The Angel’s Game (El cementerio de los libros olvidados #2)

First off this is not my traditional audiobook listen but I love to read this author! I have all of his books in hardback and they are among my treasured possessions. This Author has such a talent with description, he makes the story come to life! I love to read his books right before bed because I\’m guaranteed the most vivid dreams! He keeps you guessing and your never quit sure what will happen next. This is the 2nd book in the series, the 3rd will be released in English during the summer of 2012 and I can\’t wait!!!

This was a fun book that I can\’t imagine actually reading after listening to it. The narrator does such an amazing job of telling the story I felt like I could see it. The story is descriptive and I actually found myself holding my breath at times. Very suspenseful right to the end.

I think Carlos Ruiz Zafon is one of the best writers. I have been relistening to the first two books of the series. Once again, I was enthralled to be in the world of Barcelona and the mystery Zafon weaves into his stories. Because this was a second read, I was astonished to realize the story was inconsistent in the death of a major character from Shadow of the Wind, who actually survives to old age as written in Shadow. There were also minor differences from the first book to the second book in the treatment of what happens to characters there. I suppose this happens, but it is disconcerting especially when the stories are read closely together. The reason for the review is the narrator. Why oh why does Mr. Stevens choose do do a less than successful imitation of Cary Grant. His other voices are nice, but this faux Cary is just so distracting I was pulled from the story each time. I remember this was the same reaction I had to this voice the last time I listened. With a great narrator in Davies, I cannot understand why anyone else would be used for this series.

This is a beautiful book. Many times I had to rewind the story back to listen again to the beautiful language and metaphors of this book. Sometimes I had to stop and think. The only drawback of the book is that it is so good that many other books I listened to or read around the same time just feel \”lame.\”

This is a very good story, but it is for an intelligent reader and may not appeal to some. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Great story line and premise with a good finish. Spooky and heartfelt dont let the negative reviews detour you it is an excellent read.

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