Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

71 reviews

kaylokay_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Classism

justagir1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexism, and Alcohol

flamming_bluejeans's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

averagesparrow's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

angelfireeast24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Had me on the edge of my seat. I both wanted to throw the book across the room due to the unsettling nature of the subject matter and read another page to know what will happen.

I like that in the end, there was no one person being the grand hero. Everyone had their moment. All I'm thinking at the end of the story is they better not have kids together. Cause I know that it will come again down the bloodline. Also, all three of their bodies better be burnt when they die

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

Dark and disturbing fantasy that grossed me out. Interesting setting, plot and characters but a little slow at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jaydeecepticon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Alcohol

arayo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol