25 Word or Less: "The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Fantastic. There are parallel stories that are both moving and powerful. It's kind of a historical-romantic-thriller that is equal parts eerie and fascinating.

OK, 25 words doesn't do this book justice. I need to go on.

It's a hard book to describe, but I'll give it a shot. A young boy finds a book called "Shadow of the Wind." When he tries to locate more books by the author, he finds that someone has burned every copy of every book the author had written.

As the boy researches the life of the author, it seems people are determined to stop him from finding the truth. Meanwhile, he falls in love and must deal with his own drama.

Like I said, it's hard to explain, but it's just really good. Read it and let me know what you think.