Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

48 reviews

yungblonde's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcohol

jessy4550's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

churrocaitie's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexism, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism

behindherpages's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

The Idea was good 
But 
Implementation wasn't
Maybe coz I have watched a series based on the same concept that's why maybe I didn't like it much 
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But the three stars is coz she thought of it and implemented it 
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And 
She was writing like she was explaining it to naive people
Like to someone who is new to thriller or horror
It was slow 
Couldn't grab out attention
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Just finished it coz we were curious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

badmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Intriguing mystery set in 1950s Mexico surrounding a young woman’s cousin, recently married but suddenly disengaging from her close-knit family. As the main character, a bold & brash (for the 1950s) adventurer, investigates she discovers that her cousin’s in-laws are essentially white supremacists. She also begins to realize their home harbors terrifying & dangerous secrets, and she might be ensnared as well. 
The story is engaging most of tge way & written with soaring, sumptuous imagery at the start but unfortunately unravels once the secrets are revealed - the language ultimately feels more melodramatic soap opera than true, rich gothic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

staarcharmed's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Hate crime, Incest, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

ender24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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