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A review by galaxiesofbooks
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4.0
oh my god, it couldn't have been a better book than this to read in the month of october !!! it's spooky, it's mysterious, it's dark & obviously gothic 😍
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so, i liked almost everything in this story. the characters felt real, perfectly developed, there was also something about the writing style that felt so wonderful to read in, so simple yet really nice. i don't know how to explain it better lol.
i loved the mystery about this story, the atmosphere, literally perfect for this time of year.
the main character Noemi seemed at times such a badass & her curiosity for things, her carefree personality (at the beginning), it just all felt real. all the characters in this book had their own personality, it felt like the author really took her time to think of every single person, how they should be presented & what part they would play in the story.
protect Francis at all costs pls !!!! he's a sweetie 🥺
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however, from the middle of the book we kinda get to understand what's going on, but ... it really underwhelmed me in a way, cuz i expected something else, something more sinister 😂 hence the 1 diamond that i took out.
and also, i lowkey felt like we didn't get much story about Catalina, main character's cousin, that was in the house and the one who sent the letter in the first place. we didn't get to see her often, which was a pity, since she should be one of the main protagonists there.
but other than that, this book was really good & i had such a great experience reading it !!!
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so, i liked almost everything in this story. the characters felt real, perfectly developed, there was also something about the writing style that felt so wonderful to read in, so simple yet really nice. i don't know how to explain it better lol.
i loved the mystery about this story, the atmosphere, literally perfect for this time of year.
the main character Noemi seemed at times such a badass & her curiosity for things, her carefree personality (at the beginning), it just all felt real. all the characters in this book had their own personality, it felt like the author really took her time to think of every single person, how they should be presented & what part they would play in the story.
protect Francis at all costs pls !!!! he's a sweetie 🥺
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
however, from the middle of the book we kinda get to understand what's going on, but ... it really underwhelmed me in a way, cuz i expected something else, something more sinister 😂 hence the 1 diamond that i took out.
and also, i lowkey felt like we didn't get much story about Catalina, main character's cousin, that was in the house and the one who sent the letter in the first place. we didn't get to see her often, which was a pity, since she should be one of the main protagonists there.
but other than that, this book was really good & i had such a great experience reading it !!!