Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

56 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

 I REALLY disliked Maite. She was annoying and didn't like animals! Also, her dreamer mentality was irritating. As was her obsession with Secret Romance. I LOVE some books but I don't compare real life to them, because that's just unreasonable! I much preferred Elvis! I saw the "twist" coming miles away, so overall a disappointment especially as I enjoyed Mexican Gothic! The narrator was decent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Torture, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Alcohol

orla_h's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

mysterymom40's review against another edition

informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

queenb13's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Gun violence

kjulie's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I found myself drawn in. I enjoyed this more than Gods of Jade and Shadow, which is a surprise, since I usually enjoy fantasy stories more than thrillers. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an author I’ll be reading again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Gore

zalouis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Stalking, and Police brutality

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, and War

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Not my typical genre but I ended up really enjoying this book. It’s a crime/mystery story about a Mexican woman who goes missing and the opposing groups trying to find her. It’s full of violence and intrigue and keeps you on the edge of your seat with all the twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Gore

voxelbee's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Drug abuse, Medical content, Infidelity, Classism, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Colonisation

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