Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

146 reviews

litoreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

4.25

I read this one for a book club. Overall, this was a griping, fast-paced story. I absolutely loved the gothic horror elements. It was a perfect atmospheric horror read. The plot really drags you along for the ride to the point that I couldn't put this book down and finished it in one day, which is unusual for me. This book is definitely for the person who loves a spooky, atmospheric read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

erynelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

3.75

+ I liked the idea behind the villain/conflict. It felt refreshing instead of going the route of “just another ghost story”. 
- A lot of the reveal just felt like info-dumping. I suppose it made sense for the story, but I wasn’t fond of how it was all explained at once. 
-The

romance with Francis at the end felt forced? I don’t feel like she liked him enough throughout the novel to justify her immediate acceptance of them having a future together. 

Overall wasn’t a huge fan of the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted it to be more about sisters but it's kind of a flat hetero love story w a haunted house. Too many gross rape/SA scenes imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Eugenics

cielosiluminado'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? No

3.5

this is the first non-romance book i've read in a while. and it's the first horror book i've ever read. truly not what i was expecting, and i didn't expect to like it so much.

what made me want to read it in the first place was the setting: 1950s mexico. it's unique, one i haven't really read about.

The world might indeed be a cursed circle; the snake swallowed its tail and there could be no end, only an eternal ruination and endless devouring.

the story itself is bizarre, fascinating, bone-chilling, and dark. reading this gave me the heebie-jeebies. and made me really dislike mushrooms more than i already do.

although a good story, not rated higher because of its predictability towards the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

piikasmalls's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Miscarriage

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

2.5

hmm. i think this had the potential to be good, but it just fell short. for a book titled mexican gothic, there was little to none about mexican culture, and even the characters were mainly white. the gothic parts i think were executed better. i love spore-horror so that was great, but other parts were not so good. and like many others said in the reviews, it was incredibly slow. also some of the characters are underdeveloped or just gross. so approach this at your own risk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Sexism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, and Incest

Minor: Sexual content