This book was a 2.5 but only because it’s the third in a series and parts of it didn’t make any sense. However, if I read the other books - this book could maybe easily become a 4.

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QUE RABIA ESTE LIBRO! La protagonista ya había empezado a perder carateristicas en el segundo libro, pero es otro personaje en este, un personaje insoportable que toma decisión estupida tras decisión estupida. El gran villano de TODA la triologia es sumamente predecible y decepcionante. Siguiendo horriblemente el trope de "kill your gays" matan al mejor personaje de los libros y de la manera mas anticlimática posible. Supongo que lo único bueno fue Rosaura.


I should have read the first book and treat it like it was a one shot. Forget the other two and not even think to read the ones that are not published yet.

Me ha pasado lo mismo que con el segundo libro: hay algunas partes que sobran.
Este misterio me llamaba mucho la atención, aunque desde el primer momento sabes que sí que hay un asesinato, pero que queda tapado con la sombra de la muerte súbita del lactante.

Me gusta Amaia como investigadora, se la ha visto una evolución desde el primer libro, y me ha gustado que esa parte más personal se desligue un poco en este libro.
Hay partes de la historia que me han parecido un poco pesadas y que sobraban completamente, o que si se hubiesen descrito de otra forma, no hubieran quedado tan pesadas.

Brutal... no puedo definirlo de otro modo. He llorado, he reído y, sobre todo, he estado al borde de la silla medio libro. A pesar de ver la película primero, aún sabiendo qué ocurriría en cada momento, la forma en que Dolores Redondo narra la historia te atrapa en cada página. Una maravilla.

Just a great series

Not really in to detective stories..But this series was a wonderful surprise!! Good mix of supernatural and intrigue!! Definitely could use another book after this one.

I'm sad to have finished this trilogy, but there's a hint at the end of this that we haven't seen the last of Amaia and her spiritual guide.

This has the same ingredients as the previous volumes, albeit with less emphasis on the supernatural. It pulls in many elements from the earlier novels and definitely can't be read as a standalone story. It's difficult to review without spoilers, but there is a really shocking and unexpected event in the middle, which draws out Redondo's best writing in the whole of the series -- you are there with Amaia, seeing through her eyes, and it racks up the tension in the rest of the book. For once I figured out who the baddie was quite soon after this, but that doesn't spoil the story, in fact it's rather satisfying (I'd actually had my suspicions of this person in book 2, but then dismissed them). The final scene is totally OTT and a bit hackneyed

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(the cavalry turns up at the last minute

), but I'll forgive her. She was clearly thinking of the cinema adaptation!

It's not without its faults. There are an awful lot of crime victims, and I recommend writing down their names as you go along, otherwise you'll get confused about who is who and who did what. Another review here says that the major characters haven't just developed, they've become totally different people, and I can see their point. A major theme in volume 2 was Amaia's fears about being a bad mother (understandable given her history). Yet in this volume she doesn't seem to give a damn. For plot reasons, Redondo packs James and Ibai off to the US, and after a tearful farewell, Amaia barely seems to notice they've gone. James is more of a cipher than ever here, but her feelings for Ibai seem to have disappeared too. The actions of some people didn't seem to fit with what we knew about them

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(Jonan -- surely he would have shared his suspicions with Amaia earlier?

. I was also disappointed with the dénouement of the situation with her mother -- I found it a bit of an anti-climax (can't say more without spoilers). Of the three, I think [b:Legado en los huesos|18741291|Legado en los huesos (Trilogía del Baztán, #2)|Dolores Redondo|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383133492s/18741291.jpg|26620327] is the best.

Me ha encantado. Maravilloso.

Si las dos primeras partes me habían gustado, esta tercera me ha tenido completamente enganchada. No hay página que no te sorprenda con algún dato nuevo y que por tanto, haga que no puedas parar de leer. Cómo se resuelve todo es una maravilla y la forma de hilar las historias, he de decir nuevamente, que es maravillosa. Sin duda una de las lecturas que más he disfrutado en mucho tiempo. No podía pensar más que en ese ratito de lectura diario para saber cómo iba a terminar esta historia. Muy recomendable, si como a mí, te apasiona la novela negra.