Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

1277 reviews

straybutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sushisushi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

lala2love's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

ohhhhhh_jessica's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Cannibalism, and Murder

esme_may's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

turtleycool's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual assault

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Spooky but not super scary

Apart from the scene in the graveyard where she thought she saw something move

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bunte_socke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Cannibalism

karalyndawn's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was for book club and I probably wouldn’t have finished it otherwise. It was good but I just wasn’t in the right mood for it and it was a bit too creepy for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Cannibalism

unwise_samwise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide