Reviews

The Houseguest: And Other Stories by Amparo Dávila, Amparo Dávila, Amparo Dávila

lottie1803's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.75

tom_caldarera's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

ezrasupremacy's review against another edition

4.0

3.75 ⭐️ rounded up

asgoncalves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

ssibold's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

cyrenasea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

headinthebooks's review against another edition

3.0

Some was scary.. some was boring af, so normal

broccoligoddess's review against another edition

3.0

I was looking forward to reading this collection of stories for a while, but was disappointed when I finally picked up the book. It was a struggle to get through it. I’m all for ambiguity in horror but each story was too vague for me to feel… anything - anything other than mildly annoyed and bored. There are bits and pieces I liked of the writing but was overall left feeling unsatisfied.

sofiroa_'s review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

a few gret stories, but the other are just impossible to remember 

tdem122's review against another edition

3.0

[1st read from 27/5/2023 to 28/5/2023] — 3⭐️

— there’s genuinely nothing i hate more than having to give mid ratings to mexican lit but it is what it is. also, i think i have to finally accept that i’m not a short story type of person no matter how much i try