A review by jacobandthefrogs
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

Read for school - but I really liked this book. Not a huge gothic fan (thumbs down Faulkner), but this was great and maybe this is just because I wanted more but the ending fell so flat.
Like she kisses him for love after he was still pretty complicit in his family’s abuse of people like I don’t think Francis is an evil guy but I do think maybe this ending doesn’t give him enough room to prove his identity outside of his batshit insane family both for us as readers and the main character
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