Well I obviously have to start the season off right with this big summer hit! Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is about a young woman in the 1950's who is trying to help her newly married cousin that is suffering from some sort of strange illness. Also Yay! New Adult novel.
The Feels:
YAAAASSS!! Woman of color lead? Set in Mexico? I'm here for it. Everything is quite literally an homage/criticism of everything Gothic. You've got The Yellow Wallpaper, Rebecca, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cathulu guy that was super into racism/eugenics so I'm not going to bother looking up his name (she was obviously critical of him), and a bazzilion more. Even got a little nod towards the film Crimson Peak. This is a perfect book for experts of the Gothic genre.
The Concerns:
Um... There might be a few rape scenes in this novel? I hate that I honestly don't know if they are or are not. Just left me feeling weird. Not of fan of that part. Taking off some points for that...
The plot was also a bit slow. Wish the ending was a bit darker/more tragic.
Plot: 8/10
Writing Style: 9/10
Meaningfulness: 10/10
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