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Walking around with this fool today- who super enjoyed the snow but is still wary of strong winds (among other things). It's hard to listen to audiobooks when walking a puppy because you're constantly guiding them with voice commands and of course everyone oohs and aahs at just how cute he is. Lol.

I found that cover I was coveting! Turns out it‘s the stepback for the paperback!
@Nessavamusic

The main character picks up this book to read and I haven't heard his book mentioned since 4th year undergrad, more than a decade ago! My copy of this book states it was first published in 1976 though, so I'm a little confused how someone in the 50s is reading it.

I‘m super late to the party but I really liked this. It‘s a gothic tale of a girl named Noemi in 1950‘s Mexico who is dispatched by her father to check on her cousin Catalina who lives in High House, a house in disrepair, high up on the hill, that one must take a windy road through the mist that ends by a cemetery to get to. This was wonderfully creepy. This is my 4th Moreno-Garcia book, and she always delivers a good solid story. A gothic pick!

Well that was a weird ending!
I feel like I'm the last one to read this as often as I see it on book lists and book tok. It wasn't as good as I was anticipating. But never would of imagined how it ended.😳
It was a slow burn with some odd twists. Interesting read!

A day late in posting this…thanks for the tag, @TheRiehlDeal !

1. I think it depends upon my mood. Sometimes, I want a book that is fast paced and moves along rather quickly. Other times, I love the slow meandering pace of the book, the slow burn.

2. This is such a good example of a slow burn. It‘s slow, really, really slow. But, when the action hits, it became such a page turner for me. Loved it!!

#Two4Tuesday

Wow I haven‘t read a good crazy horror ,gothic book in years it‘s twisted and unexpected ,the author was not only creative but there were deliberate points of colonialism and eugenics that are mind blowing 🤯

Next up...

Wow…just wow. Slow start but once it took off I couldn‘t put this one down!

#fiction #horror #historicalfiction #mystery #gothic

I enjoyed this, gothic horror is not my favorite-they tend to just move too slow for me-but I did enjoy this. I think Moreno-Garcia is becoming a new favorite author for me! 4⭐️
One of the #Roll100 picks!
#noshamereadathon22 #gothichorror
#bookspinhingo square
#popsugar A book by a Latinx author
#19822022 2020

Second book of 2022! Entertaining to the end

This was great. Title says it all…gothic horror story set in Mexico in the 1950s. Well written, creepy, great setting and atmosphere.

Horror, my sweet friend, I ♥️ you so much my V-Day, Birthday, and Anniversary traditions all feature you! (And I try to sneak a Christmas Horror during the holidays.)

Thriller - The Drowning Deep (Rolling in the Deep #1)
Gothic - Mexican Gothic*
Slasher - My Heart is a Chainsaw (Indian Lake Trilogy #1)
Supernatural - The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina

#NoShameReadathon22 #NSR22 #Readathons
* IDK where to get this cover. If you do, please tell!

Last fiction of the year.
I'm so glad one of my favourite singers (Diamante) recommended it!
Dark, fun and set in the 1950s
Likable characters

Slow slow slow …. bonkers.

12-20-21: My 128th finished book of 2021! After receiving a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin, Noemi heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside, unsure of what she will find. Fighting against her cousin Catalina‘s new family, Noemi is stuck in a house of horrors that threatens to put an end to them all. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍🏼📖#️⃣1️⃣2️⃣8️⃣

Finally the weekend! This week was too much!

This book was WILD and I loved every minute it. #FoodAndLit #Mexico #20in4 book 3/4

I really disliked this... I was ok until I realized the bad guy was MOLD! I mean WTF?! After that I half ass listened until it was FINALLY over. Ugh

My FAVORITE read of the year. I love all the Gothic tropes. Jane Eyre, Crimson Peak, and The Haunting of Bly Manor vibes. I love Noemí the protagonist. I saw somewhere that is is going to be an adaptation; needless to say, I AM DOWN FOR THAT. Any book recommendations that fit with this vibe? #Latina #Gothic

Of all the possible plots and twists, I still wouldn‘t have guessed the ones in this book. Get Out meets….botanical horror?? Is that a genre? It‘s a slow burn with a lot of world building of the family early on but once it picks up, boy does it ever. A more modern take on classic horror and gothic style stories. Noemí is a true powerhouse heroine, loved her.

My stack of completed physical books for #Scarathlon2021! Death on the Nile, Orquídea Divina and Mexican Gothic are definitely my top three, but I can't pick a favorite betwen them. It was a good reading month for me! I only managed an hour of reading last night though, so that gives me 18 for #20in4. Next time, I swear I will conquer. 📚

Literally couldn‘t put it down once it got going - had to know what the hell was going on in that house - and I promise you won‘t see what is coming!! So weird and spooky but a wild ride! Only critique is it took a while to move on from just okay shes still in the house… but again once it got going it GOES! 🍄🍄🍄

Mexican gothic and a fire tonight 🔥🎃🖤
Happy Halloween

Spooky and grotesque. Definitely an appropriate Halloween read. This was really well done and lived up to both the amazing reviews and beautiful cover image.
#Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick +16 pts
#20in4 book 4 @Andrew65

I just finished this book which was
✔️ one of my #20in4 goals
✔️ a horror book by a female PoC for #Screamathon

When Noemi‘s father gets a letter from her newly-wed cousin stating that something strange is going on in her bridegroom‘s mansion, Noemi is dispatched to solve the problem. She quickly unearths a mystery and a horror. I spent the story worrying if they could both make it out alive.
👻👻👻👻

🎃Thanks @Andrew65 & @4thhouseontheleft !

Many thanks to Charlene for this amazing package!!!! I immediately put on the slippers as it turned chilly here today! Can‘t wait to make the scones and dive into meet your banker! Love this entire package!

@wanderinglynn #HHS

I feel like the hype around this was overblown. It felt repetitive, confused, and rife with plot holes. While the plot‘s base is sufficiently creepy, so much is unexplained with any kind of real richness. The characters are super one-dimensional. I kept expecting a twist and it never came. This wasn‘t for me, but as a Halloween-week read…meh. 🍄 🏠 🌹 🐍

I‘m joining @Andrew65 for the #Halloween #20in4 #Readathon!

My goals:
🇲🇽 finish Mexican Gothic (143 pages to go)
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 start Strange Fascination
🎃 see how close I can get to 20 hours

Who else is joining in the fun?

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I picked this specifically for my weekend travel, and to bring a bit of horror to my reading list just in time for Halloween.

The author has nicely wrapped up elements of classic Gothic fiction with "botanical horror" (a phrase I've just recently learned) and tucked them into the shadows of a crumbling mansion and abandoned mine.

I found it to be creepy and delightful, albeit not unpredictable. Would be excellent for a rainy day read!

I was able to finish this book while I waited at the Highway Patrol Inspection place today. Almost 2 hours. I started this book in 2020 and bailed for some reason. But I liked it!

So far this is the yellow wallpaper/ Rebecca meets The Shining and I love it.

I LOVED this book! It was full of everything Gothic that I love — creepy house, freaky wallpaper, unexplained happenings — and some reveals later on that I was not expecting. Would definitely recommend! I love how Garcia took the ubiquitous English Gothic novel and twisted it into her own creation. And I loved all the mushroom stuff! 🍄

#hauntedhouse #haunted #scarathlon2021 #fantasticstrangelings #necronomathon #outstandingoctober #readwithus

Well this is a spooky and mysterious read! Noemì is sent by her father to solve a mystery at a gloomy English-style house in the mountains of Mexico. I finished my book in the hotel and needed a read for the flight ✈️ back to Boston. ? ? ? ? ? ?? #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter +46 pts plus +45 for finishing Hill Women.

This book was incredible! I was disappointed to start a new story last night after finishing this one. A privileged young woman in 1950s Mexico visits her sick cousin, who lives in a dilapidated mansion with her husband's mysterious family. It was a horrific and unique narrative. I generally don't swing toward horror, yet this one has inspired me to read more of this genre!

#HauntedHouse
#Haunted

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I have been working on these as a palette cleanser after spending long hours on a final piece. I started them long before I started reading Mexican Gothic, which has a fun fungi theme throughout... What a coincidence, yes?

I can't resist a #bookface!

Today's reading! I've picked this up so many times and lost my place in the first chapter over and over again, but now that I sat down and tried a couple chapters I'm hooked! 🥀

#horror #scarathlon #scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter #outstandingoctober #spookoween #screamathon #wickedathon #fantasticstrangelings

I love this inside cover. It‘s so campy!

I hadn't read but a few reviews of this novel before starting it yesterday. It is the perfect October read for me, as it is *very* spooky! I also find it fun that one of the characters, Francis, is interested in botanical illustrations, just like me 🍄🌼 Here is a study I have painted tonight while listening to this tale, part of a larger work in progress!

My goals for #OutstandingOctober: I'm finally going to read Mexican Gothic! I've had it since it came out. I'd also like to finish my current short story collection and finish some of those paperback thrillers I've been meaning to get to! 🥀

I just finished The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina this weekend and loved it! Full review to come soon.

#goals #scarathlon2021 #screamathon #wickedathon #spooktober

Once the story really started getting creepy, I had a hard time putting this book down. It is a fun Gothic horror set in 1940s or 1950s Mexico, complete with a scary old mansion run by a mean old man who might just be a literal monster and not only a metaphorical one, a smart young heroine determined to solve the mystery of the family, ghosts (or just bad dreams?) and even some romance. Highly recommend.

Thinking about spending a lazy Sunday afternoon with this one

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A spooky slow burn with a haunting and very trippy atmosphere. Perfect for October.

Full GoodReads Review ⤵️
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3576095966

Look! I‘m 22 again! And soo pretty! ☺️ #bookface

Stupid hard to do but here it is. Did it selfie style but I turned the phone upside down to take the pic.

Book 39 of 2021.

I hesitated between a So-so and a Pick, but then I realized I've spent the whole of today just reading it. It's true that elements such as disturbing old manors, horrendous family secrets and fierce young brides dismantling dreadful traditions have been used once and again in so many books, this novel though does have its quota of originality that kept me glued till the last page.

Very slow start. I had a very hard time liking the main character. Once the story and plot picked up, I did find it compelling and enjoyed the last third of the book. A mild recommend.