Deliciously creepy

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑  The menacing, intangible dark atmosphere of Mexican Gothic has kept me entranced since I started this novel. It is a pitch-perfect gothic masterpiece, creating the same feeling as classics like Rebecca and The Woman in White. 

Mexican Gothic is set in 1950s and takes place after Neomi, in Mexico City, receives a letter from her newlywed cousin, Catalina, professing dire concerns her husband is poisoning her. Neomi, being the feisty girl she is, goes to stay with Catalina who lives in the large, dilapidated family home of the Doyles, an English family that settled in Mexico generations ago to run a silver mine. Things are clearly off from the start as the unease grows with each day. The house is in moldy ruins and constantly shrouded in mist, the Doyle family is beyond peculiar, nightmares are the norm and the illness that has Catalina in its grip keeps Neomi questioning what is really behind it all.

Unnerving and addictive this is a twisted tale that keeps a tight grip on the reader. My skin crawled a fair few times but I simply needed to know what was behind the creepiness and how could Neomi ever escape?!? This is the perfect read for a dark stormy night but maybe not when you are home alone to hear ever creak and groan of the house.