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Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

210 reviews

ashleycmms's review against another edition

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

3.75


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modernmatilda's review against another edition

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

5.0

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My sister in law has been trying to convince me to read this book for ages. I finally caved when she invited me to her book club where we'd be reading this book for the first meeting. 

I am FLOORED. This book is a fantastic ride that kept me in a chokehold the last three HOURS of the audiobook. It has a FIERCE female protagonist, the most vial and disgusting villains, a thrilling ending, and the kind of nature-body-horror shiz I love. 

I wouldn't blanket recommend this to everyone because of the content warnings, but I would recommend this to anyone looking for a gothic thrilling horror with a great edge of your seat reading experience. 

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

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

3.75

As this was my first horror novel I dont have much to compare this book to. That being said, I did enjoy it. The beginning (really the whole first half) was very very slow but once you got past that, the second half of the book was super fast. I feel like it could have been paced better. The author did a great job with the imagery in this book and I feel like people think horror means scary (which maybe it does a little) but I feel like lots of times horror is gore & gross with some spooky parts & thats exactly what this book is. I literally cringed while I read it & said yuck out loud & can only imagine how long ill be (unfortunately, but fortunately?) thinking about some of these scenes but I think that's a good thing in terms of a horror novel! 

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jordan_uhden'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? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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nat_montego's review against another edition

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

4.0


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vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0


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heatherjchin's review against another edition

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

4.25


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miya37's review against another edition

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

4.0

Very good classic gothic structure with some fun twists. Pacing is pretty slow to start, but once things get rolling it goes fast. 

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greenglass67'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
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is fantastic! It's a truly creepy horror novel. It's a bit slow, but I honestly think that slowness is part of what really adds to the effect. At no point was I frustrated with the pace. Rather, I felt that it was a very deliberate choice by the author to build suspense and tension, and it paid off immensely. The characters are fantastic, the atmosphere and mood are wonderfully creepy, and the plot is super engaging. I found it to be a little bit predictable, but that didn't diminish the power of the story either. It's a fantastic take on a typical "haunted house" scary story. Definitely recommend!

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thestarsaligned's review against another edition

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

4.5


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