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Dirty War

Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

September 12, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as Part of CBR13Bingo: Rec’d. Inspired by Emmalita’s review.  This one is a tough one to review. I really wish both Cannonball Read and Goodreads had half stars. This is a solid 3.5. I’m giving it the bump to 4 but just barely. I appreciated Emmalita’s review and others I’ve read. BookMarks collected mostly rave reviews about this book. At times, I felt like it elevated itself. The feeling of Mexico City in the 70s, political tension, Cold War flashpoint was real. The two […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: 1970s, cbr13bingo, mexico, Mexico City, Noir, silvia moreno-garcia, The Dirty Wars, Velvet Was the Night

Jake's CBR13 Review No:141 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: 1970s, cbr13bingo, mexico, Mexico City, Noir, silvia moreno-garcia, The Dirty Wars, Velvet Was the Night ·
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That night Maite dreamed of drums in the jade-green jungle.

Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

August 11, 2021 by Emmalita 2 Comments

Velvet Was the Night would make an amazing movie or TV series. The book felt cinematic as I read. Moreno-Garcia paints pictures and moods so beautifully I could see them play out in my head. I don’t usually see books in my head. On top of that, Moreno-Garcia has created a Spotify playlist to listen to while reading. It is excellent. It’s June, 1971 in Mexico City. The Mexican Dirty War is just starting. President Echeverria is suppressing rock and roll. After a couple of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: mexico, Noir, silvia moreno-garcia, Velvet Was the Night

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:77 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: mexico, Noir, silvia moreno-garcia, Velvet Was the Night ·
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