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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

1368 reviews

jinmichae's review against another edition

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

4.25

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gwenolabarr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What in the
eugenicist, fascist, white supremacist, colonialist, cousin-loving
scripture did I just experience. 

It smells like a
sporehouse
in here. Clearly,
the house embodies the ideas of nurture being stronger than nature in terms of behaviour development and tradition adoption
. Counter to core eugenicist beliefs. 

I identified the themes on page 18 and guessed where this would end up not long after with the constant reminders of the
Ouroboros
presence. This didn't detract from the read, it weirdly enhanced it. Like knowing what's going to happen politically doesn't change the horror of it happening. 

None of the characters are redeemable, and that feels like the point to me. Noemì is a socialite, far from reality. The Doyle's are of "good and proper breeding". The plot IS the characters, and how they imprint themselves on the world to leave a legacy. Consequently, this close-knit (
you might say incestuous
) cast cannot be deemed diverse, as I again think this is the point. However, it is a rich narrative, with a sense of diverse themes. 

4.5 stars. 0.5 taken off for a slow crawl through Act II
and for the positive ending. End in misery. Like global politics.


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kellylover86's review against another edition

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

4.0

This was a fun twist on gothic novels with some horror added in. Noemi has to travel to visit her newly married cousin who hasn't kept in touch only to discover a mystery at her new home. 
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sailorignite's review against another edition

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

4.0

I didn’t know what to expect while reading this story. I enjoyed the story. There were times where the main character would bring up something that felt like it wasn’t the best time.
why are we bringing up your vacation with your family when you might be getting killed soon?
overall this feels like a dark fairy tale story and I enjoyed it. 
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cand_erson's review against another edition

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

4.0

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lattepixie's review against another edition

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4.0

There were moments where this was a little bit repetitive, and at times it was almost a little bit to gruesome for me, but it was also a fantastic and gripping story and I just generally seem to love most things about Moreno-Garcia's writing.
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clair_regan's review against another edition

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

3.0

Technically did not finish this one. I got most of the way through (which was a slog), and I couldn’t make myself finish it. I wanted to try something new with this book and it just wasn’t for me. That’s on me being easily grossed out. 

Ultimately, I would have loved to have loved this book, but it became a chore to get through by the end. If I had been more into the story, I may have been able to finish it, but I just could not see the pay-off being worth the time spent on it. 
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khuya's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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brideal's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Finally,  I finished this book. After picking it up and putting it back down I finished it. It had nothing to do with the book and more on my mood and fear. This was my first(and probably last) horror book. Some background, I am a huge chicken. I do not like the horror genre in any form(movies, books, television) but I thought, screw it I will give it a try. 

This book succeeded in creeping me out and disgusting me. Some of the content in there was just disturbing. However, I still enjoyed the ride. I loved the writing and the creepy house. I don’t think the romance was necessary and I sometimes I did forget that the characters were in Mexico, it felt liked England to me for some reason. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will read more from this author. A great way to end October 🎃

CW: incest, attempted r*pe, child death, cannibalism, racism, misogyny, sexism, forced marriage.
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kimberly_a's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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