The Maze of Souls - Carlos Zafón

Carlos Zafón reaches us to his final station of the "Forgotten Books Cemetery" saga. The maze of souls is the fourth chapter after The Prisoner of Heaven, The Angel's Game, and The Shadow of the Wind. An intense novel, no less exciting and thrilling than its predecessors, once again takes us to those narrow alleys shrouded in mysterious ambiguity and complex puzzles, between the vibrant Barcelona and its cursed opposite, turning the city into like circles of hell, some containing others. We meet new faces, joining and interacting with previous characters, and instead of guiding us to a final conclusion of the tetralogy, the pages open to different scenarios. They expand to include other places, and delve deeper into discussing times that paved the way for war and tragedy, and the years of tyranny, oppression, and weakness that followed. The maze of souls, the maze of endings. A game mastered by the novelist who, whenever he gathers the pages, scatters them again. A plot that the reader becomes attached to, who, whenever he perceives a possible ending, is surprised as the narration twists into a different perspective. Zafón presents us with a distinctive model of the flexibility of the novel and its ability to flow smoothly and be concise, as well as celebrating the world of books, the art of storytelling, and the magical relationship that deepens between literature and life.