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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I figured this out way too early but had to finish.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
First, this is a very spooky, gothically witchy book that would be ideally read on a dark October evening, with a cat and a hot cup of tea. Second, I wish I had liked the three interwoven stories more. The ambience of each storyline was decadently dark, and I liked that the three women had similar but unique experiences, which kept me intrigued but also maintained the creepy presence from timeline to timeline.
Alba’s storyline, on a family farm in early 1900s Mexico, was definitely the one drawing me in. Her narration and the heightened tension was exactly what I want from historical horror. Minerva’s storyline started out equally interesting to me, but there wasn’t the same electrifying current for me. And Beatrice’s plot truly did not hold my attention.
Overall, I think this book could definitely be a better fit for some other readers. I like my horror endings to be less thoroughly explained, and I prefer when the spookiness creeps in slowly. Alba’s chapters had all of those characteristics, I just wish the other two storylines had matched in the visual storytelling and atmospheric unease.
Thanks to Netgalley and Del Rey for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!
Alba’s storyline, on a family farm in early 1900s Mexico, was definitely the one drawing me in. Her narration and the heightened tension was exactly what I want from historical horror. Minerva’s storyline started out equally interesting to me, but there wasn’t the same electrifying current for me. And Beatrice’s plot truly did not hold my attention.
Overall, I think this book could definitely be a better fit for some other readers. I like my horror endings to be less thoroughly explained, and I prefer when the spookiness creeps in slowly. Alba’s chapters had all of those characteristics, I just wish the other two storylines had matched in the visual storytelling and atmospheric unease.
Thanks to Netgalley and Del Rey for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Everything Silvia Moreno Gracie writes is gold. An awesome horror / suspense story across a century through three POVs
Truly a masterpiece. My favorite of hers since Mexican Gothic.
Truly a masterpiece. My favorite of hers since Mexican Gothic.