! 📚❤️

@Blackink_WhitePaper @tdrosebud @HOTPock3tt @britt_reads @sleepswithbooks @pageturner1 @mom2bugnbee @veritysalter @TheBookDream @Caryl

It's been years since I last read Zafon. I think I might have gotten more out of this book if I had better memory of the characters and plotlines of the previous ones. The first book in this series was mindblowing and the second one a bit of a disappointment. This one is somewhere between those. I enjoyed it in audio form and got many of the same kind of wibes as in Shadow of the wind. I just love the time and location of his books. 😍

This works sooo much better than the Grisham I abandoned! I'm so happy with my decision. Shadow of the wind is still my favourite Zafon book but this does have a hint of the same spirit. 😊

I had to bail this.. I started with high expectations, because I loved others Zafon's novels, but this book was not right for me!
I was bored most of the time and I couldn't find the style, the atmosphere that I loved in his previous works.. Maybe I'll try again in a few months.

This was my #doublespin for February @TheAromaofBooks (and now I'll go plan my list for March 📚📚📚)

Now that 2020 is finally coming to an end, I only have 4 days to finish the rest of the books on my 2020 challenge list. Luckily, it's only 2 books by 2 authors that I love.

The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón &
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou

Translated from Spanish this is the third book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series.

I really enjoyed book one but found book two disappointing so I crept into this book, bracing myself for the worst. Im happy to say we are back on track.

This book is short and its all set up for the final 800 page monster of a book so there isn't much plot going on here but you do get more depth into the characters and detailed back stories.

I love this series and cherish each book. A couple of years ago I was fortunate to find a signed limited first edition of this book at The Poisoned Pen in Arizona. ❤️ I also love the cover of the US edition. One book in the series left to savor. #MountTBR

This one would seem to serve as a sort of bridge between the first two books and Book Four, tying up a few loose ends while setting us up for the final installment, and whereas The Angel's Game felt rushed, particularly towards the end, The Prisoner of Heaven, while much shorter, was much better paced in my opinion. On to Book Four...

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.” - Carlos Ruiz Zafón ?

Great series ❤️

This is the third book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. I've read the first two books but I read the previous one when my work is at its busiest and I did not have the capacity to fully appreciate how well written this series is. I'm so glad that I read this at a much queiter and have the capacity this time around. Such a different experience. Beautiful descriptions and a well crafted story.

Not as good as the first two in the series, but still a decent read overall

I'm less than 100 pages in, so I'm trying to reserve judgement, but so far I am thinking that The Prisoner of Heaven will be far less well liked than either Shadow of the Wind or The Angel's Game. I'm not sensing a five star read out of this one.... Which isn't too say that it's 'bad', because it isn't-- but it isn't as good as the first two, for sure. I'm still very much looking forward to finishing the quartet with Labyrinth of Spirits.

I wanted to take a break from Barcelona, Spain, and try to stretch out the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, because I've really enjoyed the first two, and don't want it to be over so soon! However, since nothing else seems to be captivating me at the moment, I'm diving back in to Barcelona, Spain, with Daniel & Bea in The Prisoner of Heaven.

Book mail! I'm so excited to finally have the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. I loved Shadow of the Wind so much, I hope the rest are as great as it was.

Loved The Shadow of the Wind, couldn‘t put down The Angel‘s Game, hoping this one is just as good. 🤗 Absolutely amazing series of books - The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 📚

I was going to go with Mitch Albom‘s The Five People You Meet in Heaven but @Eggs has already beaten me to it! So I‘ll go with this instead.

#HurtsLikeHeaven #JulyColdPlay

Nothing like a book about books get you in the mood to read....

Giving this a pick, but just barely. I love it because it‘s part of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series and it is, after all, written by the amazing Carlos Ruiz Zafon. But it lacked something the two preceding books had, and I‘m hoping the last book will tie it all together. I also think the audio turned me off on this one. Didn‘t care for the reader.

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So the book itself is great. Of course. But I just couldn't remember enough of The Angel's Game to satisfy me, so when I finished this, I went back and read a couple summaries to remember. And then. Ohmygosh, combined with what happened here. What I ... think happened/is happening.. well. Zafon. ??. ??. ??. ??. ??. My hat is off to you. ?

I look forward to the 800-page "last book," which I will call the conclusion.
?????

I just love how this man writes. This whole paragraph is ?? for me, but especially: "...a sight air of promise in which at least children and those who had learned the art of forgetting could still believe."

Sorry for the v juvenile circling of the paragraph in Christmas colors... I really should invest in a stylus... ?

#BookMail Pt4 is the 3rd book in the Cemetery Of Forgotten Books series. This one carries on straight after the events in the 1st book with the MC now living above the family bookstore in Barcelona in the mid 1950s with his father, wife & new son. When his friend, Fermin(a character also in the 1st book)is threatened by a mysterious stranger, it starts another mystery they must solve.

Oh yay, now I just need the second in the series!!

#kindledeal #kindledeals #ebooksale

Absolutely beautiful! Carlos has not disappointed me. Definitely one of my top authors. Cannot wait to get my hands on the fourth book.

Kids are in bed...and I am ignoring my dishes

I have this on my kindle but haven't read it yet.
#augustisatrip #heaven
@vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Third work the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. Ruiz Zafon‘s writing is beautiful and he‘s a master story teller.

“I have always known that one day I would return to these street to tell the story of the man who lost his soul and his name among the shadows of Barcelona ...”

You can read the books in any order. Wonderful!!

When you find out one of your favorite living authors is releasing the final book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series, you immediately feel the need to reread the rest of the books. I haven‘t read the series since 2012 and I am loving revisiting these wonderful characters. The Gothic mysteries set in Barcelona are filled with rich descriptions and twists around every dark alley. No matter how many times I read them I can‘t put them down!

Zafon is an author who's prose will continuously astonish you with how beautiful it can be. The type if you're a writer where you'll read one of his sentences and go "Well I'll never top that." Squidapus did think this wasn't as good as Shadow of the Wind or Angel's Game, but still very good. Zafon is a writer who writes a very narrow set of topics (Barcelona in the middle 1900s) but has absolutely mastered what he has written.

Up next... the prisoner of heaven

Picked up this little hem on my lunch break today, can‘t wait to get into it 😊

Latest mini book outlet book haul. And I did delete a few titles before I hit "buy". Seen in the background a pic of my parents and grandmother from the 50s. #bookhaul #bookoutlet #whatmorebooks?

I loved this, but it has left me feeling a little hollow. Unlike the others in the series the story doesn‘t feel complete... roll on late 2018 I guess 🤘🏽

Just starting this 🤘🏽

Loving the audio book!

While this felt more like a novella than a full book, it connects the first two in the series using Fermín‘s story.

Loved it! Could not put it down just as good as the first book in the trilogy.

3rd in a series. These could be read as stand alone but are better read as a series since characters and locations overlap. This one focuses on the story of Daniel and his friend Fermin who has a colorful and troubled past. These are beautifully written and fairly light and engaging reads. Bad guys, good/moral guys, secrets, bookstores, & of course the cemetery of forgotten books #readaroundtheworld #spain

All the books collectively from me and my brothers on our road trip to Ireland - can't believed we carried all these books all the way around the country 😂 I least enjoyed The Blade Itself and most enjoys The Prisoner of Heaven - gotta love a bit of Zafron!

Deciding which books to take on holiday is one of the toughest decisions of the year 😩😩😩😩 which to take?????

I've finished book #3 and #4 of the Cemetery Of Forgotten Books series but it looks as if the English translation of book #4 is not yet out in the UK/US?!? Can't find it. Whatever the case: do youself a favor and check out this series. If you've loved The Shadow of the Wind, you'll love the others. If you don't know that one, CHANGE THAT! Zafón is a GENIUS! These beautiful books are among my absolute faves now.