Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

74 reviews

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

lovelybibliomanic'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Cannibalism and Child death

alloftaysreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.0

This was a slow up hill roller coaster of a read. The building up to the main plot twist assisted in an ending that I could not stop reading. Finished this book at 2 am with a look of “holy crap” on my face. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

tahsintries's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Incest

Moderate: Body horror, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Torture

bendersreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual violence

lterrell's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Torture, Slavery, and Fire/Fire injury

There are two instances of attempted sexual assault in this book but one is

later discovered to have been a dream

and the other is

fought off

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thekinkykid's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, Drug use, Cannibalism, Death, Torture, and Toxic relationship

kthedestroyer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

I have very mixed opinions about this book. 
I really liked the first half. There was just this gothic, spooky vibe to it that made the book enjoyable. The characters weren't obnoxious and the pacing was good. All of this applies to the second half as well but there is something else about it that keeps me from giving this book a higher rating. 
The author set up a very good mystery regarding the house of the Doyle family and the people who lived in it. Anyway, I don't think the actual ending lived up to it. The story got, well, a bit disturbing. I don't really like to read about rape or about how things (or people) rot. So yeah, slightly disturbing and gross, if you ask me. 

Overall I think this book is worth reading since it contains a lot of interesting elements, some of which you would rarely see in a book. Just make sure to see the content warnings first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

carodonahue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The writing in this was beautiful and the setting and characters well-drawn. I thought I’d try something spooky around Halloween, and while the ghost and haunted elements were quite engaging, I found the sexual violence, or more accurately the threat of it, incredibly disturbing and at several points considered setting the book aside. I was curious enough to finish, but I found this further into real life terror rather than otherworldly horror and would not have chosen it had I known it was intense in that way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape, Torture, and Violence