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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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xhochi's review against another edition

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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? Yes

3.25

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brittsbooknook's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

1.5

This was a book club read. This book has very intense content; it is not for everyone. In general, horror is not my go-to genre. If you are a Gothic horror fan this may be your cup of tea it just wasn't mine.

What I did like:
-Some of the characters - Catalina, Francis & Noemi.
-The cover is beautiful.
-There is a very well written "Gothic" feel/vibe.

This style of horror was very gruesome, graphic and trigger-warning heavy. This book was slow the first 65%/70%; it's a very dark story and definitely gives a Gothic "trapped" feeling. Nightmares, manipulation, gas-lighting, gruesomeness, evil characters, horrible acts done against people.

Triggers: cannibalism, incest, being buried alive, sexual violence; and the gaslighting in this book is so stressful.

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theliteraryteapot's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

I wanted to try the horror genre and I have to say I didn't feel there was much horror in the first 200 pages. And then lol.

This was a page-turner and it's been so long since I didn't have to force myself to read. Because of its genre, I knew there'd be lots of trigger warnings but I enjoyed the book.

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behindherpages's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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seventhswan's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

The final 20% of this book was excellent - gripping, scary, and cleverly constructed. However, the process of getting there was just so torturously slow that I almost gave up. I also found the characters to be quite flat and one-dimensional, with the possible exception of Virgil who made a compelling villain, and therefore didn't get invested in Noemi's relationship with either her love interest or her cousin. I feel like this might have worked better as a short story, perhaps.

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aparker89's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Read this for book club not knowing what to expect.
There is definitely a great atmosphere to this book. I had dreams specifically about the dread and mystery in this book while reading it. Overall, it's got a decent plot. Is Noemi's cousin insane? Is the house really haunted? Is there more to the story of High Place?
We get all the answers. I personally didn't like the answer to the great mystery but it isn't my book lol. I had two theories as to what it was straight away and one of them was relatively close to the author's chosen path. This is a medium paced book with a SLOW BURN! This book is primarily atmosphere with just a tiny bit of action. The action is ALL at the end. The main character is VERY shallow and not loveable at all but she does want to help her cousin and at least she has a relatable desire to help someone she loves.

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