Reviews tagging 'War'

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

7 reviews

_likethefruit's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Murder, War, Torture, Stalking, and Police brutality

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

meskeets's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, and Murder

flaminggecko's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, War, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Classism

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gun violence, Police brutality, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, War, Cursing, Death, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, and Medical content

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Police brutality, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Drug use, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

wrestleacademic'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, and War

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Not my typical genre but I ended up really enjoying this book. It’s a crime/mystery story about a Mexican woman who goes missing and the opposing groups trying to find her. It’s full of violence and intrigue and keeps you on the edge of your seat with all the twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Gore