Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

108 reviews

lorenag5's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

It’s a page-turner but god the writing is terrible, and so predictable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder

afly's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gun violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Body horror, Murder, Vomit, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

Minor: Incest

rustynailsfullset's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

plumdustsuns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Kidnapping, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, and Slavery

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

slow-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

4.25

This is a gothic novel. Highly recommend reading more about how gothics are paced before diving in, but it has a gloriously haunted house, an irritating heroine, and a family filled with gruesome, disturbing secrets. I loved it, but I know it's not for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Racism, Confinement, Death, and Incest

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Murder

teal_bird's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Very tense, the plot twist came out of nowhere but was somehow in front of your face the entire time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Drug use, Physical abuse, Body horror, Incest, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Misogyny, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

There is a lot in this book. It’s been a while but I read this for a class and my teacher gave no warnings. It’s a good book but my goodness there is a lot in it that I still don’t know if it was worth it to read.

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Suicide, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racism, and Rape

vaguely_pink's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Classism, Gaslighting, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Incest, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Mental illness

shainabriley's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Incest, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Murder, Kidnapping, and Rape

singalana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Initial thoughts after reading this book: I’m a little bit grossed out actually. But since this is a horror novel, that’s a good thing, I suppose. A gothic horror novel, to be more exact. The first half of the book is a bit slow, building the mystery and creating the atmosphere, dropping little hints of what’s to come, and I wasn’t bothered by that at all because that’s what it was supposed to do.

The story starts when Noemí’s father receives a deranged letter from Noemí’s newlywed cousin. Noemí is sent to the dilapidated manor house of the Doyles to investigate. It becomes clear rather fast that there’s something seriously wrong in there. The writing style complimented the story well, and the author’s word choices certainly painted a vivid picture. I think whether you like the ending or not depends on your reading tastes, but I found it satisfying enough. But what was more important than the ending were the ‘vibes’ of this book.

I didn’t fall in love with the characters, but they served their purpose. I think Virgil's character was executed the best. The dialogue was good, especially the way the Doyles spoke. The prose wasn’t perfect, in my opinion, but the book kept me hooked and creeped me out enough to make this a very enjoyable read. And the cover is just gorgeous, by the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Incest, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide, Child death, Infertility, Murder, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Vomit, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment