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Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Start date: December 1, 2020

Finish date: December 31, 2020

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Oct 05, 2020 Dr. Andy rated it really liked it

Shelves: bipoc-author, ownvoices, latine-x-rep, bookclub-read, read-2020

The perfect read to start off Spooky season with!!

Noemí loves her life in Mexico City, she hits up the parties she wants with whoever she wants. When a chilling letter from her cousin arrives begging for help, Noemí agrees to travel to the countryside and see what's happening. High Place is a manor of secrets and foreboding. Not only is the house unwelcoming, but most of the in-laws are as well, especially the patriarch who spouts eugenics as soon as he sees Noemí. Noemí not only has to save her ...more

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Sep 22, 2020 Elle rated it really liked it

4.25 stars.

I LOVED the majority of this book. I'm a sucker for gothic style writing and the creep factor was strong in this one, both from the setting and the characters. The story unfolds in a slow and strange way that I found interesting and I loved the little infusions of folk lore, history, and science. The writing was very good, save a tendency toward a few repetitious word and phrase choices.

The characters are well-written, vibrant and, for the most part, highly disturbing. I liked that.. ...more

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Sep 30, 2020 Melanie rated it it was amazing

This book was so good. It gave me major "The Yellow Wallpaper" vibes, which has always been one of my favorite stories.

There are so many great twists and turns to this book and it is so delightfully creepy. The ending was insane! So much happened.
I loved it.

CW: body horror, sexual assault/rape, suicide, death, murder, bodies, racism, eugenics mentions ...more

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Sep 07, 2020 Tanya Patrice rated it really liked it

Shelves: audiobooks, audiobook-is-better

This book is drama, suspense, and a little weirdness rolled up into one. It's not a fast paced story - the author takes time to set the atmospheric nature of the novel. It builds and builds to the climax. I felt like this was set in Mexico - but I felt that the period details were not exactly on point - didn't exactly get the 1930s vibe most of the time. But that did not detract from the novel. ...more

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Apr 26, 2021 Emejota rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2021, favorites-2021, ebook

5⭐ because my mind has been blown.

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Oct 10, 2020 Connie Anne Kikta rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020-halloween-season-reading-chall, hooked-on-books-swtwc, dec-2020-group-reads, jan-2021-group-reads, oct-2021-group-reads

I was pretty disappointed in this book. I figured out the why this is happening pretty fast. Also it goes pretty slow. I like the character of the healing lady. She fills in a lot of the back story. The other characters are ok but nothing too relatable about them.

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Nov 07, 2020 Lisa Davidson rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Creepy Gothic romance

Especially right after I was so disappointed with the Netflix adaptation of Rebecca, I am so glad to have come across this delightful book, entertaining throughout and with a growing sense of menace

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