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guinevere_s1994's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
federiica's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
bford's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the best thrillers/mysteries I've read.
So well written and it's so easy to fall for all the characters in this story.
Admittedly Alicia Gris is at times too much of a caricature, but she's still a great hero.
I haven't read the other Cemetary books which contain many of the same characters at different points in their lives. But I'm excited to delve back in to this world Carlos has created.
So well written and it's so easy to fall for all the characters in this story.
Admittedly Alicia Gris is at times too much of a caricature, but she's still a great hero.
I haven't read the other Cemetary books which contain many of the same characters at different points in their lives. But I'm excited to delve back in to this world Carlos has created.
alquemist's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
isaacrm's review against another edition
4.0
I’m giving this one four stars even when it left me completely drained after reading it.
As you probably guessed if you’ve read other books in the series, this is the book that resolves the entire story and brings everything together. It does that at the same time that introduces a main plot related but completely different than any story in previous books.
Like always, you submerge into the story through the beautiful, witty language the author employs with little brushes of humor. For the most part, the book is very enjoyable to read.
And I say for the most part because this book is way too long, and there is a lot of it that could’ve been skipped and not included in the story. The last part of the book has no business being there and contributes nothing. It just creates a book that takes around 30 hours to read. Brutal.
As you probably guessed if you’ve read other books in the series, this is the book that resolves the entire story and brings everything together. It does that at the same time that introduces a main plot related but completely different than any story in previous books.
Like always, you submerge into the story through the beautiful, witty language the author employs with little brushes of humor. For the most part, the book is very enjoyable to read.
And I say for the most part because this book is way too long, and there is a lot of it that could’ve been skipped and not included in the story. The last part of the book has no business being there and contributes nothing. It just creates a book that takes around 30 hours to read. Brutal.
esshgee's review against another edition
5.0
I hesitated at the sheer size of this book - 805 pages - but it was worth every line, paragraph and chapter. Once started, I hated putting it aside.
What a fabulous way to end this wonderful series! Although there are lots of characters which twist and turn, the story flows well and the prose, as always, is beautiful. The final chapters - Julian's book - were a fitting conclusion to a magnificent tale. Quite simply, I loved every minute I was reading it.
What a fabulous way to end this wonderful series! Although there are lots of characters which twist and turn, the story flows well and the prose, as always, is beautiful. The final chapters - Julian's book - were a fitting conclusion to a magnificent tale. Quite simply, I loved every minute I was reading it.
alicialexandr_a's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I don’t think a single female character in the novel wasn’t sexualized, assaulted, or called a whore. The book was slow and at some points dragged. While the writing was beautiful, at some points if felt pretentious and convoluted. The last 200 pages of the book were fantastic, but I don’t know if I’d go through the other 600 to get to it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, War, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Death
rpych2's review against another edition
5.0
Aside from the previous book, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books was an excellent series. And this was an incredible finale, and possibly the best in the series. All of the stories that were at the forefront of the first three books were intertwined into this classic of a finale, with old favorites and new characters embarking on a more adventurous and mysterious story than the others. Part of that was that one of the fantastic new main characters, Alicia, was part of the secret police investigating the disappearance of a minister from the previous entries. The best character in the series, Fermin, returns in a very important role as well, which was great to see because he’s a delight in every scene. This series is an absolute must read.