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Mexican Gothic is a complex story to grade, and I wanted to enjoy this novel. The setting, the lore, and most of the characters are all up my alley. However, I often found that I would end a chapter and not want to pick this book back up. I kept feeling "meh" about it, similarly to Andy Weir's Artemis. However, the last 30 pages were action-packed, exciting, and fantastic. The story dragged for my tastes, and the slow burn majority middle doesn't justify a recommendation regardless of the expertly written finale. Her action is outstanding; sadly, this book didn't have enough of that. I hope I click better with Silvia Moreno-Garcia's next book, there's potential here, and I hope she stays in the realm of cosmic horror.

chasecassandra's review against another edition

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3.0

**3.5**

djorgenson112358's review against another edition

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4.0

Staying up late to finish a book, must be a good one. I liked it a lot. Slow, creeping, creepy horror. It was in no hurry at all, occasionally peeling another layer off the onion. Lots of layers to this one.

horrorhomebodies's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-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

3.75

rossinj's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

anteus7's review against another edition

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5.0

This is so up my alley in so many ways. The slow burn of the horror underlying the story, the decayed elegance of the setting, possible madness, the nods to so many of my favorite things: fairy tales, the Yellow Wallpaper, cosmic horror, mushrooms as creep fuel.

The writing is tight, the characters are well-drawn (I won't say believable because this is quite the fantasy), and the author must be a spider because many other shoes drop throughout the book.

I had a ton of fun keeping track of the timeline and second-guessing myself and whether or not I had remembered something correctly.

I will not read everything by Moreno-Garcia, thanks.

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