Book Review: Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Maite knows big love is out there; she’s read about it in all her favorite comic books. But the pieces of romance she’s found IRL are just so… boring! She goes from her job to her home to her mother’s house and back again, always imagining that something unusual might whisk her into a whirlwind of intrigue. When her neighbor, Leonora, asks that she cat-sit for a long weekend, Maite agrees simply because she has nothing better to do. But when Leonora doesn’t return as planned, Maite uncovers a lot more excitement than she was prepared to handle. If only a dashing young man were to come to her aid. Or maybe even three?

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“She had peered into the soul, the life, of another human being, and she had cut out a part of them and they’d never know it.”

– Maite, Velvet Was The Night

🐈🐈🐈 Three Stars (As rated in Leonora’s cat)

I both loved this book and I didn’t. I wanted it to end and I didn’t. Before I say anything else let me make it clear that I am a SMG Stan for life! The woman can write and well. I would read a grocery list if it had her signature at the bottom. For whatever reason, however, this story just didn’t have me very gripped. I did finish it, though, so it deserves at least 3 stars for that. Also, the narration was seriously top notch and I really knew these characters by the end. So def go the audiobook route if you’re able and maybe don’t expect this book to change your life. To sum up: While I honestly relate to and agree with a lot of the criticisms about this book I’m also not honestly able to say I didn’t like it. I guess whatever spell Moreno-Garcia has on me is there for the long haul (Not that I’m complaining?) because I’ll probably buy every book she ever writes.

“In the end, you either fight or lie down to be trampled.”

– Elvis, Velvet Was The Night

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels, including Gods of Jade and Shadow (Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Ignyte Award), Mexican Gothic (Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, Pacific Northwest Book Award, Aurora Award, Goodreads Award), and others.

She has edited several anthologies, including She Walks in Shadows (World Fantasy Award winner, published in the USA as Cthulhu’s Daughters). Silvia is the publisher of Innsmouth Free Press. She co-edited the horror magazine The Dark with Sean Wallace from 2017 to 2020. She’s a columnist for The Washington Post. (Borrowed from the author’s personal website)

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Wishing you all a joyous December!

Sarah