You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
disclaimer : I received this free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
content warnings: sexual harassment, racism, misogyny, violence, blood, murder
rep: mexican m/c
The Seventh Veil of Salome is a tragic story of both Vera & Salome. It is probably Silvia Moreno-Garcia's weakest work in my opinion but a good novel nonetheless. Taking place in the atmospheric Los Angeles & hollywood. A likeable & complex female character facing both misogyny & also racism. We see her story alongside that of Salome, a Jewish princess from the new testament- a role that Vera is playing. Both compelling stories but the pacing in the middle was a real drag for me. A good novel from Moreno-Garcia but not her best.
content warnings: sexual harassment, racism, misogyny, violence, blood, murder
rep: mexican m/c
The Seventh Veil of Salome is a tragic story of both Vera & Salome. It is probably Silvia Moreno-Garcia's weakest work in my opinion but a good novel nonetheless. Taking place in the atmospheric Los Angeles & hollywood. A likeable & complex female character facing both misogyny & also racism. We see her story alongside that of Salome, a Jewish princess from the new testament- a role that Vera is playing. Both compelling stories but the pacing in the middle was a real drag for me. A good novel from Moreno-Garcia but not her best.
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual harassment
I really enjoy a full cast narration and this one was done well. I liked the way these 3 women were depicted and how their stories intertwined into one another. But I feel like certain parts really dragged on and I would've preferred to have less of those side character chapters and straight to what happened.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
the book has an excellent concept but is ultimately underwhelming in execution. i knew that, because the setting was 1950s hollywood, race would be an important aspect of the story (especially given that silvia moreno-garcia tends to add elements of racial discourse to her novels). however, it felt at times like someone was beating a dead horse. not to say that the racism was annoying or unnecessary to the story that was being told, it just felt somewhat overused and like a bit of a crutch to make the audience sympathize/empathize with vera a bit more. (would like to note that this is coming from a person of color as well)
i found myself getting really invested in vera or salome's perspective and then the next chapter would switch time periods and it completely killed my momentum. i am someone who generally doesn't do well with narratives that cut back and forth between perspectives that are a large stretch of time apart, but i do understand and appreciate the function of it in this book. but towards the end i found it made the story too predictable and i wasn't able to care because i knew how everything would play out, given that these two women's stories were playing out somewhat parallel to one another.
tl;dr: interesting story that i really wanted to like more, but just found myself feeling apathetic by the end
i found myself getting really invested in vera or salome's perspective and then the next chapter would switch time periods and it completely killed my momentum. i am someone who generally doesn't do well with narratives that cut back and forth between perspectives that are a large stretch of time apart, but i do understand and appreciate the function of it in this book. but towards the end i found it made the story too predictable and i wasn't able to care because i knew how everything would play out, given that these two women's stories were playing out somewhat parallel to one another.
tl;dr: interesting story that i really wanted to like more, but just found myself feeling apathetic by the end
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:
No
emotional
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:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes