A review by ssola
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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

1.0

Nope. This was too creepy for me. At first, the level of creepiness didn't bother me and it felt more like a mystery thriller, but by the last quarter of the book, I read it as fast as I could because I just wanted to finish the book as quickly as I could and never touch it again. This is my first time reading a horror novel and it just confirmed it's not a genre for me. Also, I had no idea what was going on a lot of times. The plot just jumped all over the place and had no smooth transitions.
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