It didn't deliver all the way on the "Mexican" (most of the characters are British - set in basically an old British manor in Mexico) but it definitely delivered on the "gothic." The first 3/4 were 5 stars for me. I loved the atmosphere and setting - set in the 1950s in a creepy old house. I liked the main character Noemi. I liked how the plot was slow and meandering, and you couldn’t quite tell what was off. I thought it would be an interesting mystery reveal. But then about 3/4 of the way in, it got weird and not in a good way. Mushroom vampires!! Turns out it’s not really a mystery novel. It did have some interesting things to say on colonialism and eugenics (though I would have welcomed more). And it was still a fun bonkers ride in the end, but not quite what I was hoping for.