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Мексиканска готика by Калина Павлова, Емилия Л. Масларова, Слава Александрова, Фейсаут Стюдио/Тим Грийн, Румяна Георгиева, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

34 reviews

ria_aaa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Vomit, Abortion, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Incest, Chronic illness, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Child death, Rape, and Self harm

spinesinaline's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As someone who’s not big on horror, I didn’t find it too much to handle but I still loved the thrills. This was very compelling (and stressful by the end!) and I liked all the fairytale nods within, something that is a childhood connection for the MC but also has been worked into the plot itself. With all the thrills, the reveals were quite obviously hinted at throughout so I would’ve liked those hints to be more subtle and create more mystery as I’d anticipated much of what was to come.

There are many content warnings to be aware of, body horror in particular is frequently utilized.

While colonialism and racism are essential to the plot here and sexual violence is a large part of both, I would’ve preferred if the main threats against the female character were not constantly brought back to the threat of rape.

Still I enjoyed how the story evolved and looking forward to continuing to read more by Moreno-Garcia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Racism, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Blood, Colonisation, Incest, and Confinement

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage

himansii's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This book was a little hard for me to get through because a lot of the beginning felt really repetitive and I was confused for many parts of it. I wish i could have seen catalina play a bigger role and there to be more cute moments between Noemi and Francis. Noemi was such a frustrating character at times and I had a hard time connecting to her. I wanted to understand her motivations past getting a degree in anthropology. A lot changed towards the end though when the gloom finally started becoming a bigger part of the plot. The details were genuinely so vulgar and I had a hard time reading it at night but I think it’s the most interesting part of the book. For how massive of a twist it was, it did feel a little rushed (maybe that was the authors intention) and the ending felt too simple. Also there were some unanswered questions like how did the woman in the village know to make the tincture and how the wounds got healed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Death, Rape, Cannibalism, Cancer, and Incest

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Mexican Gothic is perfect for fans of books like Dorian Gray or Wuthering Heights. It brings together the classic mystery of gothic tropes, and brings the reader into the eerie world of High Place. Despite leaning on traditional gothic themes, the book wasn't predictable at all. Noemi's family history in the paint business and the botany interests of the Doyles bring scientific elements into the story that make it really stand out. It's filled with mystery and successfully creates a unique world for the reader - I'm already craving a sequel! The read is dense, though, and doesn't pick up pace until about two-thirds of the way through. I could have done without some of the

creepy pedophilia like and assault themes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Racism, Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Incest

vjov's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest and Pedophilia

stellaauream's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Classism, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Body horror, Death of parent, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Infertility

Minor: Pregnancy

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Medical content, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

the_sapphic_witch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Genocide, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Abortion and Medical trauma

lyzie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved the book and its scientific way of explaining what was going on. It starts slow in the first few chapters but once the chapter numbers hit double digits it begins to intrigue even more. The last few chapters of the book are where it’s at though. Most of the book is Noemí’s theories and hypotheses on what is going on in High Place but the last few chapters are when we are given actual answers as to what is going on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Body horror, Death, and Incest

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

alloftaysreads'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

4.0

This was a slow up hill roller coaster of a read. The building up to the main plot twist assisted in an ending that I could not stop reading. Finished this book at 2 am with a look of “holy crap” on my face. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence