Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

209 reviews

_qwert's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Incest, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Gore, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Racism, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

lorenag5's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.0

It’s a page-turner but god the writing is terrible, and so predictable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder

afly's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Body horror, Murder, Vomit, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Incest

rustynailsfullset's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

tiudragonfly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

It’s really disturbing to say the least. Wished I didn’t read it, I’m still disgusted 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Racism, Incest, Child death, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, and Blood

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I don’t have many cohesive thoughts but this was a true masterpiece of a novel and I need literally everyone to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gore, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Blood, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Death of parent, Racism, Cannibalism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Ableism, and Rape

s_lorenz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Classism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

rtthalia's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cavefly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Death, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

lucky_stars's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Cannibalism, and Body horror

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual violence, and Rape