In September, we read The Shadow of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (link to schedule and discussions is here), and of course we rarely stop reading in the middle of a series, so we are now moving on to the second book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series is The Angels Game. Please note, the books in this series can be read in any order, so if you haven’t read The Shadow of the Wind, then don’t worry, you can still join us with this one! u/vast-passenger1126 and u/nopantstime will be joining me in running the discussions.

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Here is the Goodreads summary

From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel’s Game — a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love.

The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that when I opened those windows — my new windows — each evening its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets in my ear, that I could catch on paper and narrate to whomever cared to listen…

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martin, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city’s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner.

Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed — a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home.

Once again, Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic universe first seen in The Shadow of the Wind and creates a breathtaking adventure of intrigue, romance, and tragedy. Through a dizzyingly constructed labyrinth of secrets, the magic of books, passion, and friendship blend into a masterful story.

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Discussion Schedule

It has been split into 6 sections and we will check in on Mondays as follows:

January 22nd - Act 1, ch1 to Act 1, ch14

January 29th- Act 1, ch15 to Act 2, ch5

February 5th - Act 2, ch6 to Act 2, ch20

February 12th - Act 2, ch21 to Act 2, ch34

February 19th - Act 2, ch35 to Act 3, ch9

February 26th - Act 3, ch10 to end

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Happy reading and see you in 2 weeks!