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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Couldn’t get into it, didn’t finish. Will likely never pick it back up. Wasn’t my style, too slow and dark and weird, and I don’t have the patience or interest to see if I can start to like it.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
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:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
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:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A delightfully dark and clever book, that takes many staples of classic gothic novels and adds its own twists to it. Would make a very creepy film.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
4.5/5* ⭐ loved this, but kind of a weak ending imo.
dark
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
This one’s a tricky book to pin down. Mexican Gothic absolutely nails the eerie, unsettling atmosphere—it’s got that creeping dread and decaying mansion aesthetic down pat. The writing is lush and descriptive, maybe too descriptive at times. Some passages felt like they lingered a little too long, making it easy to drift.
I appreciated the originality of the story, and the gothic horror vibes were strong, but something about it just didn’t click for me. I couldn’t quite connect with the characters, and by the time I got to the ending… well, I kind of forgot it. Literally. It wrapped up in a way that didn’t leave much of an impression, which is wild considering how bizarre the plot is.
Maybe it was the pacing, maybe it was the characters, maybe it was the fungus. Either way, while I liked the idea of it, the execution left me a bit underwhelmed.
Would I recommend it? Sure—especially if you’re into weird, slow-burn gothic horror. Just don’t expect it to stick with you like mold on a wall.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes