Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

105 reviews

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Infertility, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

katieandkiri's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I FLEW through this book in about a day and I honestly still can’t believe that. The people next in line for this Livby hold will probably appreciate that. Clearly I couldn’t put this down. Now I’m going to go and probably have nightmares but it was worth it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Excrement, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Child death, Murder, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Gore, Suicide, Medical trauma, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I'm starting to understand the appeal of the horror genre. When it's done well, it has a way of creeping into the tiniest recesses of my mind and poke around in each one. That's what it felt like to read this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

alannad396's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

nsantone's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

sophiaalf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Here we go. This book was a slow start. The author is a very talented writer, as she is thorough and has an ornate language style. It was very easy to imagine every scene, to feel transported with every word. My complaints for this book are that of the pace. This is one of the first books I’ve read where I felt like loose ends were tied, but the thrill is late to come. I struggled with the first 100 pages, especially because the mystery felt faint. I’m sure the author meant to have a slow start, but I wish there was something to pull me in sooner. It could have been a sub-plot; something insignificant, yet entertaining. I kept reading the book in anticipation of its climax and I’m glad I kept going. In terms of the actual story, I loved it. Everything was so well thought out and the author’s writing exceeded my expectations, especially for the gorier scenes. It was a complex, well thought out story, and I did not want to put it down once I got into it. The author conveyed the protagonist’s weariness, fear, and relief with success. I cannot stress how beautiful she seamed together what was reality and what was a “dream” for the narrator. I love thrillers and gothic fantasy; it felt like a perfect blend of realism and horror. I’m not sure I would read this book again, but I can say the end was warm and satisfying—something that would compel me to return. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Racism, Gore, Incest, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

sapphic_book_dragon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Incest, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, and Mental illness

ninahuynh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

What a story! I liked the character development within Noemí. She was already a tough person, and in the face of the Doyle's manipulation, she stayed true to her values and protection of Catalina. This would be a great film or show. All the imagery.

I was suspicious of Francis for most of the book, but pleasantly glad that he was not Virgil or Howard Jr.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Gore, Cannibalism, Classism, Drug use, Kidnapping, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, and Incest

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Sexism, Body horror, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Suicide

julesfrigault's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Suicide, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Blood