Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

35 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

Probably my least favorite/liked book by this author. It's not necessarily bad, the story is interesting for the historical aspect and it being based off some true events that I didn't know about, but it wasn't really for me. Felt pretty slow for the majority of it. Some of the characters were interesting some of them I didn't care for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Death

30before30's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

I loved this book. Learning about the Mexico’s politics in 1970s (even if it was dramatized) was fascinating. I was endeared to the character Elvis and really enjoyed his character growth. And, while I didn’t love the character, Maite, I really loved her story line. A fascinating read that I would recommend to everyone because it has a bit of everything: romance, adventure, and murder! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

alisonvh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The writing could be better, but the plot completely sucked me in. I devoured this book in just a few days when I was on vacation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Stalking, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

yvonnedelacruz's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

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

rainbowalcremie1995's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

mayhem9683's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual harassment

theologize's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, and Murder

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• 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, Murder, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Minor: Torture