A review by sshabein
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

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? It's complicated

4.0

OF COURSE I was going to be interested in reading a book that's an homage to Shirley Jackson and Daphne Du Maurier. And it's a great book, but every so often, when the writing veered more into romance or certain non-horror descriptions, it wasn't to my taste (the word "azure" is used more than once, for example, and that's a word that rarely needs using, lest we sound like Baby's First Poem). But this is definitely more horror than romance, to be clear! I still definitely recommend, if you like Jackson or Du Maurier, or liked MEXICAN GOTHIC. 
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