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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

1029 reviews

kristenreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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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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vitolylo's review against another edition

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

3.5

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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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thevelvetghoul's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

Historical fiction meets horror. So hauntingly beautiful.
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sparklefarm's review against another edition

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

3.75

It's difficult to read a book clearly and judge it on its own merits when it's been hyped for so long and your job is Books. Honestly, I think that let me down a bit here as I was primed for la creme de la creme. Additionally, the first Silvia Moreno Garcia book I read (The Daughter of Dr. Moreau) was less than stellar, so I was already worried that Mexican Gothic was overhyped. I don't know that I can speak to that but I will say I did enjoy this book. Unfortunately, the
sexual assault
pulled me out of the story, since that crime's already too horrific for me before adding spec fic flavor. Overall the writing is good, not great - too much tell, not enough show. But I'm still rating this closer to a 4 than a 3 because I could not. stop. reading. Well done, Silvia.
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rubonyx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • 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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maquela's review against another edition

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

4.0

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