Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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

185 reviews

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Stalking, Terminal illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Rape, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Incest, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

miya37's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Very good classic gothic structure with some fun twists. Pacing is pretty slow to start, but once things get rolling it goes fast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Classism, Colonisation, Body horror, Xenophobia, Racism, and Toxic relationship

greenglass67's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is fantastic! It's a truly creepy horror novel. It's a bit slow, but I honestly think that slowness is part of what really adds to the effect. At no point was I frustrated with the pace. Rather, I felt that it was a very deliberate choice by the author to build suspense and tension, and it paid off immensely. The characters are fantastic, the atmosphere and mood are wonderfully creepy, and the plot is super engaging. I found it to be a little bit predictable, but that didn't diminish the power of the story either. It's a fantastic take on a typical "haunted house" scary story. Definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual violence, Incest, Confinement, and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Blood, and Cannibalism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Gore

thestarsaligned's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Slavery, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Violence, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Cannibalism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

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

writerkit's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Violence

nerdy_reader_9571's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Child death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Gun violence, Suicide, and Incest

Minor: Miscarriage

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Gore, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Incest, Torture, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

sheilacastellanos'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Racism, Murder, and Toxic relationship

unboxedjack's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Minor: Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Incest, Violence, Body horror, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship