Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

133 reviews

yogomagpie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

It was an entertaining read. I loved Noemi and Francis. The other characters, however, felt pretty one-dimensional to me. The set up for the book was a little slow but the second half of the book moved a lot faster. The ending was satisfying but a bit rushed.

I loved the horror scenes/nightmares. They  gave me a gut-wrenching reaction. I thought the idea of

magic/immortality around mushrooms/mold was unique and clever

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The things I tagged in the content warnings though, pretty sickening that may be too much for some people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, Incest, Gun violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Vomit, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Not sure how to tag it, but the main character is an active smoker. Also contains discussion of eugenics.

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Classism, Incest, Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

Smoking. Eugenics, dated language. Illness, epidemic. Seizure (non-POV character). Paranoia, surveillance. Sexual coercion, overriding of will.

inestelle_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Medical content, Body horror, Gaslighting, Incest, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault

ztifhael's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

albasapri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely one to reread. Very entrapping even the not so pleasent parts. Thoroughly enjoyed! 8/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Body horror, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

phantomdoodler's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Colonisation, Racism, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Classism, Suicide, Incest, and Pregnancy

ria_aaa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Vomit, Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Incest, Chronic illness, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child death, Rape, and Self harm

spinesinaline's review against another edition

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

4.0

As someone who’s not big on horror, I didn’t find it too much to handle but I still loved the thrills. This was very compelling (and stressful by the end!) and I liked all the fairytale nods within, something that is a childhood connection for the MC but also has been worked into the plot itself. With all the thrills, the reveals were quite obviously hinted at throughout so I would’ve liked those hints to be more subtle and create more mystery as I’d anticipated much of what was to come.

There are many content warnings to be aware of, body horror in particular is frequently utilized.

While colonialism and racism are essential to the plot here and sexual violence is a large part of both, I would’ve preferred if the main threats against the female character were not constantly brought back to the threat of rape.

Still I enjoyed how the story evolved and looking forward to continuing to read more by Moreno-Garcia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Racism, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Colonisation, Incest, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Mexican Gothic is a well written Historical Thriller. Was it anything new? Not necessarily. Was it culturally relevant? I believe so. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely. 10/10 would recommend for fans of historical/thriller novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Murder, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness