dreareads_'s review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
3.75
SMG is one of my faves, and this book was typical Silvia. It was atmospheric, complex colonialist relationships, and fun character.
Unfortunately the story is missing some of the creepiness that made books like Mexican Gothic above the rest.
This is a good book, not amazing, but good nonetheless!
Unfortunately the story is missing some of the creepiness that made books like Mexican Gothic above the rest.
This is a good book, not amazing, but good nonetheless!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Torture, War, Bullying, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia
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