A review by caseybones
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Initially reminiscent of The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Haunting of Hill House, before becoming more like something out of Alien crossed with Interview with a Vampire. Things moved  slowly for the first half of the book but picked up in the second half, turning into a full sprint by the last couple of chapters. Not my favorite pacing but I couldn’t put the book down once
Francis reacted so strongly to Noemi’s speculation about arsenic leeching out of the walls
and I started to get an idea of what might be going on.
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