Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

230 reviews

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Genocide, Medical content, Sexism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Cursing, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

Mexican Gothic has a bit of a tonal issue going on. The first half of the novel is slow, like really slow. The protag Noemi just kind of walks around the house, complains, and has nightmares (she's just like me fr) (and in her defense her complaints are valid). There are spooky scenes in the first half, but I wouldn't have categorized it as horror. The second half takes a bizarre turn and is definitely horror. I think I would have enjoyed the book more had it better combined these elements, particular the first half should have been spookier.

I also wish there was a little more personality to the characters, especially given how much this book relies on their drama. The writing is excellent though and the atmosphere is on point. I also like how this tackled eugenics as a theme and incorporated it into the horror aspects. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Racism, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Vomit, Misogyny, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury

aftgtrash's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

One of the most creative books I have read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Murder, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

noxa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Miscarriage

Hallucinations/unreality

enyltiak's review against another edition

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

Truly a perfectly gothic novel. The atmosphere is intense and vivid, the characters (well, Noemí and Francis, anyway) are delightful and you can't help but root for and admire them. Every element of the mystery unravels in a disgusting and fascinating way. I think I'll be thinking about the girls of this novel for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Child death, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Vomit

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Confinement, Rape, Classism, Death, Incest, Murder, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

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

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

This was exactly what I wanted it to be. It's rare that a horror novel actually manages to gross me out, but man oh man did this manage it. It also managed to evoke such visceral anger in me that I had to put the book down and walk it off. The characters were well crafted, the atmosphere was unnerving, and the plot gave me all the gothic vibes I was looking for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Racism, Infidelity, Infertility, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Cursing, Body horror, Blood, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Classism, Colonisation, Child death, Cannibalism, and Miscarriage