Play Book Tag discussion

In my yearlong course to read everything of Carlos Ruiz Zafon, I am now into his recent YA novels, each that have a similar theme to them. I loved the quartet/quintent of novels that comprise the Shadow of the Wind/Cemetery of Forgotten Books Series. I also loved Marina. There are four of these novels left, the first is the Prince of Mist. This second one, called the Midnight Palace is also named Niebla #2. But I have no idea who Niebla is, nor how the books might be connected. Even though they are extremely similar in nature and style. There is a Niebla #3.

The Midnight Palace does divert from the usual style as it is set in Calcutta, not Spain. But all the rest of the other elements are there. Children in danger, due to a dark spirit from the past, usually that falls into a familial generation line of past wrongs and misdeeds mixed with mental illness. There are haunted mansions, fire, a child or children sought for death. There are dark tunnels mixed with old legends. It was a dark, misty, poorly constructed kind of a mess. It was hard to follow, and I didn't quite like it. My guess is that the last two novels will resemble more of the same. But I guess we will see.

Sorry Zafon is ending on an "eh" note for you! But I applaud you for continuing on your adventure with him!

I think niebla is a word not a name.

It means mist, fog, confusion.

Ah! That makes sense and is good to know. Thank you Nancy.