A review by filipacmiranda
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.0

This is probably the weirdest book I read in 2023 (maybe in my life?). That being said, I don't quite know if I liked it or not... 

For the first two-thirds of Mexican Gothic, I thought the story would run along the lines of historical fiction and mystery. I enjoyed getting to know Noemí Taboada with her witty personality, High Place and its quirks. Suddenly, magical, poisonous mushrooms
- that grow out of a semi-death person -
came into play, and everything became gradually stranger. 

I read this book around Halloween. I appreciated the spooky atmosphere, the patriarch's immortality, and the ancient magic element. Even so, I ended up realising I was still reading it simply because I wanted to know if Noemí, Catalina and Frank would get out alive. 

Not bad at all. I guess it's just not my type of book. 
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