A review by scarwilde
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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

3.25

The feeling of suffocation is effective. Suffocation under the giant pillow of patriarchy, post-colonial prejudice, and more literally the suffocation of being trapped in this crumbling, mouldering mansion.  And I admit I only saw half of the big reveal coming. Still, there was something about the way the boom wrapped up that I found wanting and I can't put my finger on it.
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