A review by graveyardpansy
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

5.0

listen okay the only downside to this for me was the romance. it starts as more of an atmospheric gothic horror and evolves slowly into a full-on you-should-look-up-content-warnings horror. the integration of real-life horrifying things, e.g. eugenics, and slightly more fantastical elements was just wonderful. the detailed descriptions of the house and graveyard walk the line between gothic beauty and horror SO nicely. i have read 17 horror novels in 2020 so far and this is one of my favourites. i think if you go into this looking for a thriller or romance you won’t like it as much, but the horror elements were so good imo and the pacing was totally fine I think. (saw some reviews mentioning a slow buildup, i didn’t mind it at all. i thought it really added to the atmospheric elements.)