Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Mexická gotika by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

143 reviews

hilarylouise's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Cannibalism

shannoncbumstead's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

what the fuck

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Incest, Gun violence, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Colonisation, and Body horror

racheldelaney's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I'm so glad that this was recommended to me instead of looking at the GR rating because...what are y'all talking about.

I haven't read a good gothic horror in AGES, and I'm thrilled that this managed to be bone-chilling without being cliche. I know I said this about Gods of Jade and Shadow but now I'm really just positive that Moreno-Garcia's hallmark is giving her MC's such a strong narrative voice, I never feel out of the loop. Both Cassiopea and Noemí are so compelling (for different reasons obviously).

Now to the fun bits- this was so spectacularly creepy! I much enjoy this kind of slow-creep thriller, where you know definitively that something just isn't right and can't wait to put together the pieces while simultaneously dreading the knowledge. I'm not even going to tag this as spoilers because there was no way on earth I could've guessed the twists and where the plot ended up. I spent most of the last hundred or so pages just muttering "what the hell what the hell" to myself under my breath like a chant because honestly? What the hell.

Great, complex, and hideous characters abound? Nice. Making a Victorian gothic aesthetic work in a rural Mexican setting? Double nice. Batshit horror elements that made me gasp out loud? Jackpot.

I'm normally loathe to say this kind of thing, but immediately upon finishing this my first thought was: "so when is this getting a script treatment??"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gore

Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

sam_i_am's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

gem114's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Mexican Gothic was the perfect level of spooky for me! I really enjoyed the story and the characters. My only pet peeve was that the writing was repetitive at times. Like, YES, I know there are ouroboros images all over the house. I get it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

untamedarchive's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual content, Violence, and Racism

rachel_kay5853's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

ska1224's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia

trailmixraisins's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely wouldn't recommend for people who find mushrooms and/or fungi really gross. Otherwise, a well-written gloomy tale of a creepy family in the Mexican mountain side. The romantic subplot was pretty predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Racism

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, and Cultural appropriation