hands down one of the most gorgeous covers i’ve seen this year. now for the actual story - it was just ok. didn't vibe with this one like i did with “mexican gothic”.

the writing, as usual, was fantastic but it wasn’t enough to save this book. the beginning half felt sluggish to wade through, found my attention wandering but as the book progressed, I got more interested in the story. the titular character of carlota was interesting to watch grow and evolve as the plot progressed and THAT twist (semi predictable twist however, saw it coming from a mile away)
felt like the book could’ve delved more into the darkness of the subject matters that it presented - scientist playing god - but it falters to do so, which is kinda disappointing.

overall, I did end up enjoying the book but in my opinion could’ve been way better.

many thanks to netgalley for supplying me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.