Reviews

The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

cristoc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

dina_b's review against another edition

4.0

Woah! I really loved it! It took me from start to finish! It deserves to be read.

foofers1622's review

4.0

This was my favorite of The Niebla series. It has a great mix of mystery, fantasy and a little bit of horror thrown in.

olivia_b2509's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lauraxbakker's review against another edition

4.0

It was all fun and games and then this book turned so dark and even a little bit creepy. I liked it!

katya_freire's review against another edition

3.0

Ideal para passar um bom serão de uma noite de Outubro, acompanhada desta leitura a roçar o gótico e mistério. A escritura simples, fluida e algo poética de Zafón é, neste livro, direccionada aos mais jovens podendo no entanto ser apreciada por adultos. Este terceiro volume tem uma história independente dos dois primeiros, pelo que a sua leitura não depende do resto da trilogia.

jwanz86's review

3.0

It was a very fast read. I love Carlos Ruiz Zafón as a writer (he’s a Barcelonas author) and Lucia Graves’s translation of his work. This is one of his YA novels that he wrote in the ‘90s that was recently translated, and it was fine. It was anything very new or compelling for their work. It’s another gothic ghost story filled with love and tragedy, and although it’s captivating, it wasn’t compelling or new. If anything, I would say to try this as your first Carlos Ruiz Zafón / Lucia Graves book, as they only get better, with Marina as his best YA book and The Shadow of the Wind as the start of his adult series.

marmarci's review against another edition

4.0

Este libro era justo lo que necesitaba leer en este momento. De escritura ágil, con su buena dosis de misterio (aunque no muy intrincado y fácil de desvelar) y un poco de terror del clásico. Me encanta cómo escribe Zafón, atrapándote en la historia que prácticamente se devora sola.
Esta historia me hizo volver al ambiente de "El príncipe de la niebla", el que más me gusta de esta trilogía, seguido muy de cerca por este.
Brumas, acantilados, bosques, una casa misteriosa y secretos, ¿qué más pedir? Además, es una lectura que evoca el verano, por lo que sin saberlo, me vi doblemente inmersa en él.
Muy recomendable.

esti_ham's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

cimorene1558's review against another edition

4.0

I think I like this better than the first book, which is rare. Definitely a must-read if you read and enjoyed the first one at all!