If Silvia Moreno-Garcia wrote it, I will read it. I still consider Mexican Gothic one of my favourite books I have read in recent years. Moreno-Garcia has a way of making you feel absolutely creeped out in such a beautifully delicious way. I usually spend the last few chapters of her books under a blanket clutching my poor schnauzer (shout out to Walter, he’s the real MVP)
The Bewitching is the stories of three different women. Alba living in rural Mexico on her family’s farm where the superstitions run rampant through the village.
Minerva, Alba’s great grand-daughter, studying abroad in New England learning about her favourite horror author for her thesis and stumbles upon a missing woman’s story from her college, and Beatrice, the future author who is studying at college and finds her roommates behaviour getting increasingly strange before she disappears without a trace.
The way that the three timelines weave together is so wonderful and feels like everything flows really well together so you don’t ever feel like you’re being flung from one story to the next, but they inform each other’s story and pushes forward the narrative. The deep love that Minerva has for her great grandmother and finding out how her story directly influences Minerva’s ability to figure out what is going on in a foreign country was amazing.
If you like being creeped out and learning about old folk tales passed down for generations then I highly suggest picking up The Bewitching, which is out today, July 15 2025! Get it at your local book seller or library or you can use my affiliate link here. (This will provide me a small commission and I thank you for your support)
Thank you to Del Ray for providing me with an ARC ebook of The Bewitching.
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