I absolutely loved this book club kit. My book club will be reading this book sometime this year, so I am very excited to bring this up and possibly use it in our discussions and conversations.

This was perfect for what I needed! Super helpful and put book club was able to properly discuss the book without any weird awkward pauses. It kept conversation flowing and was awesome.

Maybe it's because book clubs aren't for me... but I don't get why anyone needs prompts (like these) to talk meaningfully about a book. Maybe I took too many english and french literary classes in my life and can already anticipate the (boring) questions that a teacher might ask? I dunno; but to me I'd much rather hear folks talk about their reaction, emotions, thoughts towards a book and allow that conversation to flow into further discussions, like mentioned in this book club kit, than to just be awkward and start with the questions and hope people follow along.
What I have learned from this one is that book club kits are just not for me. And that's okay. Even for books I LOVE I still don't have a desire to be prompted this way.
So I'll give this four stars as for those who need it I think the questions are quite good.
That said, if you are a book club moderator I'd say use these questions as the goal to get to in your conversation; but try to come about them in a less awkward, and more organic way.

Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.

Accidentally received this not realizing it’s a kit. I was hoping to get the book and sometimes I don’t notice right away that it’s a book kit until it’s too late.

Actually, I thought this was the book itself which is why I requested it! Cute bookclub kit if that's your thing, however I just wanted to read the book!

Love this book club kit! The little paper dolls are so fun and reminicnet of the paper dolls I used to love as a child.

i think this would be a fun resource to add to a book club reading the book Mexican Gothic as it has good questions and fun activities.

I love this book club kit! It's both aestetically pleasing and comprehensive. Gorgeous layout, which includes: an author interview, recommendations for upcoming reads, games, a playlist, recipes and discussion questions. I wish there was a kit like this for all books. I'd be more apt to pick up certain books for my book club. The work is done and looks like the making of a good time.

This book club kit starts any discussion leader with a lot of questions and ill be a valuable asset to any librarian leading the discussion on Mexican Gothic. I appreciate this resource and hope it is the first of many for popular titles like Mexican Gothic!

Having not read Mexican Gothic itself, I approached this review solely as a measure of its use as a book club resource. Having said that, the letter from the author, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and the additional components of this kit have pushed ‘Mexican Gothic’ to a high priority on my TBR.

Moreno has a wonderfully enticing way of describing the characters and setting for her novel. Enough so as to sell the tale without mentioning much of the plot beyond that its a ghost story with a romantic element.

The discussion questions themselves were quite generic, the general format and content found in book club materials. Having said that, I imagine the answers you’d provide to the questions would likely change after reading the rest of the materials, especially with regards to the setting.

The addition of the playlist was a happy surprise. The music really sets the tone and would be a welcome accompaniment during the reading of the book or, at a lower volume, as background music during the book club.

Such a fascinating insight is provided into the genres of gothic and domestic noir that this would likely be another good discussion point for a book club, perhaps attempting to draw comparisons with the novels referenced in this part of the kit with ‘Mexican Gothic’ itself.

As a reader that visualises while reading, I’m a big fan of companion pictures for novels. The cut outs for the outfits are a quite fun addition for interactivity, but I think just pictures of Noemí in her outfits with the accompanying descriptions would have been sufficient.

Overall, a wonderful book club kit that I’d highly recommend using, if only to learn a little more about the background and setting of the novel.

It has all of the good old gothic tropes like a haunted house, family secrets, and a fantastic element intertwined into the story, alongside the beautiful writing this book provides you with a unique and atmospheric read.

As for the Mexican part of the title, the book shows, through allegory, the consequences that the people had after colonization and the impact of the same. As seen with an all-white Doyle family and the head of the family’s interest in racial breeding. Not to spoil anything right away, but most of the Doyle’s are a big no-no-stay-away-yuck type of characters.

All in all, this book has a plot that is nicely constructed, decent characters, and all the good tropes you would expect from a gothic novel, so I encourage you to check it out. I can see why this book was hyped, haven’t really read anything like this in a while. Very gothic indeed, review to come.

This is a great book club resource! The playlist and paper dolls are such a cute addition to the kit. Perfect for adding interactive elements to a book club discussion.

Didn't realize this was not the full book, but was pleasantly surprised by what I was able to gather from it. Absolutely going to look into reading the entire story sometime soon.

Such an incredible kit for book clubs reading Mexican Gothic. Thought provoking and conversation inspiring. Very handy!

The playlist included in this kit was pretty cool, as were the paper dolls. The questions could have been more in depth with the story.

This was such a cute book club kit ! I loved it . The questions were great. The adorable paper dolls were so cool! I loved the playlist!

I like it, it’s very interesting with some questions to discuss plus additional information and also my favorite thing that I noticed there is a cut out like a doll with some clothes to make and dress, it was very cute and interesting , love it!!

I loved the additional historical context and the inclusion of the writers thoughts in this kit. The paper doll was also a cute and creative choice. Overall, I liked the kit, though I wish that the discussion questions had been more thought provoking and less generic. I will be using elements of this to discuss the book in my book club.

This amazing book is on our book club's to-read list, and I'm taking full advantage of this incredibly helpful Book Club Kit. A fine resource!

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Opinions are mine.

Great questions for an awesome book. I used them as topics for discussion when having a book club discussion.

The book club kit was so helpful for our book club! We used the questions and guidelines while discussing our book. I wish this was available for all books! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this kit.