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perfectsinner
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones
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This just became available on Libby and it's been in the tbr, so I guess it's my new read!

Cuilin It‘s a good read. 6d
perfectsinner It is really good, I'm flying thru it. 4d
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JuliaTheBookNerd
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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#BestFriends 📚📖📚

#JuneSpecials ☀️🌸⛱️🦩🍉 🌻🩱🧴🕶️🌊🐚

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 2mo
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Robotswithpersonality
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Mehso-so

Wh- ummm, okay, I acknowledge that if I read this as a teenager I would have been devastated and thrilled and singing it's praises. As a cranky adult however ... I guess I'm honestly hesitant to recommend it to teenagers given some of the content, even if generally, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? salacious tragic love stories followed by more fortunate endings for a younger generation definitely appeal to bundles of hormones (apologies for the reductive description of an age group).
Yes, the writing is beautiful, and transports you to a certain span of time and place in history (political upheaval and corruption, lot of bullies and tyrants),
8mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? and suggests a grand mystery which as it turns out has little to do with books and a whole lot more to do with fucked up relationships.
For the most part it's about a lovely group of people getting yanked from pillar to post emotionally and physically for the sake of its impact on the reader.
8mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/? The artful descriptions and cathartic, then kindly denouement does not quite make up for the extensive misery on the page, in my opinion.
There is a certain weight given to telling the origins of a young man, paralleling fathers (too many of which are abusive) and sons or daughters, looking back and back to the past, lost loved ones,
8mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/6 I just wish Ruiz Zafon had not felt the need to go quite so melodramatic with the reveals, quite so dark with the bad things that happened.
If you like historical dramas with a strong mystery component, and don't mind it getting gritty, have at thee.
And no, no I will not be continuing in the series.
(edited) 8mo
Robotswithpersonality 6/6 ⚠️Spousal abuse, child abuse, physical, verbal and sexual abuse, SA, homophobia, antisemitism, ableism, sexism, torture, incest, stillbirth, death in childbirth 8mo
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IuliaC
Shortcut to Paradise | Teresa Solana
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Pickpick

This is a nicely paced crime novel paved with a lot of humor; my first read by this author. A famous writer of romance novels is murdered the night she is awarded a tremendous prize in Barcelona. The main suspect, also a finalist, has a strong alibi as the night of the crime he has been robbed by an unusual thief. A team of two fake detectives are hired to find the thief and discover who the real killer is.

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CoffeeNBooks
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Eggs Classic👏🏻👏🏻 9mo
LoverOfLearning Yes! A great book! 6mo
44 likes2 comments
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Karisimo
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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#wickedwhispers #shadow
I bet I‘m not the only one to pick this book today!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Probably not! 9mo
Eggs Loved this series❣️ 9mo
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LoneLamplighter
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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A short review

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CoffeeNBooks
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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#HauntedShelf Book Scavenger Hunt #Figure
One of my favorite books!
Team #DeadSerious @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 10mo
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LeslieO
The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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I feel like I‘m on borrowed time! Still reading on my deck. We are having 2nd summer here in Buffalo. Temps in the 80s for a couple weeks and the awning is still up! Soaking it in while I can. Rereading this classic so I can continue the series. #stillsummerreading

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CoffeeNBooks
The Angel's Game | Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 12mo
Eggs Great choice👼😇 (edited) 12mo
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