NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.”—The Guardian IN DEVELOPMENT AS A HULU ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES PRODUCED BY KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS • WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD • NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • Vanity Fair • NPR • … THE YEAR BY The New Yorker • Vanity Fair • NPR • The Washington Post • Tordotcom • Marie Claire • Vox • Mashable • Men’s Health • Library Journal • Book Riot • LibraryReads
An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes “a terrifying twist on classic gothic horror” (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She’s not sure what she will find—her cousin’s husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemí knows little about the region.
Noemí is also an unlikely rescuer: She’s a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she’s also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin’s new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemí; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi’s dreams with visions of blood and doom.
Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family’s youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemí, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family’s past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family’s once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemí digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.
And Noemí, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
“It’s as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic.”—The Washington Post
“Mexican Gothic is the perfect summer horror read, and marks Moreno-Garcia with her hypnotic and engaging prose as one of the genre’s most exciting talents.”—Nerdist
“A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush ’50s atmosphere.”—Entertainment Weekly
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Clever, wicked, and winning.
This is one of those books that I would classify as “unputdownable’. Moreno-Garcia pulls the reader in right away and then the ride begins. Page after page, I just wanted to know what was going to happen next. Our socialite, Catalina, was so perfect in her imperfections. And the villians were even better! I loved that High Place turned into it’s own chilling character. I am quickly adding more horror to my reading list. I highly recommend Mexican Gothic and put Silvia Moreno-Garcia down as a go-to author while you’re at it!u2063u2063
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is an amazing book that gripped me from the first to last page. I easily devoured it in 2 days.
How can I even describe this book? It is part general fiction part mystery part gothic part psychological thriller part romance part horror part historical fiction. It has moments where there is the slow, torturous climb to something big (you just know it), and like a roller coaster, you teeter on the edge before plummeting into the depths of a quick twist, turn, and move.
The whole concept of Noemi heading to this dark, musty, moldy haunted home where it almost seems like it has a life of its own to find out what has happened to her cousin, only to he thrown into the mystery and horror as well, is just fabulous. There were moments that I checked my pulse because it felt like my heart was pounding out of my chest, and others that I felt myself gripping the armrest trying to aid in the fight.
This book has everything: creative plot, awesome 1950s Mexico time and location, amazing mystery and intrigue, wonderful characters ( I looooove Francis and Noemi), a bit of romance tossed in, and I LOVED the ending. It was so perfect.
So original. So amazing. One of my favorites this year for sure!
5/5 stars
Thank you NetGalley and Random House- Ballantine/Del Ray for this ARC and in return I am submitting my unbiased and voluntary review and opinion.