as if destiny had planned their doomed love, as it is revealed they are half-brother and sister. After she is caught in a tryst with Julián in her governess, Jacinta's, room, her parents imprison her and discover she is pregnant with Julián's child. She dies after giving birth to David, the son of her and Julián. Jacinta Coronado – The devoted former governess of Penélope Aldaya, now living in a retirement home. She helps Daniel in his quest. Nuria Monfort – An intelligent femme fatale who worked at the publishing house where Julián's books were published. She also conducted an affair with Julián while he lived in Paris, and although she falls deeply in love with him he does not reciprocate. Daniel goes to visit her for more information about Julián but later realizes that she fed him lies to protect Julián. She is also the daughter of Mr. Monfort, who holds the keys to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, where Daniel found "The Shadow of the Wind". She marries Miquel Moliner, Julián's childhood friend. Critical reception The novel received mostly positive reviews from literary critics. Stephen King wrote, "If you thought the true gothic novel died with the 19th century, this will change your mind. Shadow is the real deal." Entertainment Weekly assigned the book a grade of A, describing the book as "wondrous" and noting that "there are places in which the book might seem a little over-the-top (doomed love, gruesome murders) but for Zafon's masterful, meticulous plotting and extraordinary control over language". In a Washington Post review, Michael Dirda wrote that it is The Guardian considered that "Zafón's novel is atmospheric, beguiling and thoroughly readable, but ultimately lacks the magic its early chapters promise". The San Francisco Chronicle gave the book a negative review, opining that "the combined effect of the foggy setting and soggy writing is of being lost in a swamp." See also Tibidabo References External links Places in the book marked out both on the Barcelona city map and as a Google Earth placemarks file (in English) Website about The Shadow of the Wind (in Spanish) Author's English Website Author's Spanish Website The Shadow of the Wind Book Review by Barcelona Life Novels set during the Spanish Civil War 2001 novels 21st-century Spanish novels Works set in libraries Spanish bildungsromans Spanish-language novels Novels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Novels set in Barcelona Spanish magic realism