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Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

37 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Velvet was the Night is written in classic noir style and filled with political intrigue based on real events. While it didn’t really feel like much actually happened in this book, it read a lot like a cozy mystery, and made for an enjoyable read. I especially liked the blending of Maite & Elvis’s POVs to give different insights into the issues and cultural elements of the time. This is a great noir crime fiction rooted in Mexican history, and if you want to try out this genre, or are already a fan of the noir style, I’d recommend this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Medical content

uranaishi's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, and Vomit

brianna_moye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, and Blood

carbs666's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

I don't read a lot of noir but this book was delicious. A collection of flawed, bad people dealing with a complicated mess from different angles, in a richly crafted, real setting. I was compelled by Maite; her deep insecurities, petty grievances, her small life suddenly exploded by a chance encounter with her neighbour. She could easily be me. If you have experience with mysteries the twist is easy to spot but that doesn't take the enjoyment out of reading at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

chasinash's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

lelyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cursing

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Torture

ladyguinevere87's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Mental illness

girlonbooks's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

🐈🐈🐈 Three Stars (As rated in Leonora’s cat)

Maite knows big love is out there; she’s read about it in all her favorite comic books. But the pieces of romance she’s found IRL are just so… boring! She goes from her job to her home to her mother’s house and back again, always imagining that something unusual might whisk her into a whirlwind of intrigue. When her neighbor, Leonora, asks that she cat-sit for a long weekend, Maite agrees simply because she has nothing better to do. But when Leonora doesn’t return as planned, Maite uncovers a lot more excitement than she was prepared to handle. If only a dashing young man were to come to her aid. Or maybe even three?

“She had peered into the soul, the life, of another human being, and she had cut out a part of them and they’d never know it.”

I both loved this book and I didn’t. I wanted it to end and I didn’t. Before I say anything else let me make it clear that I am a SMG Stan for life! The woman can write and well. I would read a grocery list if it had her signature at the bottom. For whatever reason, however, this story just didn’t have me very gripped. I did finish it, though, so it deserves at least 3 stars for that. Also, the narration was seriously top notch and I really knew these characters by the end. So def go the audiobook route if you’re able and maybe don’t expect this book to change your life. To sum up: While I honestly relate to and agree with a lot of the criticisms about this book I’m also not honestly able to say I didn’t like it. I guess whatever spell Moreno-Garcia has on me is there for the long haul (Not that I’m complaining?) because I’ll probably buy every book she ever writes.

✨ Read this book because: you have often longed for your life to be more like a movie or can relate to a starry-eyed Latina getting herself into a real big mess.

✨ Content warnings for this book: violence, organized crime, state sanctioned violence, corrupt government, kidnapping, sexual content, medical stuff, gun violence

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, and Violence