I wish I had known this Kit existed when I read Mexican Gothic Last year. While the book club questions themselves lacked a bit of depth, I loved every other aspect. The paper doll is beautiful and would be an awesome visual to match as your book club gets to each outfit in the story. The interview with Moreno-Garcia and other included texts add a layer of understanding that would definitely add to the experience of a future reread. I am very happy I downloaded this!

When Noemí receives a desperate letter from her newlywed cousin begging for help, she travels to the mysterious family estate unsure of what she’ll find. What she uncovers is far more unsettling than she expected—the house holds dark secrets, and the family isn’t eager to let her leave.

While I admired Noemí’s loyalty and strength as a character, I struggled to stay engaged with the story. The premise was intriguing, but the pacing made it difficult for me to stay invested, and at times it didn’t feel like a situation she would realistically find herself in based on the start of the book. Noemí was a highlight for me, but overall, the story just wasn’t the right fit for my reading taste.

I found Silvia Moreno-Garcia's letter to readers to be invaluable! The discussion questions are a little basic, but there’s still a good mix to help drive discussion during your book club meeting. I love a good playlist, and this one makes me want to assemble it immediately. The academic part of my brain started purring at the insightful essays on Real del Monte and the evolution of the gothic romance genre. But, hands down, my favorite parts of this kit are the art pieces - we get a sketch of the Doyle family’s snake seal and WE GET PAPER DOLLS! What a master stroke. We need more book club kits with printable paper dolls of the characters. This kit would be a definite boon to your next bookish get-together.

This book club kit is cute. It was nice to have the descriptions of the outfits. Thank you for the opportunity to view this book club kit.

For the most part, it was a decent book club kit. I think it might be better fit for those just starting a book club because the questions didn't feel super indepth to the story. Just asking the readers about their favorite character and such. The story was very interesting so I think there's definitely room for improvement with the questions.

The Playlist and paper doll feature were super neat though! That was a nice surprise!

This took me back to my childhood when I was playing with the paper dolls back in the day. The questions were okay, not great but not bad either. I enjoyed learning about the genre. The discussion questions were lacking and didn't seem to delve into the story all that much.

I really enjoy the book club kits that Netgalley and the book Authors create. They are each very different, but this one for Mexican Gothic took things into the next level. Paper dolls and multiple outfits! Wow, yes please. My jaw dropped on the floor, I expected to see bookmarks and reading trackers, but what was delivered was interesting historical information and printable dolls! The little girl in me squealed!!!

I really love Book Club Kits and this one was no exception. I think it has the power to really enhance the experience of reading the book and discussing it!

I loved this book this should be a modern day classic it was truly gripping I was hooked from the get go interesting and addictive and I've never read anything like this before

3.5 stars!! Wow what a ride!! It definitely took me a bit to get into this one but overall it was a fascinating story with great writing. It as a bit more gory than I realized it would be but overall the gothic setting was incredible and extra spooky. Overall I think this is a great book for spooky season and for horror lovers! In the bookclub kit there are these gorgeous paper dolls of Noemí and different outfits of hers, I'm obsessed! They are gorgeous! The 1950's gothic setting was new for me, but I loved it as someone who loves that time era. I loved our main character, Noemí. She was my favorite. I loved the sass and occasional comedic relief of her banter. Thank you so much to Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Netgalley for letting me read this!!

The idea for this is great - I like the paper doll activity as it took me back to my childhood playing with and dressing up dolls. However, I thought the questions could have been a little more thought provoking. While I like the idea of asking people their opinions on specific parts of the plot, characters, setting etc, I feel like there could be more depth in talking about motivations or speculation based on the characters' actions. As a book club activity, I think this would be great, but if it was going to be adapted into a classroom then I think the questions would need a little more depth.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me the opportunity to look at this book club kit in exchange for my honest opinion.

The book kit includes a letter from the author, discussion questions, a playlist from the author, a short history of gothic romances, and a Noemi paperdoll cutout.
I personally really enjoyed the letter from the author on the inspiration for writing the book as well as the history of the gothic romance genre and would have loved to read a larger excerpt of these sections. I also liked the author-curated playlist.
The discussion questions left me wanting more in terms of quality and quantity of questions. Many are generic questions that seem like they are suited for a much younger audience (that the book is not written for) and feel like they were written too broadly and don't leave too much room for open discussion. This book has a lot of mystery and room for theories, so I feel like twice as many discussion points are needed.
The paper doll activity is cute and unique, but personally wasn't something I think I'd use.
The book club kit is okay, but definitely needs some tweaking.

This was amazing the bookclub enjoyed it very much and the package helped with everyones reviews. Thank you

Its a great. I thought I was getting the book, but then understood a bit more of what I was getting. This is a guide if a book club was produced. The rating is for the book club kit and not necessarily the book.

This kit is a thoughtful companion to Mexican Gothic, packed with discussion questions, background info, and extra materials that really enhance the reading experience. Perfect for book clubs wanting to dive deeper into the novel’s atmosphere and themes.

This book club kit comes with a letter from the author, discussion questions, a playlist from the author, a short history of gothic romances, and a Noemi paperdoll cutout.

The extras are great, but a book club kit is primarily about the discussion questions, and unfortunately, the person who wrote these clearly hadn't read the book. They're as generic as you can get ("who was your favorite character and why?" "would you read a sequel?", "what questions would you ask the author?").

As a book club kit, unfortunately, this totally fails. As a bonus for readers, it'd be great.

Thank you, Netgalley, for my copy of this Book Club Kit! This Book Club Kit was so detailed and well thought out! The Kit starts with a personal letter from the author giving important insights that may have been missed while participants read Mexican Gothic. The Playlist was amazing and would be so cute printed out on postcards to give out before everyone starts reading the book. The paper doll made me giggle in the best way! It reminded me of my childhood, and it was such a unique activity for a book club. I'm so thankful I have found the Book Club Kits through Netgalley! I cannot recommend them enough!

This is a nice kit for a book club. It has great review questions. The paper doll is cute as well. Reminds me of my childhood.

I have received two copies of Mexican Gothic since it came out a few years ago and will finally be reading it for the Reddit book club this year!

This Book Club kit is awesome. I love the added details beyond just discussion questions.

Thank you!

A beautifully compiled book club kit. I have this book on my TBR and this book club kit got me incredibly stoked to read it. I loved the tidbits added about Latin
American history.

Includes a letter from the author, discussion questions, a playlist, a discussion of the real location of the book’s setting, a family seal belonging to some of the characters, discussion on gothic romances becoming domestic noirs, paper doll dress up cut outs,