Despite not being a fantasy or science fiction novel (as I typically read), this was pretty good. My only complaint is in the narrator and the expository nature of part of the story. I felt it could have been a bit better had the author left some of the task of piecing together the mystery to the reader. However, the characters and plot was engaging and I don't think anything important was lost in the translation.

A full review is available at my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-shadow-of-wind-by-carlos.html