Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

362 reviews

thepalaceofchallis's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Misogyny and Child death

Minor: Cannibalism and Incest

nychta_diamanti's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Child death, Incest, Violence, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Cannibalism

jghood's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

A great horror story for people who don't read horror (myself included). Fun, good pacing, mysterious. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Pregnancy, and Body horror

Minor: Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Gaslighting

saracgeib's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Colonisation, and Blood

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Violence, Rape, Miscarriage, Murder, Racism, and Misogyny

priamoon's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Rape, Body horror, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Colonisation, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Incest

Minor: Pregnancy, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism

kbowles24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Incest, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Sexism, Racism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

prosenheim's review against another edition

inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Misogyny, Cannibalism, Suicide, Child death, Colonisation, Racism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

merrynthomas's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, and Physical abuse

emciver's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, Colonisation, Child death, and Incest

elizas's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Highly unusual, and I really liked the way that 1950s Gothic tropes were transferred to Mexico. I felt the first half of the book was very slow, though, and the second half often grim. I would highly recommend checking content warnings if you have any triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Incest, Sexism, Kidnapping, Bullying, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Confinement

Minor: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Abandonment, Colonisation, Confinement, Rape, and Child death