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jedore'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? Yes
3.0
It's tough to write a horror book and not be cliché. But, I always hold out hope that the author will somehow find a way to do it differently. Unfortunately, that didn't happen with Mexican Gothic. The clichés start on the first page and don't stop until until you close the book.
Although reasonably well written, this one just didn't do much for me.
I found it distracting and mildly annoying that the author would throw in the occasional high-brow vocab word. There aren't many words that I've never heard or read before...yet somehow there were a small handful in this story. What is the purpose of using a word that no one ever uses...one that would never enter the brain or come out of the mouth of 99% of humans and definitely not a young woman in her 20s living in the 1950s whose first language was Spanish?
Although set in the 1950s, not much felt authentic to this time other than the occasional descriptions of the main character's wardrobe.
Throughout the entire book, I felt like I was reading a book meant for the younger crowd—and that the author was writing with the explicit intent of being the next book-to-Netflix sensation.
I know others who really enjoyed this book, so if you're looking for a gothic horror story and don't mind clichés, just ignore me and give it a shot!
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Suicide
juhlig's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism
eve81's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
Moderate: Incest
katsmeowbrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism
aribook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
kaneebli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Body horror and Sexual assault
Minor: Miscarriage and Cannibalism
msonoda's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
ztifhael's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting
kcburnett'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, and Cannibalism
toriliz'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: Gore and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicide