I struggled a bit with that read myself. It uses a lot of classic gothic tropes and was a bit slow moving for me, (think Castle of Otranto) but my friend absolutely loved it.
Now that I’m in the last 100 pages, I’m more engaged–even if I’m mostly just rooting for Noemí to burn High Place to the ground. I definitely don’t think it’s a bad read, but I agree the first half took some determination.
I’m about 70% through Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It’s not bad, but I think I like Noemí more than I like the book itself.
I struggled a bit with that read myself. It uses a lot of classic gothic tropes and was a bit slow moving for me, (think Castle of Otranto) but my friend absolutely loved it.
Now that I’m in the last 100 pages, I’m more engaged–even if I’m mostly just rooting for Noemí to burn High Place to the ground. I definitely don’t think it’s a bad read, but I agree the first half took some determination.