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A review by brookiebridge
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This was an intense, fascinating book with incredibly vivid and beautiful description and imagery. The author did an amazing job fleshing out the characters, and I absolutely adore Naomi, the main character and I was rooting for her the whole time. Themes of the impact of abuse and colonialism are woven throughout this tense story. I couldn’t put the book down and was listening to it at all opportunities. It’s wonderful and creepy from the beginning to the end.
Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic