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nicolemhill's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an author I trust implicitly. It took me longer than usual to get hooked by this one, but she has never let me down before. I persevered. And about halfway through the book, the occultist hijinks took over my thoughts. I couldn't put it down, and I came to hold such affection for Montserrat and Tristán.
Read if you like: horror films, Raiders of the Lost Ark, telenovelas, and women who don't take 💩 from anyone.
Read if you like: horror films, Raiders of the Lost Ark, telenovelas, and women who don't take 💩 from anyone.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts
sammaywin's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Addiction, Car accident, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Self harm
sarah984's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I really liked the premise of this novel (literal movie magic!) but I found the execution so dull. Most of the characters' motivations are just straight up fed to you in exposition and neither of the point of view characters is especially compelling. None of the attempted emotional beats with them land at all because they don't feel like people with real lives and goals. The '90s Mexico setting was cool and there were a few good scares but overall not that great.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Murder, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity, Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Suicide, and Vomit
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Antisemitism, Racism, Violence, Death, and Xenophobia
Minor: Vomit, Misogyny, Alcohol, Self harm, Blood, and Cursing
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