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Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'
Mexická gotika by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
394 reviews
jghood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
There are plenty of trigger warnings for this book! (Though I think that's expected with horror).
The plot is fun and mysterious. The writing and imagery are vivid.
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
priamoon's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy
kbowles24's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
hexentart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have mixed feelings about this book. It obviously held my interest, but it's rare to not positively engage with any character.
Catalina and Ruth get a pass, but the rest of the characters were either sick, twisted, and thoroughly evil, shallow, self-centered, and pompous, or just woefully pathetic.
Noemi, the FMC/protagonist, is nothing more than a wilful, spoiled, rich girl with delusions of grandeur. She's flaky as hell, uppity, shallow, manipulative, and pig-headed. Not to mention her naivety. She's quite obnoxious and annoying.
I honestly didn't care if any of them made it out alive, but the writing held my interest until the very end. I needed to see how this all resolved; good, bad, or ugly.
Now that's not to say I didn't enjoy the book, it just wasn't quite what I expected. The world building, lore, and horror was top-notch. The characters were well fleshed out and felt quite real; they were all just awful people.
If you're a sensitive reader I implore you to mind your squicks. There's a lot of abuse, gaslighting, and body horror within this book.
I enjoyed it, but YMMV of course.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Classism
merrynthomas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
emciver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
zoe_archambault's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Gore, Racism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Cannibalism
sammybee's review against another edition
- 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
2.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
elizas's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Incest, Infidelity, Sexism, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Racism, Rape, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
clairebartholomew549's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism