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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

42 reviews

lorie266's review against another edition

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

4.75


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pparallell's review against another edition

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

3.5


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courtney_scott1025's review against another edition

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dark 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

I read Silver Nitrate first, and I did not enjoy it as much. I am very glad I gave Silvia Moreno-Garcia a second chance and read this book. It was the slow burn that I love. All of the sudden I was in the throws of it and everything was being uncovered. Silver Nitrate had many more magical elements, that I did not enjoy. If you read any other SMG novels first and are iffy on reading this, do it. I loved the characters, learning about Mexican history and the golden age of Hollywood during the 1950s. It was a joy to read, I just did not particularly like the way it ended. (Too happy for me)

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piphux's review against another edition

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3.0


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ender24's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0


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lorriss's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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nerdy_reader_9571's review against another edition

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

4.75


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ana610615's review against another edition

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

2.0


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ria_aaa's review against another edition

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

4.5


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spinesinaline's review against another edition

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

4.0

As someone who’s not big on horror, I didn’t find it too much to handle but I still loved the thrills. This was very compelling (and stressful by the end!) and I liked all the fairytale nods within, something that is a childhood connection for the MC but also has been worked into the plot itself. With all the thrills, the reveals were quite obviously hinted at throughout so I would’ve liked those hints to be more subtle and create more mystery as I’d anticipated much of what was to come.

There are many content warnings to be aware of, body horror in particular is frequently utilized.
While colonialism and racism are essential to the plot here and sexual violence is a large part of both, I would’ve preferred if the main threats against the female character were not constantly brought back to the threat of rape.


Still I enjoyed how the story evolved and looking forward to continuing to read more by Moreno-Garcia.

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