#velvetwasthenight

[booklalaland]

Here are my top 5 reads of 2022 and three honorable mentions. What were your favorite books of 2022? Have you read any of my favorites? #velvetwasthenight #silviamorenogarcia #thispoisonheart #kalynnbayron #legendborn #tracydeonn #winterofthewitch #katherinearden #winternighttrilogy #thiswickedfate #theatlassix #olivieblake #cityofbrass #sachakraborty #daevabadtrilogy #chlorinesky #mahoganylbrowne #favoritebooksof2022 #favoritebooks #bookstagram #instabook #bookworm #readingaddict #witchyreads (na lokaciji Rukavac, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9FAw3r9aw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[acitygirlsthoughts]

I haven't had time to write a proper review so all I'll say is this is better than Mexican Gothic, with a likeable male protagonist. He and the female main character didn't interact till the end, which is a letdown since that was promised but I enjoyed this story. Synopsis: Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman-and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents. #velvetwasthenightnovel #velvetwasthenightsilviamorenogarcia #velvetwasthenightbook #velvetwasthenight #silviamorenogarcia #latinaauthor #latinaliterature #latinalit #latinabook #hispanicliterature #hispanicheritagemonth2022 #latinheritagemonth2022 #guyanesegrammer #guyaneseamericanebookstagrammer #mexicanliterature #mexicanlit #mexicanstory #mexicannoir #noir #historicalfiction #basedontrueevents #historicalfictionnoir #latinnoir #hispanicnoir #ereview #ebookstagrammer #ebook #bookreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CkHtbckrJOF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ashlightgrayson]

Another of my most recent book hauls. I pre-ordered Certain Dark Things by @silviamg.author & ended up picking Velvet was the Night and The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by @zoraidasolo because I couldn't resist. All of them have beautiful covers & I'm always happy to see my culture represented through wonderful #Latinx authors. Any Latinx books on your TBR? I'm looking forward to reading about Mexican vampires, government corruption, and Ecuadorian lore. #certaindarkthings #velvetwasthenight #theinheritanceoforquídeadivina #silviamorenogarcia #zoraidacordova #latinxbooks #fiction #books #readinggoals #reading #bibliophile #fantasy #magicalrealism #noir #noirbooks #latinxauthors #latinoauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/CTxoMiRLGb7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Happy #nationalbookloversday! Did you do anything “extra bookish” today to celebrate? Thank you to @delreybooks for gifting me this copy of Velvet was the Night by @silviamg.author! Isn’t this cover gorgeous?! This is a historical mystery that sounds incredibly interesting. I’ll leave the synopsis in the comments below. Velvet was the Night releases August 17th! Is this one on your radar? . . . h a s h t a g s : #velvetwasthenight #silviamorenogarcia #cozyreading #cozybookstagram #booksandcoffee #homebody #cozytime #bookishaesthetic #neutralstyle #bookishflatlay #flatlayphotography #flatlayoftheday #cozygram #eveningreading #livethelifeyoulove #cottagecore #bookreader #lightacademia #darkacademia #bookflatlay #coffeeandcurrentlyreading #coffeeandseasons #onmybed (at Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSX3ySyNIkS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[elkgrovelibrary]

Join us for an evening with best-selling author Silvia Moreno-Garcia, in conversation with Gus Moreno, as she discusses her newest book, "Velvet Was the Night". Takes place via Zoom on Wednesday, January 26 from 7pm to 8pm CST. Visit our calendar to register online. Link in bio. This virtual event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries to offer high-quality events. #silviamorenogarcia #velvetwasthenight #authorevent #libraryprogram #libraryevents #elkgrove #elkgrovevillage #elkgrovelibrary #egvpl @silviamg.author @uhgus (at Elk Grove Village Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/elkgrovelibrary/p/CY91FkzPiqA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[dearbookshelves]

🚬Velvet Was the Night . Thanks to Random House and Netgalley for this ARC! . I’m not usually one for crime noir stories and while this isn’t my favorite from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, I still really had a good time reading this one. We see this story unfold by following a couple of characters, Elvis and Maite. I don’t feel super connected to Elvis but I ADORE Maite. She doesn’t love her job and it feels like she’s just getting by and that really endeared me to her. Her love for comics and her humor really resonated with me and I just wanted everything to work out for her. Her relationship with her mother and sister is strained and I am such a fan of characters like that. I also really like the commentary on Mexican politics at the time and the way colonialism plays into what is happening. The protest elements really added something to this crime noir that I haven’t seen often. There are romance elements in this story and while they aren’t ever the focus, I found myself really drawn to the chapters that explored that. Lastly, the ending was really interesting. I can’t say anything without spoiling it, of course but my reaction was very much “wow okay!” . There were some places that felt a little repetitive and slow but I think it’s definitely worth it to see all of the action at the end. Pick this one up August 17! . #Netgalley #ARC #SilviaMorenoGarcia #VelvetWasTheNight #BookReview #BookRecommendations #BookBlogger #BookBlog #BookishCommunity #Bookstagrammer #Bookstagram #Bibliophile #BookishLoveGroup #BookishLove #ReadersOfInstagram #Reader #Books #Book #Bookworm #Bookish #BookNerd #InstaBook #BooksOfInstagram #BookPhotography #Read #BookLove #BooksBooksBooks #InstaBooks #IGReads #BookCommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CSfGNvyLuf0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[its-suanneschafer-author]

CYMI: Book Review of #VelvetWasTheNight by Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg @randomhouse https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-review-velvet-was-the-night/

[beckysbook5]

Velvet Was The Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - ARC Review!

Today on my blog I have an #ARCReview for the atmospheric #VelvetwastheNight by @silviamg. Thanks to @ellakroftpatel & @JoFletcherBooks for the review copy. #BookReview

1970s, Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. When Leonora disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite…

[acitygirlsthoughts]

Happy Hispanic/Latin Heritage Month to the Hispanic and Latin community! I'm reading 3 Hispanic/Latin books that may or may not change, depending on availability at my local library. My API reads for Asian & Pacific Island Heritage Month changed after some were unavailable so this heritage month's reads might go through the same. First up is Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. This historical fiction thriller set during the '70's in Mexico was all the rave last year, plus its sitting on my TBR so why not finally get to it? It's also a noir so I'm not expecting a happy ending but I hope it's better than Mexican Gothic. My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver will be my 1st Middle Grade read as an adult. This story is about an Argentinean tween living in Alabama during the height of segregation; I've never read any stories about non-Black and White POC living in states that practiced segregation, which is why I chose to add it. And finally, Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez. I've heard about this book since I was a child but never read it, so I also added it too. This is a coming of age story about a Mexican teen who's looked down upon by her parents because she's not like her "perfect" sister Olga, however she discovers secrets about Olga after her death which opens up a lot of questions for the protagonist. Which books are on your TBR? #notyourperfectmexicandaughter #myyearinthemiddle #velvetwasthenight #velvetwasthenightnovel #velvetwasthenightsilviamorenogarcia #velvetwasthenightbook #hispanicliterature #hispanicheritagemonth #happyhispanicheritagemonth #hispanicheritagemonth2022 #happyhispanicheritagemonth2022 #latinheritagemonth #latinheritagemonth2022 #happylatinheritagemonth #latinbooks #latinabooks #latinauthors #hispanicbooks #hispanicheritagemonthtbr #latinheritagemonthtbr #hispanicreads #latinreads #latinacharacters #latinacharactersinbooks #ebookstagrammer #bookreviewer #audiobookstagrammer #guyanesegrammer #readersofig #readingcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/CiiwKiZrMyR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[booklalaland]

For my last post of the year 2021 here are sons of the books I got in the last few months. You can expect my favorite books of the year list in January. Hope you all have a good time tonight and I wish you a very happy New year! #bookhaul #bookstagram #winternighttrilogy #acotar #velvetwasthenight #thenightbeforechristmas #certaindarkthings #aspindlesplintered #theinvisiblelifeofaddielarue #assassinsapprentice #smallspaces #thetakingofjakelivingston #mladenkakostonoga #thescapegracers #thejaguarknight #thispoisonheart #thecitywebecame #beguiled #silviamorenogarcia #katherinearden #sarahjmaas #daryndajones #nkjemisin #veschwab #alixeharrow #kalynnbayron #ryandouglass #annaguirre #robinhobb #hannahabigailclarke (at Rukavac, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYKMszRrlu2/?utm_medium=tumblr

[its-suanneschafer-author]

Book Review: #VelvetWasTheNight by Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg @randomhouse https://suanneschaferauthor.com/book-review-velvet-was-the-night/