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A review by booksbasilbabies
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Gorgeous cover. That’s what drew me into this book if I’m honest. The first two thirds of this book were great, and the character of Noemí was well written and engaging. The topics of family abuse, gaslighting, trauma, and generational curses was WELL done.
But unfortunately the climax of this book fizzled out dramatically for me. It just wasn’t the horror fierce ending I was anticipating. I wanted the intensity that this book was building to…that just wasn’t there.
It just didn’t feel horror enough or Gothic enough to fit the categories. I wanted to fall in love with this one but the darkness just faded away too quickly for me to give it a full rave rating.
But unfortunately the climax of this book fizzled out dramatically for me. It just wasn’t the horror fierce ending I was anticipating. I wanted the intensity that this book was building to…that just wasn’t there.
It just didn’t feel horror enough or Gothic enough to fit the categories. I wanted to fall in love with this one but the darkness just faded away too quickly for me to give it a full rave rating.