Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

115 reviews

carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

What a reprehensible little family. Noemi Toboada <3 i luv u <3 I wish you'd never met them.

Very interesting concept, surprisingly thoughtfully feminist and intersectional. Underneath the

mind-controlling, life-extending, consciousness-transferring mushrooms

is a story about the use and abuse of female, non-white, and poor bodies at the hands of a colonial power and men who never hear or internalize the word "no." Is it ground-breaking or particularly deep? No. But I was glad that

the people who mattered (Catalina and Noemi) made it out alive and triumphant and that Agnes was freed. I also appreciated that, at the end of the day, Catalina and Noemi saved themselves/each other, instead of being saved by a man.

Also, learned a new word: lugubrious = adj. looking or sounding sad and dismal. It played in my head on a loop for three days after I read it. Very fun word to say, one might even say too fun to mean "sad".

Weakest part of the book for me was the romance between Francis and Noemi

, wish they just ended as friends. Though I guess the novel itself tells us that we never know what the future has in store for them, so they may very well breakup

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

laramaren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

acorn192k's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

hefftbundle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

I normally don’t like this kind of book, but that was damn good. A WILD ride, for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kenslee14's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jovanh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was exactly what you'd expect from a Gothic horror story:

• Moldering Victorian mansion
• An aristacratic family with secrets
• Gaslighting
• Creepy dreams

If you enjoy this genre, as I do, this book will fit the bill. That said, I felt like I knew what was going on pretty early. That could be because I've a bit too much Gothic horror. Or it could be due to the author's repeated description and motifs. Regardless it's was a fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Abortion

emsavors's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

What was that???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

a_bow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault

priamoon's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

kbowles24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail