MixedLike I didn't love Mexican Gothic. I don't love Rebecca. They're good, like they're three-star reads, but it takes a little something extra to make me absolutely love a gothic novel.
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Mexican Gothic (2020)
Others: Mostly positive An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico. After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region. Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
- ISBN:
- 9781529402681
- Length:
- 320 pages
Genres: fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, historical fiction
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Loved itSo, first and foremost, Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Marino Garcia. A lot of people know about this one. ... Mexican Gothic falls in this category.
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Loved itI love our protagonist because she is this sort of like fierce independent woman who loves her sister, wants to protect her sister and isn't going to let any man or society tell her not to.
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Loved itAnd this is still not as good as Mexican Gothic, which is still one of my favorite books I've ever read.
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Loved itI absolutely blew through it's a really imaginative and interesting reimagining of a classic Gothic Horror Story and I really appreciated the new elements that the author brought to this well-known structure in story and it absolutely creeped me out and it also has romance
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MixedI read this book really enjoyed it but when I think about Thrillers as a whole if this is one of my all-time favorites it's not it's like I really enjoyed it but it's not one of my all-time favorites
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Mixedthis takes about 250 pages to get to the to get to the meaty stuff there's a lot of fat that you have to get through in order to get to the really good bit but I was really rooting for Noemi
MixedI really enjoyed the writing style I thought it was really dark and gloomy and really fit The Vibes the atmosphere was fantastic like I think that was my favorite part of the book like it was so good but those things were not enough to hold me
Loved itI was a huge fan of Mexican Gothic it was one of my favorite books of the year so this was very anticipated for me
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Loved itthis book is just atmospheric i love the main character of noemi she's just fierce and feminine she loves to wear dresses and makeup but at the same time she is very much an independent woman who speaks her mind
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MixedThis is also one that's kind of like just good for me. Nothing wrong with it. I just, I don't I don't think about it a lot.
Loved iti picked this book up because i wanted gothic horror i wanted something to give me the feel of classic gothic horror and that's exactly what i got it's a slow building dread it's the knowledge that there's something underneath the surface that you're not seeing and that's what's frightening
Loved itit's very creepy i love the way that the story unfurled i had so much fun trying to guess what was happening and sort of getting it right it was very satisfying by the end