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Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

8 reviews

flaminggecko's review against another edition

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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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saurahsaurus's review against another edition

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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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voxelbee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0


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uranaishi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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maryy_r0se's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
“Love, frail as gossamer, stitched together from a thousand songs and a thousand comic books, made of the dialogue spoken in films and the posters designed by ad agencies: love was what she lived for.”

It’s the 1970s in Mexico City. Elvis, a boy who hates violence and loves rock ‘n’ roll, finds himself involved with the Hawks, a group aiming to suppress young political activists. Meanwhile Maite, a secretary, daydreams of an exciting and romantic life that couldn’t be further from her own. When Maite’s neighbor goes missing, Elvis and Maite’s lives begin to unexpectedly intertwine.

This and Mexican Gothic have really solidified Silvia Moreno-Garcia as one of my new favorite authors. She is such an expert at creating the perfect atmosphere, and I love how this book twists together at the end. A main criticism I have seen for this book is that the main characters aren’t likable. This is really funny to me because I find Maite so intensely relatable. She is certainly flawed, but in a way that resonates strongly with me. I love how she seems so unlike the type of characters we typically associate with “noir.” I also appreciate how different she was from Noemí in Mexican Gothic. Noemí was cool and glamorous; Maite was plain and awkward. Noemí is the kind of girl I wish I was; Maite is the kind of girl I actually am. It is a testament to Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s writing that she can create two such different characters with such nuance. 

I would certainly recommend this one. If you’re struggling at all with the historical context, I would check out the author’s book kit. It gives a lot of historical context that I found super helpful! (I also recommend listening to the playlist for this one because the songs add so much to the atmosphere.)

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ladyguinevere87's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

 Silvia has one again written something gritty, thrilling and completely surprising. I never know where the story will end and I personally LOVE it! The characters are humanly flawed and 100% believable as people you may come across in day to day life. It's impressive how thorough the author is in their depiction of current events in the timeline of the settings of their novels. It's created a desire to want to look into the history of the area and possibly others as well. 

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4.25


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caidyn's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

I'm not big into noirs, but I immediately bought this when I saw who the author was. I'm so glad that I did because I wasn't disappointed! It was a very good story and kept me on the edge up until the end.

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