A review by texassizedreads
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

The story is beautiful, but I felt like certain anecdotes were unnecessary and dragged the book on for too long.

Also, I was kind of weirded out by the whole incest thing, so a star was taken off for that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, Torture, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Child death