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A review by lauravreads
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Naomi’s cousin, Catalina, sends a distressed and cryptic letter asking for help. She has fallen ill and feels trapped in her husband’s house. Naomi goes to see if everything’s alright and finds out that there is much more going on with the family and the house than it appears.
This was a very weird and gross book and I kind of liked it. The first half was very slow. It set up the atmosphere of the Doyle house and the history of the Doyles. In the second half things picked up and it was hard to put down. I wouldn’t necessarily say this book was a horror book, but more of a creepy and gross book.
I enjoyed Naomi as a character and watching her kind of unravel the secrets of the Doyle family. However, I wasn’t in love with the book and that’s mainly because this is my preferred genre. I would say I was entertained and a bit shook at what happened at the midway point. Overall, it was a pretty solid read.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis