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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I truly enjoy the research that is put into each book. This time we had the chance to learn about different authors of horror while acknowledging their shortcomings. I might have cast my net too far in trying to figure out the mystery. I have to sit with the part that disturbed me the most while remembering that horror is a tool to discuss the taboo.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Incest
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Three women. Three timelines. One very cursed family tree (and I do mean cursed—some of these relationships need holy water).
Silvia Moreno-Garcia delivers another eerie, enchanting triumph with The Bewitching, a tangled gothic mystery dripping with witchy lore, secret love, and just the right amount of horror. We follow Minerva in 1998, a Type-A college student deep in thesis hell; Alba in 1908, charmingly naive and neck-deep in what can only be described as generational trauma with a side of black magic; and Beatrice in 1934, a horror author with a missing muse and a closet full of secrets. All roads lead to the disappearance of Ginny, a white car, and a hell of a lot of unspoken truths.
Highlights include:
💫 Tadeo’s twist—MONSTER reveal had me reeling.
💫 Carolyn: the witch behind it all, giving off major “don’t trust the smiling neighbor” energy.
đź’«The uncle-Alba thing. Ew. Why.
đź’« Valentin. RIP, sweet himbo.
Despite a few narrative lulls, Moreno-Garcia keeps the tension high and the twists relentless. Even if you suspect who the Big Bad is (cough Arturo cough), it still hits like a brick when all is revealed.
Easily SMG’s best work since Mexican Gothic. Haunting, clever, and darkly feminist—The Bewitching casts a spell that lingers.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia delivers another eerie, enchanting triumph with The Bewitching, a tangled gothic mystery dripping with witchy lore, secret love, and just the right amount of horror. We follow Minerva in 1998, a Type-A college student deep in thesis hell; Alba in 1908, charmingly naive and neck-deep in what can only be described as generational trauma with a side of black magic; and Beatrice in 1934, a horror author with a missing muse and a closet full of secrets. All roads lead to the disappearance of Ginny, a white car, and a hell of a lot of unspoken truths.
Highlights include:
💫 Tadeo’s twist—MONSTER reveal had me reeling.
💫 Carolyn: the witch behind it all, giving off major “don’t trust the smiling neighbor” energy.
đź’«The uncle-Alba thing. Ew. Why.
đź’« Valentin. RIP, sweet himbo.
Despite a few narrative lulls, Moreno-Garcia keeps the tension high and the twists relentless. Even if you suspect who the Big Bad is (cough Arturo cough), it still hits like a brick when all is revealed.
Easily SMG’s best work since Mexican Gothic. Haunting, clever, and darkly feminist—The Bewitching casts a spell that lingers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Murder