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A review by gingerliss
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
3.0
I did enjoy this book, don't get me wrong. Three stars to me always looks so little and a tiny bit negative. This book is good but the reason I've given it three stars is I felt it was quite stretched out. The whole middle bit, while the ending all went very quickly. it just felt a bit tedious at times. Apart from that I loved getting introduced to a part of history I wasn't very familiar with. The Spanish Civil War and its aftermath was all very new to me and very interesting. The book made me want more so I'll probably be getting my hands on some history books about it at some point.
I think the characters in the book were well written. They weren't perfect and they made mistakes, which made them realistic.
Spoiler alert from now on
I was expecting a plot twist at the end, but something else than what actually happened. It was quite a shock that Sofia was killed, I didn't see that one coming. I'd actually considered her maybe ending up being an enemy. Then I felt bad.
After the finale the book ended on a very melancholic note. Which I both liked and disliked. I do always like it if an author doesn't finish a book with a Hollywood typical ending. Then again, who doesn't like a happy ending? It did leave me feeling a bit ugh! But it also motivated me to really do something with my life. Unlike Harry's point of view at the end of the book.
I wouldn't have compared this book to Ruiz Zafón, which the Daily Express does on front cover, I think this is more of a historical thriller whilst Zafón's work to me is more literary. I haven't read anything written by Faulks yet, but as far as I know he is more of a literary figure too. This of course is not the authors fault. ;)
I think the characters in the book were well written. They weren't perfect and they made mistakes, which made them realistic.
Spoiler alert from now on
I was expecting a plot twist at the end, but something else than what actually happened. It was quite a shock that Sofia was killed, I didn't see that one coming. I'd actually considered her maybe ending up being an enemy. Then I felt bad.
After the finale the book ended on a very melancholic note. Which I both liked and disliked. I do always like it if an author doesn't finish a book with a Hollywood typical ending. Then again, who doesn't like a happy ending? It did leave me feeling a bit ugh! But it also motivated me to really do something with my life. Unlike Harry's point of view at the end of the book.
I wouldn't have compared this book to Ruiz Zafón, which the Daily Express does on front cover, I think this is more of a historical thriller whilst Zafón's work to me is more literary. I haven't read anything written by Faulks yet, but as far as I know he is more of a literary figure too. This of course is not the authors fault. ;)