27 January 2021
Mexican Gothic
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 Noemí’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.
| Title | : | Mexican Gothic |
| Edition Language | : | English |
| ISBN | : | 9780525620785 |
| Format Type | : |
Readers Also Enjoyed Mexican Gothic
-
Yessss! Congratulations! This book won the Goodreads Choice Awards by beating king of the authors ( yes, with so many votes it beat Mr. King’s It Bleeds) !🎉🌈💕🎈🥳🥂Hell yeah! This del...
-
FAQIs there a playlist?Yes, go to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/233...Are there other goodies?Paper doll PDF: http://www.randomhousebooks.com/wp-co...Book club kit PDF: http://www.randomh...
-
2.5 stars...Yeah I know...this was one of my most anticipated reads of the year. As soon as I found out this would be a BOTM, I grabbed it, I dropped everything I was doing to read it....and well that...
-
An atmospheric Gothic horror novel that goes the extra mile with featuring women of color as the protagonists and incorporating race, colonialism, and eugenics as part of the horror. I enjoyed Noemi's...
-
Reading this book was such a jarring, slippery, and wrong-feeling experience. I feel strangely violated, but also impressed. Review to come (after I emotionally recover)....
-
this really was some gothic excellence, omgpls allow for a small list of all the things that made this story SO GOOD imo- the setting!!!! high place’s aesthetic of rotting decadence was exactly the ...
-
"I pray I'll see you again. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me."WHEW. You think you know where this book is going, and then it goes there. Mexican Gothic begins in such an unassuming wa...
-
Due to popular request... I'm attempting this one!...
-
Hmm. How best to describe “Mexican Gothic?” I guess I would say it’s –A little bit H. P. Lovecraft.A little bit Alfred Hitchcock.A lotta bit creepy old house.Yes. Mexican Gothic is part myster...
-
Congratulations on winning GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS!!!5*I AM SHIT SCARED* Stars!✨ there was something so charming and beautiful about the cover that drew me towards it! (I mean just look at this stun...