A review by kassielovestoread
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Certain Dark Things is now in my top three favorites by Silvia Moreno-Garcia! This book hooked me in from page one, where the reader is introduced to Domingo- whom you immediately love. The author perfectly encapsulates the dark, gritty atmosphere of Mexico City in an unknown (but somehow familiar anyway) time period. The novel in total is short of 300 pages and my edition features some awesome content since this is a previous work seeing a new life. I loved this book!
The cast of characters: Domingo, Atl, Ana, and Nick + Rodrigo. The novel shifts perspectives every chapter, so the reader gets the full impact of the conflict from multiple perspectives. It's just another aspect that had me fully committed to this story. While I loved Atl, I held a particular affection for Domingo. His backstory was extremely tragic :( But despite that, he manages to be upbeat and ready to throw down for his friend. I really admired him!!
PS. The dog will live! I always hate it when there's an animal companion in novels and something devastating happens to them because it's literally a knife wound to my heart! But the dog survives so if you're anything like me, rest assured :) Can't recommend this book enough!
The cast of characters: Domingo, Atl, Ana, and Nick + Rodrigo. The novel shifts perspectives every chapter, so the reader gets the full impact of the conflict from multiple perspectives. It's just another aspect that had me fully committed to this story. While I loved Atl, I held a particular affection for Domingo. His backstory was extremely tragic :( But despite that, he manages to be upbeat and ready to throw down for his friend. I really admired him!!
PS. The dog will live! I always hate it when there's an animal companion in novels and something devastating happens to them because it's literally a knife wound to my heart! But the dog survives so if you're anything like me, rest assured :) Can't recommend this book enough!