Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Spanish LiteratureTitle: The Prince Of Mist (El principe de la niebla) (Niebla, #1)
Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Translator: Lucia Graves
Publisher: Little, Brown Books
Published: May 2010 (First published: 1986)
Read: May 2014
Rating: 3.9 / 5 stars
The plot revolves the Carver family as they leave the city. It was a drastic and sudden move but inevitable since it's wartime. The family was devastated, except the father, but most of them tried to go along with the idea to appease their father's childlike personality. But strange things started to happen as soon as they left the platform: cats, strange dreams and accidents; only Max thought that something was fishy, not just coincidence. Max and Alicia found comfort in the presence of Roland as they tour the limited sights of the small village and soon their paths intertwine with the man in the lighthouse and the prince of mist.
Quite different with my usual read The Prince of Mist is a refreshing one. I'm really happy, since it did not disappoint me! It was short and the perfect blend of goth, horror and menace (I'd say pure, pure evil). I can't really comment on the writing since this is a translated version, but the plot is so well and no doubt I'd have the jeepers if I would be given the chance (and the skill) to be able to read the original one.
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