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A review by tatyanavogt
Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.0
Edit: Updating to a 3, every time I think about this book I'm annoyed by the "romance" aspect because of the age gap and its technically all I think about. So its hard to keep the four star when I only think about what I didn't like in the book.. (I talk about it more in the spoilers)
This was not what I was expecting but I enjoyed it regardless.
I enjoyed the characters and it was fun joining for the adventure as they worked to uncover what was going on. Some interesting twists and turns.
I did NOT like the romance part because as far as I could tell with the information provided the guy was only 19 and she was 30.. As someone in her 30's the idea of dating someone in the 20's let alone still in their teens is very off putting. Now its possible that he is a year or two older than that, but based on the fact that he was 17 when he joined the group and he mentioned only two years passing before he got to where he was now... I dunno.
I did really like their dynamic and wish he was older and there was a little more of it since it was a big part of the story without being a big part of the story, I dunno. Its weird feelings.
This was not what I was expecting but I enjoyed it regardless.
I enjoyed the characters and it was fun joining for the adventure as they worked to uncover what was going on. Some interesting twists and turns.
Spoiler
I did NOT like the romance part because as far as I could tell with the information provided the guy was only 19 and she was 30.. As someone in her 30's the idea of dating someone in the 20's let alone still in their teens is very off putting. Now its possible that he is a year or two older than that, but based on the fact that he was 17 when he joined the group and he mentioned only two years passing before he got to where he was now... I dunno.
I did really like their dynamic and wish he was older and there was a little more of it since it was a big part of the story without being a big part of the story, I dunno. Its weird feelings.