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folst015's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Abortion, and War
shahdirose's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion
queerreaderchaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The story reminded me a lot of Rebecca, but leaning more into the haunting and ghost Rebecca lacked. The gothic atmosphere, the Mexican backstory, and author’s style made it a book I would definitely recommend in spooky, gloomy weather.
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kaeleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Sexual assault and Abortion
yourbookishbff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Abortion
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Colorism.coreysees's review against another edition
4.5
- I've seen this book compared to Mexican Gothic, which is fair: they both feature young brides who find themselves in a haunted house with hostile in-laws, both feature partially indigenous women as main characters and deal with issues of racism, both are set in the early 20th century, both include dreams and hallucinations, both heroines are helped by an unlikely love interest, both books are by female authors with Mexican heritage living in English-speaking countries. The Hacienda, however, feels much more traditionally "horror," whereas the haunting in Mexican Gothic is almost pseudoscientific. The stakes feel higher in this book and I'd generally say that it's scarier. I found the resolution to the conflict a bit anticlimactic, though the overall ending of the book was very satisfactory, from a character perspective. Cañas does a great job interspersing the flashbacks and alternating viewpoints in a way that creates tension and keeps the story moving.
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Rape and Abortion
quiteawful's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Rollercoaster of emotions. A little disappointed in the ending (
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Grief, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Abortion