Reviews

Velvet Was the Night, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

flattrash's review against another edition

1.0

C1- El Elvis is a thug who works for El Mago.
C2- Maite's b-day.
C3- El Mago makes Elvis the leader.
C4- Maite steals from her neighbors.
C5- Maite gets a phone call from Leonora.
C6- Elvis gets Leonora as a case.
C7- Maite is still looking for Leonora.
C8- Elvis searches Leonora's apt, visits Father Villareal.
C9- Maite and Rubén go to a coffee shop.
C10- Elvis gets Maite as an assignment.
C11- DFS Mateo Anaya visits Maite's office.
C12- Elvis talks to Justo.
C13- Maite goes to Emilio's home.
C14- Elvis goes to the Asterisk.
C15- Maite and Rubén go to the Asterisk.
C16- Elvis gets caught and beat.
C17- Maite and Rubén go back to her place.
C18- Maite and Rubén visit Jessica Laramie.
C19- Elvis and Güero interrogate Sócrates.
C20- Maite and Rubén go back to her place.
C21- El Gazchapo is dead.
C22- Sócrates is dead. Leonora called.
C23- Elvis and Güero get beat up by Anaya's men.

picoledenaranja's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

I didn't like this as much as I wanted to, it was really slow and the main character, the secretary, was so childish it made her very annoying. About 40% in it did start to engage me more and I liked the twist, it was interesting. Overall, a slow read but I liked it

kmfaulkner's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

hollynoellejoan's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

madelinelurene's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

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

3.0

chagaman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

oldmanneill's review against another edition

Dnf

bazayas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

theroyalgremlin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

strangetorpedo's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0