Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

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

143 reviews

briegordon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Bullying, Suicide, Sexual content, Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Vomit, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I wish the book wasn't as supernatural OR as much about the romance, but what can I do... Not a bad story, but not that much of my preferences either. It was very well-written though, the house and its magic felt unrealistically realistic! my favourite parts were those located outside of the house though (as in, the parts where the book lived up to its name - by also being mexican and not only gothic).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Racism, and Sexual content

capaurus's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Chronic illness, Violence, Racism, Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Mental illness, Colonisation, Classism, Body horror, and Child death

fox's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

briarsreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is one of the best books I've ever read. Seriously, this inter-text woven with gothic lore, fantasy hijinks, a dash of romance, and riveting plot twists make for an excellent book. I haven't binged a book this hard in a while! 

This book is a wild, roller coaster of a ride full that I couldn't put down. I'm highly impressed with Silvia's incredible writing style, her ability to make the book feel so fast but also move at a pace that only gives us a bit of information at a time. There is foreshadowing galore, and if you're smart enough you'll be able to pick up on the subtle hints the book throws at you...

Overall, this is one of the greatest books I've read in a very long time. It's spooky, it's weird, and it's wild. I absolutely love it.

Sure, it's gorey. And has incest. And has sexual harssment/assault. And a lot of other bad things... But this is the type of fantastical horror I expect out of an incredible gothic writer. 

Five out of five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Infertility, Body horror, Stalking, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Incest, and Drug use

Minor: Cannibalism, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

bsmucker's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

tonibaloni97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t know if I’d like this book because Gods of Jade and Shadow just didn’t do it for me, but I loved this. It had the perfect amount of twists and turns and mystery. It reminded me a lot of the Picture of Dorian Gray. I loved Noemí, I thought she was strong, brave and fun. Definitely recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

itsocchiolism's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexism, Racism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual content, Murder, Death, Confinement, Colonisation, Classism, Child death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual assault

uglypopcorn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Moreno-Garcia presents a lush and atmospheric excursion into the gothic genre. Noemí Taboada
is a wealthy strong-willed Mexican socialite who finds herself playing the uncanny hero after receiving
a bewildering letter from her cousin, Catalina. The letter propels Noemí to travel to her cousin’s new
home, High Place – an isolated English-style mansion – to check on Catalina’s mysterious behavior.
Noemi is greeted by moldy wallpaper and in-laws bent on eugenics. Her stay at High Place only feels
more and more menacing with each passing night as the unimaginable horrors become more and more
richly detailed. Recommended for avid horror or suspense readers who just finished and loved “The
Death of Jane Larence” by Caitlin Startling or “Tripping Arcadia” by Kit Mayquist for the creepy
underpinnings and culturally diverse characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Incest, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Miscarriage

betttyy8's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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, Gun violence, Incest, Child death, Death, Sexism, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt