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Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

11 reviews

asolis's review

dark reflective medium-paced

2.5

 A teen girl séance ends with one of them getting possessed by an ancestral spirit, which leads our Chicana circle of friends to self-actualization, sexual liberation, and general girl power - with some vigilante justice along the way. The premise was interesting but the execution was clunky (including a cartoonishly evil Catholic priest). 

The writing felt a bit immature, which may have been intended to match the narrator, but resulted in some simplistic prose and stiff dialogue. It felt very YA, but with a lot of "mature content." Unfortunately I came away  really meh about this decolonized ghost story novella. 

I was also distracted by an unclear sense of time for when the story was taking place. Musical references mostly suggested the mid 90s or so, while technology ranged from "the family computer" to using phones to record video. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, and Colonisation

louiepotterbook's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Vomit

zombiezami's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Alcohol

booberrybeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

grey_jayne's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Goddess of Filth is excellent. A Bruja riff on The Craft that fully admits to and lovingly embraces that aspiration, while still being something very different. The Aztec focus of this novella was truly fascinating.

I will read anything V. Castro creates. Such a strong voice in horror. Badass!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Vomit

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, and Trafficking

authormelissameyer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

quartz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Death

wrensreadingroom's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail