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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
I don't get heebie jeebies often but this book? Lord Almighty. I legitimately thought I knew what was going to happen and I was dead wrong. The book starts slow but the moment it gets weird, it gets *weird*. Listening to the audiobook is a little rough with how the narrator takes slight pauses in the sentences instead of the end but I got used to it.
Dorian Gray meets Lovecraft in 1950s Mexico is the best way to describe this story.
Dorian Gray meets Lovecraft in 1950s Mexico is the best way to describe this story.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Immaculate and darkly beautiful
dark
mysterious
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
Just what I needed!
If you typically read genre fiction, this will be a slower read. If you typically read literary fiction, then the plot will feel comfortable and easy to read.
I love everything about Mexican Gothic!
If you typically read genre fiction, this will be a slower read. If you typically read literary fiction, then the plot will feel comfortable and easy to read.
I love everything about Mexican Gothic!
99% of the time: hey what the fuck? hey what the fuck?
1% of the time: omg
1% of the time: omg
I feel slightly conflicted about this book. It was both great and not good? It's a superb spooky house story, I cannot deny it. But the fact that it effectively takes place in England-in-Mexico was odd. I don't know what I think about that. It's a good book though.