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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

10 reviews

judassilver's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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warlockdorian's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0


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chaoticenby's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.75


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chronicacademia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I don’t have many cohesive thoughts but this was a true masterpiece of a novel and I need literally everyone to read it. 

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nerp's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

The middle and end got the tiiiiniest bit slow (the whole book is slow, but it only became frustrating/repetitive in a couple parts), but it’s otherwise excellent. Audio is great!

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jordan_uhden's review against another edition

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

4.0


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victoriarad's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.25

This had some of the most beautiful prose, but I'm squeamish sooooo....

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kthedestroyer's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I have very mixed opinions about this book. 
I really liked the first half. There was just this gothic, spooky vibe to it that made the book enjoyable. The characters weren't obnoxious and the pacing was good. All of this applies to the second half as well but there is something else about it that keeps me from giving this book a higher rating. 
The author set up a very good mystery regarding the house of the Doyle family and the people who lived in it. Anyway, I don't think the actual ending lived up to it. The story got, well, a bit disturbing. I don't really like to read about rape or about how things (or people) rot. So yeah, slightly disturbing and gross, if you ask me. 

Overall I think this book is worth reading since it contains a lot of interesting elements, some of which you would rarely see in a book. Just make sure to see the content warnings first. 

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erynlasbelin's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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hellebore's review against another edition

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

4.25


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