A review by lila_online
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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

4.75

LOVED this!! beautiful conjuring of atmosphere, layered plot, swoon-worthy romance :-) pacing was a little stilted, but i am already eager to go back and read again to find clues and foreshadowing. 

as someone with an academic background in gothic studies, this book was extra fun to read! it is a dissection of british gothic compulsions, flipping tropes rooted in xenophobia and colonialism on their heads. 
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