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A compelling mystery, an intrepid heroine, a musty creepy mansion… and colonialism

Mexican Gothic by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

May 24, 2021 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

The book opens up from the perspective of a boy out on a party with a flighty, superficial and possibly spoiled socialite.  I think this was intentional on the part of the author.  A party girl is not what we expect to be a heroine of a story, much less a horror one.  Noemi Taboada is a lovely heroine. Unusual in that she is smart and strong (as most heroines are) but also flighty, stubborn and a socialite who enjoys going to parties and flirting with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror Tagged With: Gothic Horror, horror, mexico, Silvia Morena-Garcia, Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

caragwapa's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Horror · Tags: Gothic Horror, horror, mexico, Silvia Morena-Garcia, Sylvia Moreno-Garcia ·
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Mexican Gothic!

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

March 16, 2021 by msvreadsbooks 2 Comments

I love gothic novels. I love gothic films. I love gothic stories, in general. And I loved this one. I’ve never read a gothic novel that takes place outside of Europe, unless they’re on the East Coast of the U.S. And to set one in Mexico was such a great choice. Though, the menacing family and house are purely English and very familiarly gloomy. Mexican Gothic follows Noemí Taboada as she travels from her exciting life as a beloved socialite in Mexico City to a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, 1950s, Dreams, ghosts, horror, mexican gothic, mexico, mystery, silvia moreno-garcia

msvreadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, 1950s, Dreams, ghosts, horror, mexican gothic, mexico, mystery, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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Whistleblowers are an integral part of any free society

The Unarmed Truth: My Fight to Blow the Whistle and Expose Fast and Furious by John Dodson

February 5, 2021 by ingres77 Leave a Comment

Around the middle of January, I kept seeing a meme getting passed around that listed the last several presidents and their biggest controversies. I don’t remember all of them, but the basic gist was that Republican presidents have been riddled with controversial policies and/or behavior (Watergate, Iran/Contra, Iraq, the entirety of Trump’s presidency…). What stood out to me, though, was that the most controversial part of Obama’s presidency, according to this meme, was that he wore a tan suit once. Even though this was just […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Barack Obama, Cartels, Fast and Furious, guns, John Dodson, mexico, politics, The Unarmed Truth

ingres77's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Barack Obama, Cartels, Fast and Furious, guns, John Dodson, mexico, politics, The Unarmed Truth ·
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What if Cinderella met a god of death instead of a fairy godmother?

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

December 22, 2020 by pixifer Leave a Comment

I was on hold for this book for months at my local library, and after having read it, I get it. I had a co-worker who said there was a difference between books and literature. At the time, I thought she was being snooty, but every now and then I read a book that makes me go, “Oh, so that’s what she meant.” Gods of Jade and Shadow is literature.  Casiopea Tun lives with her family in a small village in the Yucatán peninsula. Casiopea […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: gods, mayan mythology, mexico, mythology, silvia moreno-garcia

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:66 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: gods, mayan mythology, mexico, mythology, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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Slow build up to a crazy bananapants ending

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

September 10, 2020 by pixifer 5 Comments

Mexican Gothic is the story of Noemí Taboada, a 22 year old socialite in 1950s Mexico City. Noemí’s life is filled with parties, shopping, concerts, and a rotating cast of beaus. Despite having a sharp mind, no one except her father looks past her beautiful face. Noemí’s cousin Catalina married an English man named Virgil Doyle and moved to his family’s estate in the mountains the previous year. Catalina has sent Noemí’s father a disturbing letter claiming her husband is trying to poison her and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Suspense Tagged With: 1950s, Fiction, gothic, historical fiction, horror, Latinx, mexico, non fiction, silvia moreno-garcia

pixifer's CBR12 Review No:46 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Suspense · Tags: 1950s, Fiction, gothic, historical fiction, horror, Latinx, mexico, non fiction, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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I’ll Definitely Be Reading More By This Author

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

July 12, 2020 by Jen K 3 Comments

Bingo Square: Green (or Jade as a variation thereof) The e-book version of this was on sale back in January, and given my love of mythology, it seemed like the perfect time to try a new author and learn more about mythical figures outside the Greek and Roman pantheon. Still, the book sat quite a while before I finally picked it up. I quite enjoyed this novel – the writing style at first felt very matter of fact, in line with our no nonsense heroine, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: 1920s, cbr12bingo, gods of jade and shadow, Latinx, mayan mythology, mexico, mythology, silvia moreno-garcia

Jen K's CBR12 Review No:22 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: 1920s, cbr12bingo, gods of jade and shadow, Latinx, mayan mythology, mexico, mythology, silvia moreno-garcia ·
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