The Stats
📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: Mexican Gothic
AUTHOR: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Publisher: Del Rey @delreybooks
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: June 30, 2020
The Review
I picked this book up because we were reading it in book club. Plus it seemed like a pretty fall book and I need me some fall vibes. The story itself is not surprising though, and I feel like I have read similar stories.
The Title/Cover Draw:
The title is appropriate and the cover…oh the cover. It gives me all the vibes!!!
What I liked:
This is a beautifully written novel in a cultural setting that screams spooky to me. It is very compelling to find out all the secrets.
What I didn’t like:
There were some gross things. I mean sometimes I felt a little ill.
What kept me reading:
It became more and more horrifying as I read. But I just needed to see how it ended.
The Characters:
Noemi was a strong female character, smart and strong. But for me she wasn’t quite unique enough to really connect with her.
The Ending:
It was a fine ending. It wrapped things up, but there was a certain element introduced that really kept me not totally liking it.
Reminds me of: Crimson Peak
You can see my video review here:
Small Summary:
From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes a novel set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed 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.
*****
All thoughts and opinions are my own.