Before I began writing this review, I re-read the earlier books in the series by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. The Shadow of the Wind has been an all time favorite, and Angel's Game - not so much. My feelings for these books have remained the same. Actually, I think I even managed to like The Shadow of the Wind a bit more, if that's possible.
It's hard to write a review for sequels without spoiling the series, so I'll just keep this one short.
I had hoped for The Prisoner of Heaven to be a perfect sequel. Sadly, I didn't like this book all that much. Carlos Ruiz Zafon is an amazing story teller, no doubt, but this book didn't have the shroud of mystery that keeps you on the edge. Set a few years after events of The Shadow of The Wind, Daniel Sempere is contacted by a stranger who sends Fermin and Daniel on yet another adventure involving the deep maze of secrets. Cemetery of Forgotten Books is once at the heart of the story. There are good things in there like the familiar atmosphere of Zafon's world and the brilliance of connecting the two previous books but the story hardly has any punch to it.
If you have read The Shadow of the Wind then you might want to read this book for some closure.
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