The Shadow of the Wind

3.25
I really had to think about this book because I enjoyed the act of reading it but the story was not that impressive and mind-blowing. It was rather predictable for me and while I don't usually mind that, it does get a bit tiring if it's quite clear how this story ends when you aren't even halfway through the book. Some characters are great and I enjoyed reading about those but the main characters... some things they said... hm.

And the writing was okay-ish great? It was easy to read and I enjoyed it most of the time but it felt so forced in the beginning. Maybe I just needed to get used to it but it felt like the narrator and the characters just inserted some ‘quotes' about life into some casual conversation about random things. To me it felt so out of place..

I am glad I've finally read this but I'm slightly disappointed.