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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

92 reviews

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Classism, Body horror, Sexism, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Incest, Drug use, Child death, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage and Child abuse

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Classism, Incest, Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racism, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

Smoking. Eugenics, dated language. Illness, epidemic. Seizure (non-POV character). Paranoia, surveillance. Sexual coercion, overriding of will.

aribook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

misosoupp31's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Mushrooooms

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

bcastaneda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug use and Racism

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow! This is a play on classic gothic revival novels combined with a modern horror sensibility and Mexican history. This book has atmosphere in spades, and Noemí is a great character. Her voice is snappy and fun, and I love seeing a character doing her best to take charge even in the situation she's in. 

Once the twist hits this book swings for the fences, and while I did think the last couple of chapters dragged on a bit too long overall I really liked this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, and Terminal illness

itshrewsbury's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

For the first half or so, it didn’t seem particularly interesting or different than any other gothic novel, but Moreno-Garcia sets up every plot point very early and reinforces very well. And that’s what makes the last half interesting, and the last ~60 pages FANTASTIC. It’s definitely a slow burn though.

Also spoilers without spoiling: https://open.spotify.com/track/2b7aqG...

18+

TW/CW: gore, body horror, attempted/implied sexual assault, kidnapping/being forcefully held, unreality/hallucinations, drug use, incest, murder, cult 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Kidnapping, Drug use, and Incest

Moderate: Sexual assault

isleoflinds's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Mental illness, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Drug use

smahlcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Drug use, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, and Infertility

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Sexual assault

carolined314's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

Gothic horror romance, with living wallpaper, gruesome mushrooms, vile men, and dark, horrible atmosphere. The extremely agency-filled young female protagonist made it worth it for me, along with the luminous writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Racial slurs