Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

1021 reviews

bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Loved this novel!  It’s creepy and challenging and deliciously frightening!  The writing is excellent, and I loved the main character.  She was complex and imperfect but so brave.  I won’t be eating mushrooms for a while, though.  Definitely worth reading!  5 stars

Historical horror featuring Mexican main characters set in Mexico
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roomwithbooks's review against another edition

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

4.5

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musingsofmocha'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

3.75

I've been wanting to read this book for a while, due to its beautiful cover, lol. Good pace in the beginning then a little slower towards the middle, with a disgusting(I'  not a fan of gross horror, and this went there) but satisfying (as in the book ended well) ending.
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crimsonsecret's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

Really good novel that fights against common tropes found in gothic literature. 
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nahret's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

3.5

I really enjoyed the atmosphere in the book. The house in question was very oppressive, and the eerie things very disconcerting, I found. I also enjoyed the whole colonialism aspect that underlies the story. The foreshadowing was well done; if one were to consider the culprit in that particular direction, it would be quite obvious from the start. I didn't, so I had my "aha!" moment.

See, the unseen horrors can usually be one of two: natural phenomena, often orchestrated by a very human villain, or supernatural entities of some sort. I think my gripe with the book is that it went in one direction when I would have preferred the other, which is obviously a me problem. I also found the solution - once we knew what we were dealing with - very obvious, but it took the characters a whole two chapters to figure it out. 

The pacing was a bit odd; it durdles in the middle, when the setup could probably have been swifter, only to rush through to the end. I can say that I did find the resolution very satisfying, especially since the characters finally did what I had been telling them to do for some 70 pages or so. 
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thecryptsleeper's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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shifternymph's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

bit of a slowburn at the beginning but starts getting intense and doesn’t stop
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my_book_trolley's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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beccabookworm's review against another edition

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

5.0

This book is downright cinematic. The descriptions of the settings, the actions, the people were so visceral that I marveled and gagged (literally). It was a little slow in the beginning as it built tension and a sense of unease. But when it got going, it went at full speed. And yet it still didn’t feel rushed. There was so much to reveal, but I never felt like exposition was being vomited at me. The characters are engaging, the plot had me at the edge of my seat. 10/10.
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jules6469's review against another edition

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

3.5

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