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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2.0

On paper, I should have loved this book. Spooky atmosphere, supernatural/sci-fi elements, smart female protagonist. But it’s just boring. The set up starts with cutting a party short and only introducing us to the MC, and that’s pretty much how the rest of the book goes. She has one conversation with her dad, barely speaks to the cousin she’s going to rescue (including not having spoken to her much recently so we can’t get a feel for their relationship). I want to love it because the end WAS interesting, but it’s like this - imagine the bride in the movie Ready or Not spent the first hour and a half or so walking around the house going “man something feels off about this place.” By the time I got any information and was finally rooting for the characters, I just wanted the book to be over.