A review by supermando
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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

4.0

I didn’t know what I was getting into with this one. The synopsis didn’t reveal too much about what was going on and I tended to question the direction the book was headed. Well, by the end I was dead wrong. 
I think I came into this expecting more horror elements, but by the end it felt like an intro to horror. What I stayed for was the gothic tone. The atmosphere was dripping with gothic details. Add to the setting being in Mexico with themes of colonialism and I was sold. 
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