Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

I was checking out new releases in 2020 and this caught my eye. I’ve read a few reviews by others and even one of my favorite vloggers read it. So when I saw it on the Buy one Get one 50% off at B&N, you know I had to snag it. The other book I bought was a christmas gift for my friend, which reminds me…I have to mail out that box.

This book begins in the 1950’s with a glamorous woman named Noemí Taboada coming in from a night out to her father calling her into his office. Her father tells her that she will be traveling to see her newlywed cousin for a wellness visit after receiving a distressing letter stating there are ghosts and that her husband is poisoning her. So Noemi goes to High Place, an isolated mansion on top of the hill in the middle of the Mexican Countryside. The front for an old silver mine that was active before the revolution. From here she meets her cousins in-laws, the Doyles. Who are eerily strict and set in the old ways; no smoking, no talking during dinner, and no leaving for the village. When she sees her cousin, who is stuck between lucidness and mental chaos, she fears that something truly is amiss. From here, things only go downhill. Between finding out the truth, being thrown into the midst of the gloom, and having an unlikely ally, Noemi is at the root of it all. It’s a supernatural thriller with twists and turns that just deepens the plot and instills mystery in the readers every step of the way.

It was so hard to put this down, even being sick, I just had to finish it. Read about 175 pages on a two hour flight..it was that good. The plot twists and how it develops is so incredible and is revealed just at the right times. Honestly, I couldn't even tell what was going to happen. Even though some of the descriptions of the house I was expecting a black mold problem or something typical of an old house, no…it’s even deeper than that. It’s an incredible read. I highly recommend it for those who enjoyed The Winter People.

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