The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.94 AVERAGE

liviccoelho's review

4.0
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Really liked the author’s style of storytelling. There is a lot of back and forth between POVs, but I didn’t feel like it was too much. I do understand why the ending was written the way that it was, almost like the events happening were a blurry rush, but it felt a bit too rushed. Also, loved the tie-in with Old Hollywood - you can tell Moreno-Garcia did her research and wanted to make sure the story fit into the time.
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rosie_posies's review

i liked how the different narratives and POVs were interwoven, adding in historical elements and the like. rip the men tho

bgunnarson93's review

5.0
dark mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

suebarnes's review

4.0
I didn’t think I would like this book. It seemed confusing at first being told in so many different voices but I ended up really liking it. I liked how the stories and voices were entwined. I found it hard to put down in the end and I found each women’s story interesting, heartbreaking and relatable.
I’m glad I read the actual book and not a Kindle/Nook version.
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alexismsw's review

3.75
informative sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

tinyvulture's review

4.0
emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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pollypeachum's review

4.0
dark emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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mexican_ninjas's review

4.5
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
I really liked this book. I really enjoyed the concept of reading about the production of a movie, but also reading (watching) the movie as an audience member. 

Such beautiful prose as well. Moreno-Garcia does not disappoint.
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arsenal_kate's review against another edition

3.75
dark reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

screamingbuddha's review

3.75
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated