Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

303 reviews

lillysbooks's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

i wanted to love this book, but it was indeed difficult to love. the pacing was very slow and the plot did not really begin until 200 pages in. and it was so predictable!!! all the big reveals? well i'm sorry but it was not as crazy as it was made out to be. :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Gaslighting

unboxedjack's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

misszoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

renegadegrocerycart's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.0

3 stars, but it's complicated.

The central philosophy of this book is really interesting and explored well: white supremacy, patriarchy, and eugenics as the "man behind the curtain" in horror is an idea I would like to see in more horror/thriller fiction (in the vein of GET OUT). The exploration of generational trauma was also excellent, particularly how women are often the carriers of the trauma.

That said, I really didn't need to know that the ghosts were mushrooms, and the neat tie-up of the romance at the end didn't do it for me. Also, some of the descriptions were gross just to be gross, so know that going in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Rape

Sexual assault is implied and attempted. Most of the trigger warnings I've added here are integral to the story. These topics are necessary and used intentionally, but you should know them if you are sensitive to these topics.

purplepickle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury

kalmia31's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

susannah_knox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence

piratefan2a's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

1.0

While I thought that the

mushrooms being the explanation for what was happening

was very cool, there were huge sections of this book that I really did not enjoy reading. Maybe this just isn’t the genre for me, but the villains were so hateful and repulsive that reading about them made me dislike the book as a whole. I haven’t read a lot of gothic fantasy so I’ll try another at some point to see if it’s just the genre or the book itself that I didn’t like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Murder, and Gaslighting

xlcior's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol