I was a bit let down by Mexican Gothic--partly for petty reasons, like expecting something a bit scarier than what I got. The voice was beautiful when it came to describing the visceral, the revolting, and the awful. But when it came time for other things, I found it a bit annoying, and at times I found Nomei, our protagonist, a bit annoying too. She wasn't awful, but every once in a while you get too many "she's so small" and "she's very stubborn"-esque descriptions and you start to lose patience. But again, most of my issues with the book amount to ultimately small/less-consequential things (i.e., I do not like protagonists that lack common sense while fighting. Go for the eyes for once).

Concept wise, I love it. I love hauntings that live in houses, I love ruin and rot through generations, and I love what the reveal was in this book--I only wish it had happened a bit sooner, as I started to feel we were getting more descriptions of clothing and furniture than anything that would push the plot forward. The pacing wasn't something that I was fond of, and this is why I didn't start really enjoying the book until we got to the center of the issue with High House. 

Before that, there's a lot of talk of eugenics. A lot.

Narratively, I understand what the point of its inclusion was, but I would have preferred either less references to superior races or more pushback from Noemi and Francis. Florence was frustrating. However, I will say the ending was satisfying.