Mexican Gothic in Pick-a-Shelf

Jul 22, 2020 Lindsay rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3stars, historical-fiction, ibooks, audiobook, read-in-2020

2.5 stars

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Apr 15, 2025 Duygu rated it liked it

Shelves: popsugar-2025, aty-2025, canada

What an absurd, weird book. The ending felt super rushed. The characters were also not fully realized, they felt a bit like cardboard cut-outs.

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Oct 05, 2023 Slayermel rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, horror, fiction, mystery, spirits, audiobooks, suspense, paranormal, 21st-century, gr-choice-awards-nominees

This story was very interesting, I wasn't quite sure where it was going to lead.
I was very pleasantly surprised.
Noemi heads to the Mexican countryside to check in on her cousin who married into a well-to-do family from England. Their home is called High Place and it's a dark dreary house and the place makes Noemi feel uneasy. The Doyle family are also less than welcoming, and her cousin Catalina does not seem herself, and they keep her resting in her room.
The longer Noemi stays in the house the ...more

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Aug 16, 2020 Cora rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller, horror, suspense, family, 20th-century, canadian-author, supernatural, gothic, dysfunctional-families, small-town

This was a great, creepy, atmospheric Gothic horror story. Noemi is a character that is a bit shallow at the beginning of the story, but with a stubborn streak. I love how she grows throughout the story but does not lose that strength of personality. The story was spooky and scary and the biologist in me loved the explanation of the strange things happening in the house. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a creepy read. It was just the right amount of scary for me with ...more

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