Well where do I start? Mexican Gothic is an awesome creepy novel. If you love creepy you’ll love this.

The author is extremely talented, she has managed to write a mysterious novel that keeps you gripped the whole way through.

I really enjoyed the characters, finding out the history surrounding the gothic mansion, and it’s strange inhabitants. I love how Noemí finds all the strange rules infuriating, and isn’t scared to question them.

Please go and read this if you love plot driven stories, with intrigue and creepiness.

In ‘Mexican Gothic’ Silvia Moreno- Garcia has created a darkly beautiful epic that I just about devoured in an afternoon. Noemi is living the life of a rich, carefree socialite when her father receives a worrying letter from her cousin Catalina in which she claims she is being poisoned. Noemi is sent to make sure she is receiving the help she needs, but she quickly discovers that Catalina’s new family home, High Place, harbours dark secrets, and that it may never let her leave.
‘Mexican Gothic’ is perfectly paced, building a slow but steady sense of dread. Moreno-Garcia’s writing is highly descriptive without ever feeling excessive, and in High Place manages to achieve the rare feat of creating a location that feels as alive as any one of the characters, without it seeming cheesy or contrived.
As for the characters themselves, I was completely entranced by Noemi, whose mixture of confidence and uncertainty rang entirely true. The Doyle family are fascinating and horrifying in equal measures, with the gentle and strangely tragic Francis becoming a particular favourite of mine.
I really enjoyed ‘Gods of Jade and Shadow’ it for me ‘Mexican Gothic’ surpassed it. One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Thank you so much to Quercus and NetGalley for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review

A fun modern gothic that is self-conscious of its intertexts (The Yellow Wallpaper, The Fall of the House of Usher, Rebecca, amongst others) as it reinscribes the gloomy house, the cursed family, with eugenics and capitalist exploitation. It gets a bit bonkers and the pacing isn't quite right as it drags then suddenly speeds up, but it's an entertaining page-turner. Gorgeous cover, too!

Chilling and horrifying novel about two cousins and a dilapidated mansion, the generations of family that dwell within, and the secrets that bind them all together. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to be an early reader in exchange for my review.