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“Montserrat had three loves. One was horror movies. The other was her car. The third was Tristán.” CBR BINGO – Disco

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

August 28, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

Okay, so this rating makes it seem like I wasn’t a huge fan of this book, but I liked it, I really did! It’s been over a month now, and it’s still in my head and it feels good, hasn’t soured, haven’t forgotten it. But I had a bit of a hard time getting through it while reading, and the magic system was a bit too woobly for me. This is fantasy horror book set in Mexico City in the 1990s, following Montserrat, a film […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: 90s, cbr16bingo, film, historical fiction, horror, Mexican horror, Mexico City, narfna, Silver Nitrate, silvia moreno-garcia

narfna's CBR16 Review No:57 · Genres: Horror · Tags: 90s, cbr16bingo, film, historical fiction, horror, Mexican horror, Mexico City, narfna, Silver Nitrate, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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Cutting Room Floor

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

March 14, 2024 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Montserrat is a sound editor at a second-rate Mexican film studio, struggling to stay in the good graces of her sexist boss and living life mostly on her own. Aside from her cancer-stricken sister, her only real company is her childhood friend Tristan, a former soap opera star now resorting to voice-over work to make ends meet. The relationship between the two friends has a lived-in, comfortable feel, though Montserrat’s long-standing crush on Tristan is an unacknowledged open secret between the pair. They’re the kind […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: silvia moreno-garcia

jeverett15's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: silvia moreno-garcia ·
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Silver Nitrate: a return to horror

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

March 8, 2024 by donttrustthe_bea 2 Comments

mood music: Luzbel – pasaporte al infierno Reminiscent of Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno Garcia returns to her Lovecraftian roots with Silver Nitrate. Set in Mexico during the early 1990s, the reader follows Montserrat (Momo), an audio engineer, and Tristan, a washed-up telenovela actor, whose chance encounter with a golden-era director leads them down a path of occultism and nazi worship. Shortly after moving into his apartment, Tristan meets his new neighbor, cult horror director Abel Urueta, after accidentally receiving his mail and delivering it to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Mystery Tagged With: #horrornovels, mexican gothic, period fiction, silvia moreno-garcia

donttrustthe_bea's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery · Tags: #horrornovels, mexican gothic, period fiction, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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The Lover by Silvia Moreno Garcia

The Lover from the Forest

The Lover by Silvia Moreno Garcia

December 30, 2023 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I have been interested in reading Silvia Moreno Garcia for a few years. Her Amazon Original was an opportunity to dip my toes into her library. I can mark another passport stamp as she is from Mexico, and the story is set in a mysterious village. CBR15 Passport Challenge: Books from different countries (book 3 of 3) SPOILERS AHEAD! We meet Judith in “The Lover”. She lives in a small village and makes a wish to bring her lover to her. Soon, a hunter named Nathaniel […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: Amazon Originals, CBR15Passport, dark fairy tale, lycanthropy, short story, Silvia Morena-Garcia, silvia moreno-garcia, the lover, wolf

teresaelectro's CBR15 Review No:6 · Genres: Fiction, History, Horror, Short Stories · Tags: Amazon Originals, CBR15Passport, dark fairy tale, lycanthropy, short story, Silvia Morena-Garcia, silvia moreno-garcia, the lover, wolf ·
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“She had a knack for quiet insurrection.”

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

December 29, 2023 by Nart Leave a Comment

A fairy tale that is both familiar and new. Plot: Casiopea is living with her grumpy sexist grandfather, timid mother and hostile cousin in effective slavery because her and her mother had no where else to go when her father died. One day she stumbles on a large wooden box. In opening it, she releases a Mayan god, trapped in captivity for decades, and he wants revenge. One problem, she’s now his power source. Shenanigans ensue. I don’t remember quite which review sold me on […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: silvia moreno-garcia

Nart's CBR15 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: silvia moreno-garcia ·
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“In her spare time, she looked to books or the stars for company”

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

November 3, 2023 by Malin Leave a Comment

Caseopea Tun is basically treated as a servant by her grandfather, cousin, and extended family because her mother ran away and made an ill-advised marriage. Caseopea suffers the indignities mainly because her tyrannical grandfather has promised to leave her some money once he dies. However, during another turbulent row with her spoiled cousin Martín, he reveals that their grandfather has no intention of leaving anything to Caseopea. She feels furious and rebellious, which leads to her opening the forbidden chest at the bottom of her […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Religion, Romance Tagged With: 1920s, CBR15, demons, ghosts, gods, gods of jade and shadow, historical fiction, magic, Malin, mexico, paranormal fantasy, quest, romantic, silvia moreno-garcia

Malin's CBR15 Review No:64 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, History, Religion, Romance · Tags: 1920s, CBR15, demons, ghosts, gods, gods of jade and shadow, historical fiction, magic, Malin, mexico, paranormal fantasy, quest, romantic, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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