kalihecate 's review for:

The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

5.0

dark emotional sad 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: Yes

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The Seventh Veil of Salome is my second Silvia Moreno-Garcia book, and much like Mexican Gothic, it was a 5-star read for me. It tells the story of three women in two different timelines. The biblical Salome, Nancy, a former child actress still trying to make it in 1950s Hollywood, and a young Mexican woman, Vera, who is just starting her acting career after being “discovered” working at her father's dental office in Mexico City.

I read this book in 2 days because I was so invested in the story and characters. Moreno-Garcia does a skillful job of weaving together the two timelines and each woman’s story, which kept me turning the pages eager to find out what happens to each of them. I loved how Moreno-Garcia shows us the parallels between Salome, Nancy and Vera and how even though the two time periods couldn’t be more different, the way women are used, abused and discarded hasn’t changed much at all.

I found The Seventh Veil of Salome an entertaining, poignant, and bittersweet book that kept me turning pages into the night, intrigued all the way until the beautifully crafted ending.