Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

135 reviews

beachyv's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely exceptional. One of my new favorites and a definite reread! 

Such a great introduction to Gothic Horror (with a small amount of Gothic Romance) for me. I will definitely be reading more Gothic fiction and more of Silvia Moreno-Garcia immediately!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Incest

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ebp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Rape, Misogyny, Child death, Racism, Classism, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Colonisation, Confinement, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Body horror

Moderate: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Drug use, Blood, Suicide, Incest, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Bullying, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Violence, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Vomit, Alcohol, and Miscarriage

Had me on the edge of my seat. I both wanted to throw the book across the room due to the unsettling nature of the subject matter and read another page to know what will happen.

I like that in the end, there was no one person being the grand hero. Everyone had their moment. All I'm thinking at the end of the story is they better not have kids together. Cause I know that it will come again down the bloodline. Also, all three of their bodies better be burnt when they die

kiki94's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A majority of the story is spent detailing and building characters as well as the environment. It takes more than half the book for anything crazy to happen.
A great mystery, I found myself continue to read-- not necessarily for the story, but I needed to know how it ends. 
The ending is satisfying, all your questions get answered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Murder, Incest, Child death, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

laratboulos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Gaslighting, Suicide, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual violence and Child abuse

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

4.25

I read this one for a book club. Overall, this was a griping, fast-paced story. I absolutely loved the gothic horror elements. It was a perfect atmospheric horror read. The plot really drags you along for the ride to the point that I couldn't put this book down and finished it in one day, which is unusual for me. This book is definitely for the person who loves a spooky, atmospheric read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Body horror, Incest, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, Chronic illness, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Child death, Racism, Genocide, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Suicide

acraig9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, and Incest

kds247's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

I went into this thinking this was just another Gothic novel. BOY WAS I WRONG! The twist genuinely got me and disturbed me greatly. Some of the ending felt a little out of place for me, gearing almost into the ridiculous, but I genuinely couldn’t put it down once I reached the big reveal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Rape, Suicide, Incest, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, and Cannibalism

badgersorbet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

warlockdorian's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Murder, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Body horror, Incest, Physical abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Racism, and Genocide