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Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

237 reviews

emilineopines'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? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5


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becksusername's review against another edition

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

4.25


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susannah_knox's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.25


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deebee223's review against another edition

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

3.0


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piratefan2a's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No

1.0

While I thought that the
mushrooms being the explanation for what was happening
was very cool, there were huge sections of this book that I really did not enjoy reading. Maybe this just isn’t the genre for me, but the villains were so hateful and repulsive that reading about them made me dislike the book as a whole. I haven’t read a lot of gothic fantasy so I’ll try another at some point to see if it’s just the genre or the book itself that I didn’t like.

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xlcior's review against another edition

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

4.0


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emmalouisereads's review against another edition

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

5.0

I wanted a spooky read for Halloween and I wasn’t disappointed. Incredibly atmospheric… and genuinely revolting at times. 

It’s a really strange story (that I enjoyed mostly for reasons that would be spoilers and I can’t mention). It certainly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea.

I’d love to see this made into a gothic film. 

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kelly04's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

 I can't say I enjoyed this, but that's probably a me problem. It's tricky; I never know how to evaluate horror novels. Despite a couple attempts to broaden my reading, I dislike horror elements and read this for a challenge. Reading it felt tense and eerie, and I wanted it to be over well before it was. But this is probably a compliment to the novel.

Possibly the middle section of the book lulls a bit, as sequences repeat themselves few times, and it might be that the heroine is characterized as strong willed and active, despite being passively lead along the plot until just before the ending, which is frustrating. Or it might be the above is just necessary for the genre. 

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santinasimile's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0


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laurajones's review against another edition

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

4.25


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