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The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Aubrey Kendall, August 4, 2012

Second in Ruiz Zafon's series, which traipses through time, Barcelona and a gothic love of literature, The Angel's Game is a lot of devilish fun. If you've already read The Shadow of the Wind, the be prepared for a darker turn. Maintaining the same flavor of film noir (think bad detectives and woman who melt men's hearts) as The Shadow of the Wind, The Angle's Game is far more magical than it's predecessor. The author tends to rely on tropes to portray his characters, but they are lovable none the less. The protagonist is an author with a shadow pressing down upon him, did he really make a deal with the devil? What is festering in his Modernist style home, complete with leering gargoyles and a turret. If you enjoy a darker flavor in your reading, this book is an easy way to get there. There isn't the lingering gruesomeness of Poe, but you'll still want to make sure the doors are locked tight every night. I tend to avoid what people call "light reading" because I am a college student and I feel lazy if I don't, but this is just fun. Step out of your ivory tower and join me in a good, faustian detectivesque novel.

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