Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

200 reviews

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Classism, Gaslighting, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Incest, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Mental illness

professor_jango's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Rape, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, and Racism

polter6eist's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Classism, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Infertility, Incest, Cannibalism, and Confinement

Minor: Injury/injury detail and Death

starswhogaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Classism, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Incest, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness

lkjones19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Rape, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

cadence99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Mexican Gothic slowly lulls you into its setting and then rapidly drops you into a fever dream. Though I normally am not a fan of the way that fever dream like books make me feel as a reader, this one really worked for me. Creepy and inspired by historical realities- I look forward to reading more from this author. 

4.75 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Cannibalism, Medical content, Racism, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infertility and Classism

yourstrulytay's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Suicide, Sexual violence, Body horror, Colonisation, Cannibalism, Child death, Mental illness, Incest, Classism, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

alleycatbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Mushroom, fungi, mold, microbiology, symbiotic/parasitic relationships... Make the best speculative fiction! 

The author is a phenomenal writer. The plot is unique, and the characters are fully-formed.

I had two issues while reading Mexican Gothic that pulled at my consciousness. One issue is addressed sufficiently 2/3rds of the way through the book. The other issue is with a character; a personality flaw I feel is unnecessary and detracts from the uniqueness of the story. Neither issue is a deal breaker, I'd recommend this book to friends that like gothic mysteries and speculative fiction.

If you enjoy this book, I recommend reading "What Moves The Dead" by T Kingfisher

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Colonisation, Death, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, and Miscarriage

rewrigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Amazing read, but definitely mind the content warnings on this one. True to the Gothic and horror genres it gets quite dark and graphic. That said, it was unlike anything else I've read, with more of the intrigue that keeps pulling back to Silvia Moreno-Garcia's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Rape, Incest, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Child death

holdawayjen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage, Incest, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, and Cannibalism