This is another book that I read for my "Literary Hauntings" class, and you could tell that this author took the time and effort to research important history and the usage of gothic tropes in literature. There were so many direct inspirations from gothic works of the past and their most important characteristics, but the historical components were also so well-framed as well. We discussed in class how this book subverts some of the most gothic tropes, like making its main character, Noemí, a strong, confident female lead, and making Francis a meek, demure and shy male character (love interest?). It also incorporates something that is normally not discussed in the primarily white, European narrative: the horrors of racial eugenics and scientific racism, which are real-life, substantive horrors. The gothic, horror and mystery details were well-timed and present, and the final 75 pages or so were a whirlwind of all of the facts and feelings that had been recounted throughout the book.