Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

2 reviews

badmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Intriguing mystery set in 1950s Mexico surrounding a young woman’s cousin, recently married but suddenly disengaging from her close-knit family. As the main character, a bold & brash (for the 1950s) adventurer, investigates she discovers that her cousin’s in-laws are essentially white supremacists. She also begins to realize their home harbors terrifying & dangerous secrets, and she might be ensnared as well. 
The story is engaging most of tge way & written with soaring, sumptuous imagery at the start but unfortunately unravels once the secrets are revealed - the language ultimately feels more melodramatic soap opera than true, rich gothic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

lorriss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Car accident, and War