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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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