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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It’s so slow and literally nothing has happened in the first 56 pages.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A bit of a mixed-review from me.
Things I liked:
-Very interesting premise, I especially liked how The main character becomes more and more obsessed with Ewers and magic.
-The setting: I really like the idea of exploring the Mexican film scene in the 90s.
Things I didn't like:
-Some of the dialogue felt forced and unnatural.
-The pacing felt a bit strange, slowed down a lot in the middle and the end felt a bit rushed.
-I would have liked more exploration into the ways that studying magic and Ewers really made Montserrat become enmeshed.
-The climax. I felt that the climax had no tension. At no point did I feel that Montserrat was going to accept Ewers' ideas/ join him. I think this leads into another thing I didn't enjoy about the novel: I think that tension wasn't really built in a meaningful way.
Overall, this isn't a bad read, but I would have liked more from this book.
Things I liked:
-Very interesting premise, I especially liked how
-The setting: I really like the idea of exploring the Mexican film scene in the 90s.
Things I didn't like:
-Some of the dialogue felt forced and unnatural.
-The pacing felt a bit strange, slowed down a lot in the middle and the end felt a bit rushed.
-I would have liked more exploration into
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Overall, this isn't a bad read, but I would have liked more from this book.
slow-paced
I think Moreno-Garcia has similar taste to me. This is a thriller/mystery centered on old movies, the weird Golden age hollywood (Mexican hollywood?) culture, the occult, and has characters trying to be smart and do the right thing. All things I love, so of course this was a great read for me.