A review by stellie_c
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I was very excited to read this book as it has been on my TBR list for a while. The story follows Naomi, a Mexican socialite, in the 1950s. She travels to the countryside to rescue her cousin from her new English family, and they are kind of creepy. I was interested in the beginning, reading about High Place, a seemingly haunted mansion, and the isolating family. There were a lot of dark imagery and creepy descriptions as you tried to find out what the family secrets were. The book was a suspense and horror genre, with some supernatural elements. I'm not really fond of supernatural elements in my novels, so I guess that's why I wasn't that interested in the story by the end! I did like how strong of a character Naomi was, so that was plus.