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A review by tamara_joy
The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This has everything you want from a gothic thriller - big old house, dead previous wife, grim housekeeper, even a long white nightgown! What makes it unique is its well-described setting in 19th century Mexico, which gives it a new flavour.
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Colonisation
Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, War