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Mexican Gothic - Mexikói rémtörténet by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

768 reviews

jessy4550's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation

piikasmalls's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Miscarriage

moonchild_cos'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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Sexism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lostinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

I always love the concept of transplanting a gothic novel to a new setting and time period and I thought this book did a great job of creating the creepy gothic atmosphere while maintaining a sense of place and time that still felt very 50s. Noemi was a fantastic lead, I loved her stubbornness, drive and fashion sense! 

This book was genuinely scary! The imagery was very vivid and the plot unfolded in a very satisfying way leading up to a nail biting finale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

enyltiak'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? No

5.0

Truly a perfectly gothic novel. The atmosphere is intense and vivid, the characters (well, Noemí and Francis, anyway) are delightful and you can't help but root for and admire them. Every element of the mystery unravels in a disgusting and fascinating way. I think I'll be thinking about the girls of this novel for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

kcarney86'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

ana_reads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

While the story started off fairly strong, I quickly became frustrated with the characters and the pacing. <spoilers>Maybe mysteries just aren't for me because as soon and the eugenics and weird hallucinations were mentioned, all I wanted Noemi to do was break into Catalina's room, grab her and run away, mystery be damned. I spent most of the climax just wishing they would set fire to the house and leave already. The confrontations with Howard and the rest of the family started to get annoying the longer the climax of the book went on. It's well written and very atmospheric, but the pacing and length really curbed my enjoyment of the overall story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Cannibalism

ripxreads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Cannibalism

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

What a story! I liked the character development within Noemí. She was already a tough person, and in the face of the Doyle's manipulation, she stayed true to her values and protection of Catalina. This would be a great film or show. All the imagery.

I was suspicious of Francis for most of the book, but pleasantly glad that he was not Virgil or Howard Jr.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury