Reviews

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

ksonnev's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

courtneyyyyz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

tatyanavogt's review against another edition

3.0

Edit: Updating to a 3, every time I think about this book I'm annoyed by the "romance" aspect because of the age gap and its technically all I think about. So its hard to keep the four star when I only think about what I didn't like in the book.. (I talk about it more in the spoilers)

This was not what I was expecting but I enjoyed it regardless.
I enjoyed the characters and it was fun joining for the adventure as they worked to uncover what was going on. Some interesting twists and turns.

Spoiler

I did NOT like the romance part because as far as I could tell with the information provided the guy was only 19 and she was 30.. As someone in her 30's the idea of dating someone in the 20's let alone still in their teens is very off putting. Now its possible that he is a year or two older than that, but based on the fact that he was 17 when he joined the group and he mentioned only two years passing before he got to where he was now... I dunno.

I did really like their dynamic and wish he was older and there was a little more of it since it was a big part of the story without being a big part of the story, I dunno. Its weird feelings.

swell_gal's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I liked Elvis and no one else.

gilbertbg1's review against another edition

3.0

I have never read a noir mystery before, but I will pick up anything Silvia Moreno-Garcia ever writes. This book was very good, but I think the genre may not be for me. I spent the book metaphorically craning my neck, trying to see past the corners that blocked the real information from the page. The characters were wonderful, and the choice in how and when they meet was unique and lent a fun level of anticipation to the book, but in the end, I hoped for more. All in all, this was an interesting read, something totally new for me, and I truly enjoyed it.

pam2375's review against another edition

2.0

This is one of those reviews where I begin by saying, "It's me, not you"! I just did not care much for this book. It was dark and violent.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this advanced readers copy. This book is scheduled to release in August 2021.

tsmith424's review

challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I absolutely hated how this ended. There were so many unanswered questions that I had, it was anticlimactic, and one of the main characters lacked depth. I would NOT recommend this book to any of my friends.

debbiecollectsbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Such a fun and quick read, this is a new author to me and I have really enjoyed her books.

raffydoll's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

The story itself was great. From the description, I thought this would be a fast paced thriller I couldn't put down, but it was an uphill battle to continue reading and I only managed to do so because it was a part of my book club. Once things picked up, it was a little easier to continue, but if I wasn't doing a buddy read with a friend, I don't think I would have finished.

liber_te's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0