Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Mexican Gothic - Mexikói rémtörténet by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

73 reviews

kaymay29's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book starts a little slow but once you get into the mystery/plot it becomes a page turner. Also the main character is great. She is funny, relatable, and resilient.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Bullying, Murder, Racism, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, Cannibalism, Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Torture

ender24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Xenophobia, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Pedophilia

lorriss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gore, Confinement, Incest, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Infertility, Pedophilia, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicide, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism, Mental illness, Child death, Cursing, and Chronic illness

Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Child abuse

writerkit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Violence

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Gore, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death, Incest, Torture, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

I like how long Noemi was ignorant of the genre she was in, so cheeky when everyone else is so blatantly sinister. She was so entertaining and well developed, she loves being a socialite and flirting but she's also so fiercely stubborn and protective of her family. So happy Catalina got her justice and she wasn't completely the damsel in distress from her storybooks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Death, and Sexual assault

cnricochet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing

jlaz_13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Self harm, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Body horror, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Trafficking, Infertility, Rape, Sexual violence, and Cursing

binches's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

rating: good ⭐⭐⭐
personal enjoyment rating: very good ⭐⭐⭐⭐

loved the buildup from uncomfortable vibes over scary nightmares to an absolutely terrifying conclusion

the dialogue felt very artificial at times and the pacing was a bit too slow and dry at times (though the overall slow pacing was perfect), otherwise, it was amazing and weaves together real horrors of the past and present with an allegorical paranormal element to create a horrifying and unsettling story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Incest, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Alcohol, Blood, Genocide, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence

cobryan's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

3.0

I don't normally like horror - I'm the type that's still scared of the dark sometimes, but this wasn't that bad. It wasn't nearly as scary as I anticipated. Most of it didn't bother me at all. I don't think I'd classify it as horror. It's more like a dark mystery. Overall, I think it was just okay. The concept was really good, but most of the book was slow and didn't explore the mystery as much as I would have liked. In the end it was very fast paced, but a bit too fast paced. The main event, mystery reveal, and resolution all together was about fifteen pages, maybe twenty. I think it would have benefited from being longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Classism, Cursing, Infertility, Incest, Alcohol, and Colonisation