Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Mexican Gothic - Mexikói rémtörténet by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

55 reviews

discogecko's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

2.75

Mysterious, but it kinda goes on for too long.

Also unsure of the intention behind the numerous times the "forced" lust was mentioned. It seemed unnecessary for how ambiguous it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Vomit

zalbion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book is dark and gorgeous! Even though I was able to predict a few of it's plot twists, it was so well done that i didn't mind at all. It's a perfect blend of horror and fantasy and historical fiction and i absolutely adored it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gore, and Rape

Moderate: Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Suicide

piphux's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, and Incest

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Violence, Confinement, Child death, Death of parent, and Cannibalism

Minor: Gun violence, Drug use, Vomit, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury

jvantland's review against another edition

I do not understand the hype. So much telling. So little showing. Almost 100 pages in and still no plot. I guess it must be building to some big reveal? I’ll never know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexism, Medical trauma, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Racism

badmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Intriguing mystery set in 1950s Mexico surrounding a young woman’s cousin, recently married but suddenly disengaging from her close-knit family. As the main character, a bold & brash (for the 1950s) adventurer, investigates she discovers that her cousin’s in-laws are essentially white supremacists. She also begins to realize their home harbors terrifying & dangerous secrets, and she might be ensnared as well. 
The story is engaging most of tge way & written with soaring, sumptuous imagery at the start but unfortunately unravels once the secrets are revealed - the language ultimately feels more melodramatic soap opera than true, rich gothic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Confinement, Grief, Classism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Sexual content, Car accident, and Medical trauma

sagittariusreads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Incest, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Medical trauma

lkjones19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Rape, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

yourstrulytay'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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Classism, Gaslighting, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Colonisation, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Medical trauma

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

laurajones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Colonisation, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Incest, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism, Child death, and Miscarriage