Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

73 reviews

lindsaydrue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I don’t usually read fantasy or horror, and this one is squarely both. After seeing it on many a must-read books list, I wanted to give it a go. I must say it was a spectacular tale! It took just a bit for it to get going, but once it did there was no pausing. I read the last 100 pages in one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

ria_aaa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Vomit, Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Incest, Chronic illness, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child death, Rape, and Self harm

so_many_ocs's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Confinement

isleoflinds'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Mental illness, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Drug use

kels24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gore

vivmorris's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

i am a shell of a human being 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Suicide, Incest, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Body horror, and Torture

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, Murder, Violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Incest, Miscarriage, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Classism, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest and Suicide

twist involves incest among main characters

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

the_sapphic_witch's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Genocide, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Abortion and Medical trauma