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A review by jjamieww
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Honestly this was hard to review. It’s a well written book that evokes a lot of emotions.
It had such gross imagery at times I would say “ew” instinctively. It was also very disturbing, and the amount of content warning I tagged is a little ridiculous.
But it was a book that had me curious what was actually going on. It kept escalating as it slowly unraveled. I don’t normally read horror books but this book was such a scary concept combining so many different ways to freak you out.
Genuinely terrifying 🍄🍄
It had such gross imagery at times I would say “ew” instinctively. It was also very disturbing, and the amount of content warning I tagged is a little ridiculous.
But it was a book that had me curious what was actually going on. It kept escalating as it slowly unraveled. I don’t normally read horror books but this book was such a scary concept combining so many different ways to freak you out.
Genuinely terrifying 🍄🍄
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Incest, Sexism, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide