A review by folklorisms
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

if i had a nickel for every time

fungus is the villain

i’d have two nickels which isn’t much but it’s weird that it’s happened twice. anyways the spook was very present in this book and it was excellent. gave me vague mary shelley

but with fungus

and crimson peak

but with fungus

vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Pregnancy