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A review by sittingprettystyle
The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
5.0
Three women. Three timelines. One very cursed family tree (and I do mean cursed—some of these relationships need holy water).
Silvia Moreno-Garcia delivers another eerie, enchanting triumph with The Bewitching, a tangled gothic mystery dripping with witchy lore, secret love, and just the right amount of horror. We follow Minerva in 1998, a Type-A college student deep in thesis hell; Alba in 1908, charmingly naive and neck-deep in what can only be described as generational trauma with a side of black magic; and Beatrice in 1934, a horror author with a missing muse and a closet full of secrets. All roads lead to the disappearance of Ginny, a white car, and a hell of a lot of unspoken truths.
Highlights include:
💫 Tadeo’s twist—MONSTER reveal had me reeling.
💫 Carolyn: the witch behind it all, giving off major “don’t trust the smiling neighbor” energy.
💫The uncle-Alba thing. Ew. Why.
💫 Valentin. RIP, sweet himbo.
Despite a few narrative lulls, Moreno-Garcia keeps the tension high and the twists relentless. Even if you suspect who the Big Bad is (cough Arturo cough), it still hits like a brick when all is revealed.
Easily SMG’s best work since Mexican Gothic. Haunting, clever, and darkly feminist—The Bewitching casts a spell that lingers.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia delivers another eerie, enchanting triumph with The Bewitching, a tangled gothic mystery dripping with witchy lore, secret love, and just the right amount of horror. We follow Minerva in 1998, a Type-A college student deep in thesis hell; Alba in 1908, charmingly naive and neck-deep in what can only be described as generational trauma with a side of black magic; and Beatrice in 1934, a horror author with a missing muse and a closet full of secrets. All roads lead to the disappearance of Ginny, a white car, and a hell of a lot of unspoken truths.
Highlights include:
💫 Tadeo’s twist—MONSTER reveal had me reeling.
💫 Carolyn: the witch behind it all, giving off major “don’t trust the smiling neighbor” energy.
💫The uncle-Alba thing. Ew. Why.
💫 Valentin. RIP, sweet himbo.
Despite a few narrative lulls, Moreno-Garcia keeps the tension high and the twists relentless. Even if you suspect who the Big Bad is (cough Arturo cough), it still hits like a brick when all is revealed.
Easily SMG’s best work since Mexican Gothic. Haunting, clever, and darkly feminist—The Bewitching casts a spell that lingers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Murder