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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

417 reviews

mari1532's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I have had the copy of this book for way longer than I care to admit and the fact that I did not read this book sooner frankly makes me want to ask my past self what I was even thinking for not reading this book immediately. Although I have this book on my Kindle I decided to check the audiobook out of my local library and did not want to stop listening.

Marino-Garcia paints a vivid and dark world full of intrigue. Noemí leaves her life of studying anthropology by day and attending high society parties by night when a strange letter from her cousin arrives. Having recently married an Englishman, Catalina now lives in an isolated mansion and appears very ill when Noemí arrives. However, as Noemí attempts to figure out what exactly may be the cause of her always-healthy cousin's illness, Noemí begins to experience strange things in the house. Little does she know it is only a matter of time before she will have the answers she's looking for, but they might lead to even bigger problems.

This book will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Marino-Garcia's writing was fantastic! Not only is her writing beautiful it is vivid and you almost feel as if you are watching a movie rather than reading/hearing words from the page. There were so many instances throughout the book when I felt exactly as Noemí must have at that moment.

Highly recommend this book! It's one of my new favourite books.

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churrocaitie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I’ve only ever read one horror book in my life, and I’m really glad that this one was my next one to read. It was such a fun, dark, creepy, mysterious read to get me in the spooky mood. It had its predictable moments, but the twist/reveal at the end was still a shock to me! I had fun with this book, and can’t wait to continue to dive if into this genre slowly but surely.

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bespectacledone's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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xhochi's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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brittsbooknook's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

1.5

This was a book club read. This book has very intense content; it is not for everyone. In general, horror is not my go-to genre. If you are a Gothic horror fan this may be your cup of tea it just wasn't mine.

What I did like:
-Some of the characters - Catalina, Francis & Noemi.
-The cover is beautiful.
-There is a very well written "Gothic" feel/vibe.

This style of horror was very gruesome, graphic and trigger-warning heavy. This book was slow the first 65%/70%; it's a very dark story and definitely gives a Gothic "trapped" feeling. Nightmares, manipulation, gas-lighting, gruesomeness, evil characters, horrible acts done against people.

Triggers: cannibalism, incest, being buried alive, sexual violence; and the gaslighting in this book is so stressful.

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