A review by literarybear
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

This is such a great gothic horror, with its creeping sense of dread, dark family ties, chilling nightmares, and cursed heroines. It was a little slow, but I feel like it helped build the descent into madness. Still, I’d have liked to see more action in the first half. I was positively nauseated at some of the descriptions but could not pry myself from them. This was a great choice for entering my spooky season reading. 
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