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Untamed Shore

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.8 AVERAGE

larebe's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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: Yes

bookishbrittany's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mbenavi's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

lorithereadingfairy's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thekarlacano's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

annarella's review against another edition

5.0

An excellent story with an interesting setting and a cast of well thought characters.
I like Silvia Moreno's style of writing and I loved this book.
An engrossing and entertaining story, highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

jessicamap's review against another edition

4.0

Another unique and mesmerizing story from Silvia Moreno-Garcia in UNTAMED SHORE. I’m so happy this was our #BuddyReadsToDieFor selection because it had originally flown under my radar. More domestic suspense, some historical fiction, and a dash of a coming-of-age story is what you’ll find inside the pages of this book. While this started out a little on the slower side the ending completely made up for it – oh man was that an ending!

In the small town of Desengaño, we meet a young woman named Viridiana who is desperate to get out of this little tourist area. During the tourist season she can make some money as a translator and guide but otherwise the days go by in monotony. Until one day she finds out that three American tourists have requested a translator and assistant. Why not take the job? She could make some good money and possibly learn a few things from them. Things really start to get interesting when someone turns up dead.

This book is definitely more character driven and I think that’s why the pacing feels a little slower at the beginning. However, we really get into Viridiana’s mind and it’s so fun watching her grow as the story continues. What I loved about MEXICAN GOTHIC is how mesmerizing and captivating Moreno-Garcia’s writing is and how she just creates an incredible atmosphere with memorable characters. I highly recommend pushing through the slower beginning because once it does pick up you won’t want to stop reading. I can’t wait to read more from this author ASAP.