Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

96 reviews

teal_bird's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

Very tense, the plot twist came out of nowhere but was somehow in front of your face the entire time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Rape

There is a lot in this book. It’s been a while but I read this for a class and my teacher gave no warnings. It’s a good book but my goodness there is a lot in it that I still don’t know if it was worth it to read.

stvalentine's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

this novel falls into a very special category, alongside aciman's 'call me by your name' and de berniere's 'captain corelli's mandolin': books that changed me irrevocably. the language that silvia uses to describe the dread that noemí feels and the hopelessness and rot that consumes her is unparalleled among my (albeit narrow) literary experience, and the characters are (as suits each) perfectly lovable and detestable. if this novel can teach you anything, it is the importance and power of will and self-belief. noemí is able to endure the darkness of the doyle house only through her inner spark. such an excellent novel!!! so excited to see what hulu will do with it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

thestarsaligned's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

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, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

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

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

alyssasaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lillysbooks's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.25

i wanted to love this book, but it was indeed difficult to love. the pacing was very slow and the plot did not really begin until 200 pages in. and it was so predictable!!! all the big reveals? well i'm sorry but it was not as crazy as it was made out to be. :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Gaslighting

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Cannibalism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

vulpiix's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Incest, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

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

Minor: Cursing

lauralouise93's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault