Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

490 reviews

immovabletype's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

elementaldragons's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I went into this book knowing it was outside of my genre comfort zone, and reading it proved that it is just not a book for me. I had just heard too many great things to not give it a try. I also struggled with the cluncky writing. It felt like a metaphor would be given just to instantly spell out what it was. A bit too much telling rather than showing. I thought about dnf'i f multiple times, but pushed through to the end.

If you're a fan of darker stories this may be a good read for you, it just isn't my style. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism

edhyndman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

augie_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Very well written and creepy in the right way. I usually avoid horror or horror-adjacent books, but I was hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jascahue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bail33's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good book! Great way to get into spooky season. I’m just getting into gothics and I think this was a fantastic way to start. The most literal definition of the house being a character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Rape, and Cannibalism

acorn192k's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

sha's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Cannibalism

snickies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

ayetreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

What a fantastically dark and disturbing book. The author did an amazing job introducing the characters, setting the scene, and creating the creepy atmosphere throughout the story. Noemi shines as a heroine who drives the plot forward and everyone else impacts the world beautiful in a way that makes sense to the story.

I love how vibrant (or should I say dark?) Silvia wrote the imagery in this book. I could picture everything like in a movie, even against my will. She created a world that seems so real but shouldn't be for everyone's sanity. 

The gore and the twist are deliciously disturbing. I also love how the story came to a satisfying conclusion. I love how this story interwove themes of racism, free will, and the effects of colonization. It hasn't been a while since I finished this book but I know I'll be thinking about it for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, and Colonisation