While this is the second in Zafon's juvenile fiction Niebla series, it has absolutely nothing (that I could discern) to do with the first book in the series. It focuses on twins, separated at birth, and reunited unknowingly on their sixteenth birthday. Ben grew up in an orphanage and is just about to set out on his own. Sheere was raised by her grandmother who hid all information about her birth and her past in an effort to protect her. With the help of Ben's friends, the two set out to learn more about their mysterious past and the deadly figure that has hunted them all their lives. Once again, I found this book way too scary for a kid -but again, my scare threshhold is low, and maybe kids like these things. This book is suspenseful and stretches the suspension of disbelief. The dark figure that pursues the twins is almost too fantastical, but I did enjoy the mystery of it all - a nice quick read that got me through some tedious time in the hospital before the birth of my own twins.
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