Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

147 reviews

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

aparker89's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Read this for book club not knowing what to expect. 
There is definitely a great atmosphere to this book. I had dreams specifically about the dread and mystery in this book while reading it. Overall, it's got a decent plot. Is Noemi's cousin insane? Is the house really haunted? Is there more to the story of High Place?
We get all the answers. I personally didn't like the answer to the great mystery but it isn't my book lol. I had two theories as to what it was straight away and one of them was relatively close to the author's chosen path. This is a medium paced book with a SLOW BURN! This book is primarily atmosphere with just a tiny bit of action. The action is ALL at the end. The main character is VERY shallow and not loveable at all but she does want to help her cousin and at least she has a relatable desire to help someone she loves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

oliclair's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

corriejn's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Incest, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

brookiebridge's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This was an intense, fascinating book with incredibly vivid and beautiful description and imagery. The author did an amazing job fleshing out the characters, and I absolutely adore Naomi, the main character and I was rooting for her the whole time. Themes of the impact of abuse and colonialism are woven throughout this tense story. I couldn’t put the book down and was listening to it at all opportunities. It’s wonderful and creepy from the beginning to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Although there is no explicit rape in the book, there is a consistent fear and threat of rape, and a nightmares in which the main character is raped by being unnaturally coerced into wanting to have sex. Some characters have an unnatural ability to make others feel uncontrollable lust for them, which they use to threaten or attempt rape. There is also a forced kiss, and people viewing the main character naked against her will, and appearing to her naked against her will.

lynnannwalsh's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I really expected this to be a true haunted house…and a spooky thriller one at that. This book just did not deliver for me. It’s focus on eugenics and a creepy family was surprising—but perhaps applicable to the racism inherent in colonization—but the twist of what is causing the creepy house felt…weird? Not scary? And I get scared really easily. Not enough suspenseful buildup and not a true gothic book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

xiggy'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lex_l's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, and Sexual content