Week 42 Review: Mexican Gothic

 From Goodreads:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets

After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed 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. 

My Review:
This book was dark and chilling, and it was utterly fantastic to read! I loved reading about Noemí in this situation, she was a socialite who wanted further education, and being in this isolated place was about as far away from her comfort zone as she could be.

I really enjoyed reading about Noemi, she's a bit of a contradiction, the whole socialite/wanting education thing. And coming into this family who were not a tiny bit racist, who wanted her cousin's wealth, well, it was a pretty awful atmosphere.

This family had a ton of secrets, like the synopsis mentioned. and watching Noemi discover them, well, I couldn't get enough, because I just wanted answers. The threat level just kept building and building, and I needed to know what the heck was going on. 

When we did find out what was going on, I was just relived, that we knew. It was just such a point of tension, and it was such a creepy read, and a big mystery was what the heck was going on, at least for me. And having that solved, it was like, Ok, now we know what we're dealing with, there doesn't have to be that doubt, and that was just fantastic. Plus how it worked out was just brilliant!

This was a really great read, and I need to read more by Silvia Moreno-Garcia! 

Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Read: October 12th, 2020
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Sounded really great and creepy, and it's a Historical Fiction 2020 Book and a SAC 2020 Book!
Publisher: Del Ray
Published: June 30th 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars