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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Have you ever heard a horror story during a camp fire that was wonderfully horrific and so subconscious that you were not able to sleep the following night? If so, this isn't it. The setting is there and the two main protagonists are OK but somehow Moreno-Garcia fails to write the horror in the story. Montserrat and Tristan sort of stumble around Mexico City looking for clues and the ghosts and demons are written very mundanely. For a modern horror it failed in execution.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.25 ⭐️ this book wasn’t what I was expecting but I’m not mad at it. Much more magic-based than I thought it would be and not really the type of horror I was expecting—was kind of hoping for something that felt like an old scary movie. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an incredible story teller and her pacing is fantastic. Still had a slightly gothic feel that I loved in Mexican Gothic (so far the only other book I’ve read by her).
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated