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ccamille's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kkness003's review against another edition
Just couldn't get into the story. Really enjoy this author. May give it another chance in the future.
teegs's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
stormlightreader's review against another edition
4.0
This isn't a book that I expected to come off my shelf any time soon, but I found the audiobook in the Audible Plus catalogue, so I was prompted to pick this up and it didn't disappoint.
It was a generally well-paced mystery set in Baja California and it felt like a Mexican take on The Perfect Couple Netflix show (and presumably the book, I don't know, I haven't read it).
Once again, SMG writes a detestable female character, in Daisy who makes life difficult for our lead character, Viridiana. Daisy is a nasty piece of work and Gregory was a character that made me uncomfortable to read. Due to the actions of Daisy and Gregory, Viridiana comes into her own over the course of the book, which at points felt like very quick development, but I do find this to be the case with a few of SMG's books.
I've come to really appreciate the author's note in books written by Mexican authors and this one really added to the story. The audio for this book was also great, so I'd recommend it.
It was a generally well-paced mystery set in Baja California and it felt like a Mexican take on The Perfect Couple Netflix show (and presumably the book, I don't know, I haven't read it).
Once again, SMG writes a detestable female character, in Daisy who makes life difficult for our lead character, Viridiana. Daisy is a nasty piece of work and Gregory was a character that made me uncomfortable to read. Due to the actions of Daisy and Gregory, Viridiana comes into her own over the course of the book, which at points felt like very quick development, but I do find this to be the case with a few of SMG's books.
I've come to really appreciate the author's note in books written by Mexican authors and this one really added to the story. The audio for this book was also great, so I'd recommend it.
beingfacetious's review against another edition
Not a review of the actual story but I thiiiink un-copy-edited copy made it into the version of this I read and it was ... distracting
bellabells113's review against another edition
5.0
Silvia Moreno-Garcia can fucking write, holy shit.
joelminor's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
savviecake's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5