Reviews

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

reading_ryn's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective

4.0

twilightren's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

lgilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Entertaining noir thriller on Mexico’s dirty war. Didn’t love the romance element. 

giada_g's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

barbiegirl1993's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

isarob705's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

ashleyraemc's review against another edition

3.0

It was fine but a little boring at times.

tigerlillymelody's review against another edition

3.0

I don’t have anything profound or interesting to say about this historical fiction noir romance that focuses on the CIAs violent quashing of communism and other leftist movements in 1970s Mexico. But I went to the new Cheech Museum which featured neo-expressionist Chicanoir artist Adan Hernandez and his painting “La Sad Girl” was giving me such big Velvet Was the Night vibes I just had to share. 
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bookwxrmvictoria's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

mrsclicquot's review against another edition

4.0

Absolutely AWESOME noir! Fascinating and awful point in Mexican history. Learned a lot about El Holcanazo. Writing was wonderful and the complex characters were amazing. Really got a hold of me.