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A review by tibbynaj
The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
3.0
I went into this one with the hype on carlos's writing surrounding me. So in my mind I expected to read something that would be on the level of the best writing out there. In a way this book fell short of that.
The writing albeit enjoyable, was not as amazing is I had hoped it would be. Sure it was eerie but I found the characters to be a bit flat. Not unlikeable but unapproachable in a sense.
The story was extremely predictable and had no surprise factor for me.
A 3 star rating may have been too generous but I'm going to give the writer another chance and pick up another book by him and hope for the best.
The writing albeit enjoyable, was not as amazing is I had hoped it would be. Sure it was eerie but I found the characters to be a bit flat. Not unlikeable but unapproachable in a sense.
The story was extremely predictable and had no surprise factor for me.
A 3 star rating may have been too generous but I'm going to give the writer another chance and pick up another book by him and hope for the best.