Mexican Gothic
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- Author：Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Summary
The acclaimed author of Gods of Jade and Shadow returns with a mesmerising feminist re-imagining of Gothic fantasy， in which a young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico。
He is trying to poison me。 You must come for me， Noemi。 You have to save me。
When glamorous socialite Noemi Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom， it's clear something is desperately amiss。 Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic， but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable， even for her。
He is trying to poison me。 You must come for me， Noemi。 You have to save me。
When glamorous socialite Noemi Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom， it's clear something is desperately amiss。 Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic， but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable， even for her。
Reviews
Mariah Bennett-Gillard
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An interesting read。 Though I’d mostly figured it out halfway through， I needed to know the ending， as I was invested in Noemi。 I’m mostly satisfied with the ending， other than the last two pages。 Worth it。 Definitely。
Omar Riney
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Great story， and really well written。
aza
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The visuals in this book were so vivid and horrifying and after i finished i took a shower and just。。。 thinked>。 This is a horror story that will sit with me for a while for sure。 It is also apparently going to be made into a Hulu series which is exciting but there's one issue。。。 the first 3/4ths of the book drags。 There is enough mystery and intrigue to keep you reading， but honestly the actual horror doesn't begin to occur till like the last 50 pages。。。 there is also too many non con undertone The visuals in this book were so vivid and horrifying and after i finished i took a shower and just。。。 thinked>。 This is a horror story that will sit with me for a while for sure。 It is also apparently going to be made into a Hulu series which is exciting but there's one issue。。。 the first 3/4ths of the book drags。 There is enough mystery and intrigue to keep you reading， but honestly the actual horror doesn't begin to occur till like the last 50 pages。。。 there is also too many non con undertones for my taste。 But it was still a fun read。 。。。more
Lauren
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3。5 stars。 I'm really disgusted by mushrooms which made it all the creepier。 3。5 stars。 I'm really disgusted by mushrooms which made it all the creepier。 。。。more
Bárbara Sarti
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2。5finalizado 2/5 maratona crucialnão foi pra mim não galera， passei o livro todo no maior tédio e só não abandonei porque tem menos de 300 páginas。sem contar que até a página 120 （quase metade do livro） eu estava me perguntando se algo de interessante ia acontecer e o que aconteceu após isso não me agradou muito。
Rachael
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4。5 stars！ I loved this book！ Couldn't put it down。 It was so creep cool。 4。5 stars！ I loved this book！ Couldn't put it down。 It was so creep cool。 。。。more
Crystal
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This was a 2。5 that I rounded up to a 3。 Overall it wasn't bad？ I loved the setting。 The creepy house， the atmosphere， the fact that something just wasn't quite right with the Doyles or where they lived。 But ultimately I ended up getting bored due to the pacing。 Which was really disappointing since it has every single element that I love， but still fell flat and I found myself putting the book down over and over instead of being a non-stop read。 It isn't something I'm going to read again， and it This was a 2。5 that I rounded up to a 3。 Overall it wasn't bad？ I loved the setting。 The creepy house， the atmosphere， the fact that something just wasn't quite right with the Doyles or where they lived。 But ultimately I ended up getting bored due to the pacing。 Which was really disappointing since it has every single element that I love， but still fell flat and I found myself putting the book down over and over instead of being a non-stop read。 It isn't something I'm going to read again， and it's not something I'd necessarily recommend first。 But I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading it。 。。。more
nora
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4。5 only because I wish it explained the climax a bit better。 as usual， i am a hoe for gothic novels， this was an absolute banger
Morgan Ensor
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3。5* I’m not sure what I was truly expecting from this book， but I definitely was expecting something else。 This book has creepy vibes， which I really appreciated。 The details of the setting really helped me picture the scenes of the story vividly in my head。 The pacing was a bit off for me， and the story was just weird to me。 I’m really excited to see this novel became a mini series， it will do great on tv！
Erin Washington
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Eh… I mean it was ok。 Not amazing。 Not terrible。 I felt like it had a lot of lead up to the big reveal of what was going on in the house but it ended up just being weird to me。 I don’t feel like everything was explained well enough for me to be super invested。
Justus
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This is a pitch-perfect Gothic horror story。Sometimes a book doesn't need to innovate， add twists， or subvert tropes。 Sometimes it is enough to take a format and just execute it well。 It helps when you pick a format -- the typical Gothic horror story of a woman trapped in a creepy house in the middle of nowhere full of creepy people who clearly aren't what they seem。 （Though Moreno-Garcia does update things a bit by adding in some racism and making the misogyny of the Bad Guys common in Gothic h This is a pitch-perfect Gothic horror story。Sometimes a book doesn't need to innovate， add twists， or subvert tropes。 Sometimes it is enough to take a format and just execute it well。 It helps when you pick a format -- the typical Gothic horror story of a woman trapped in a creepy house in the middle of nowhere full of creepy people who clearly aren't what they seem。 （Though Moreno-Garcia does update things a bit by adding in some racism and making the misogyny of the Bad Guys common in Gothic horror stories more explicit。）After all， nothing in this place was what it seemed。 There were secrets upon secrets。 Set in 1950s Mexico， Noemí Taboada is sent by her father to find out what's wrong with her cousin -- recently married into the Doyle family -- who has sent erratic letters。 We， the reader， immediately know something is off。 Obviously！ Since we know we're reading a Gothic horror story。 It's right there in the title！ But Noemí doesn't know that。 Yet。 Moreno-Garcia builds up delicious amounts of tension and anxiety。Should have left in the beginning， when the first tingle of disquiet assailed her， but there had been a thrill to it， hadn’t there？ A curse， maybe a haunting。 I've seen a few negative reviews say that "nothing happens"， which feels like missing the point of a Gothic horror story。 They are all about the slow-burn of anxious ambiance and uncomfortable encounters with the other residents of the house。 They aren't packed with action set-pieces。“What are your thoughts on the intermingling of superior and inferior types？” he asked， ignoring her discomfort。 Much like the recent movie Get Out， Moreno-Garcia adds a dash of racism to a tried and true formula， which works well here。 The Doyle family are English， resettled in Mexico in search of mining riches and they don't try to hide their feelings of superiority over Mexicans like Noemí。One small but welcome update to the formula: sometimes Gothic horror can lean too far into "oh， women are just such hysterical and emotional creatures， there was nothing creepy going on all along， it was just all in their heads。"In Mexican Gothic we're never really in any doubt that something is going on。 We don't know exactly what。 Is it supernatural？ Or just garden-variety human terribleness？One could conclude this was a case of three silly， nervous women。 Physicians of old would have diagnosed it as hysterics。 But one thing Noemí was not was hysterical。 。。。more
Elizabeth L。 A。
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More like 2。5。 The first half was so so slow， a constant reminder that the main character， Noemi， is a smart socialite and the house is cold， damp， and covered in mold。 It got creepy and weird towards the end。 The plot quickened with the last half。 I can’t say that I was scared but the imagery was disgusting。
Arielle
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3。5 starsA dark twisted thriller with the ultimate heroine
Alison Bender
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love gothic novels but this do not do it for me at all。 Despite going to the creepy old English manor to check in on her cousin， Noemi would go days without actually trying to see her cousin， instead just wandering around aimlessly。 Which was slightly boring， but I preferred it to the twist， which was convoluted with a bunch of ancestors， gloom and mushrooms， and full of phrases like “Agnes was the gloom and the gloom was Agnes。” I had to force myself to keep picking it up， and I hated how the I love gothic novels but this do not do it for me at all。 Despite going to the creepy old English manor to check in on her cousin， Noemi would go days without actually trying to see her cousin， instead just wandering around aimlessly。 Which was slightly boring， but I preferred it to the twist， which was convoluted with a bunch of ancestors， gloom and mushrooms， and full of phrases like “Agnes was the gloom and the gloom was Agnes。” I had to force myself to keep picking it up， and I hated how the things that were supposed to explain what was happening were dream sequences， which always feels cheap， even if these ended up being more of visions than dreams。 Started strong and felt like it had a lot of potential—the follow through just didn’t do it for me。 。。。more
François Thurston
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HONESTLY， TAKES A WHILE TO GET ANYWHERE。Disappointed to be honest。 I was really looking forward to this book and felt let down by the fact that we have a horror that has no action at all until the 2/3rds mark。The final 3rd was good enough to bump up the rating to average。3 Stars xoxo。
Erika
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Didn't even finish it *yawn* Didn't even finish it *yawn* 。。。more
Mridini
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I guess I shouldn't trust goodreads with horror recs I guess I shouldn't trust goodreads with horror recs 。。。more
Megan
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Suspense， thriller， mystery—this one has it all！ Reading this book made me think a lot about family relationships/roles， as well as what it means to be “strong，” how life adapts （or refuses to adapt）， and the way people can get trapped in systems。 A lot to unpack， but Moreno-Garcia does all that while we’re reading a “haunted house” story！
Candace Kerri
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Creepy and also。。。cute？I really liked this book。 It was creepy and mysterious but also， somehow， sweet and romantic。 I’d watch the show or the movie， for sure。 I’ll definitely be reading more from this author。
Emily Wilk
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It was ok。 It took me 65% for it to truly capture me。 I was just reading because I couldn’t figure out what was going on and wanted some things to make sense。
leila
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3。5
Amanda Hunt-Becker
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LOVE LOVE this book！！ Five stars is not enough
Madeleine
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I loved this book。 a horror a la yellow wallpaper never hurt anybody。 the last 50 pages are a fucking wild ride but the eerie buildup is worth it。 also i have a soft spot for pale shy intellectual men being 1000% in love with some vivacious socialite who changes their entire world。
Abigail
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3。5/5
K Hawkins
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I will start by saying I loved the writing in this book。 I loved the descriptions and the voice of the character。 The book started off quickly to get you into the meat of it and then went really slow until the last 40 pages where it gave you all of the rest of the story。 I was missing the relationship development that I so desperately wanted to any characters other than Francis and Noemie。 It was strange but solid read and I felt the need to finish it so it’s like 3。5 stars for me。
Kathryn Zahnke-Gant
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Absolutely loved so many twist and turns and beautifully described emotion。 From love， lust， loneliness and absolutely dreadful anger。 I couldn’t stop reading， feeling all the emotions。
Jac
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Good but not great。
Pam
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This takes having a bad trip to a whole new level
Elizabeth Kirkland
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It wasn’t poorly written？ I feel like this book wasn’t sure what it wanted to be。 I liked the Gothic intentions which reminded me of earlier classics， but I wanted more。 Something deeper， or more challenging？ Maybe the author was afraid to dip too far into the slavery and eugenics and the suffering of the people？ She could’ve used THAT to tie up the end。 Where is the justice for them？I could’ve used more of some characters and less of others。 Actually， now that that I think of it， the finale was It wasn’t poorly written？ I feel like this book wasn’t sure what it wanted to be。 I liked the Gothic intentions which reminded me of earlier classics， but I wanted more。 Something deeper， or more challenging？ Maybe the author was afraid to dip too far into the slavery and eugenics and the suffering of the people？ She could’ve used THAT to tie up the end。 Where is the justice for them？I could’ve used more of some characters and less of others。 Actually， now that that I think of it， the finale was a bit of a cop out without a true solution to the deeper problem。 Also， Virgil is such a tacky ass villain。 Predicable， weak language and dialogue。 Maybe four stars is too much for this one。 The premise is more exciting than the actual book and there’s about a hundred loose ends。 I hate when good book jackets go to waste。 3。5 stars。 。。。more
Dana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved the premise and the cover。 The book had a great thing going until I was 70% in… Then it all turned into a mix of Outlast with a sprinkle of Resident evil。 Would only recommend if you’re planning for the next zombie game
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