You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom, Vincent Tirado
You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom, Vincent Tirado
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You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom
A Modern Gothic Horror

Author: Vincent Tirado

Narrator: Danyeli Rodriguez del Orbe

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 03/10/2026

Synopsis

Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family.When Papi Ramon, the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies, he gives the family one last message in the will: “One of you is el bacà, the demon that I made a deal with. Get rid of them or you will be damned.” Xiomara, the uncontested favorite of Papi Ramon (and therefore the least liked in the family), watches as everyone dismisses this as the joke of a senile old man and demands the lawyer obtain the previous will Papi wrote.While the lawyer drives back to his office, a storm breaks out, forcing the entire family—Xiomara’s aunts and uncles and cousins—to remain in the house. And the words of Papi’s will hangs over their heads even heavier than the rain clouds. Over the course of the night, scandal after scandal is revealed to the public about the family. Suddenly a tense few hours of surviving her family turns into a vicious night of recrimination, violence, accusations…and murder.Xiomara is faced with an impossible task: uproot a demon and somehow kill it or excise the ghosts that linger within her own family.And the clock is ticking...

About Vincent Tirado

Vincent Tirado is a nonbinary Afro-Dominican Bronx native. They ventured out to Pennsylvania and Ohio to get their bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in bioethics. Their debut YA novel, Burn Down, Rise Up, was the 2022 winner of the Pura Belpré Award and a finalist for the 2022 Stoker Awards and 2023 Lammy Awards. Their sophomore YA novel was We Don’t Swim Here, and their debut adult novel was We Came to Welcome You.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dutchie on March 10, 2026

When the patriarch of the Abreu family dies, he requests everyone meet in his mansion for the will to be read. Xiomara along with her Aunts, Uncles and several cousins are all present and accounted for. When the will is read, on a rather dark and stormy evening, it is not what they expected. There i......more

Goodreads review by Zana on March 03, 2026

1.5 stars. 95% family drama. 5% actual Gothic horror. If you came here looking for horror, definitely manage your expectations. The real horror in this novel was being stuck in a house with unpleasant and unlikeable people who might or might not be actual criminals. This was such a huge disappointment.......more

Goodreads review by b. ♡ on March 04, 2026

thank you to libro.fm for the alc! this was a hard book to rate, as the writing itself was decently compelling, but as an audiobook, this was some of the weakest, if not THE weakest, narration i have ever experienced moments that should have been piercing were delivered completely flatly, and the larg......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on February 09, 2026

Look... this whole book is a vibe because if you ever step one hair out of line about my mama, it isn't going to end well for you. And guess what... Xiomara don't play either and it most certainly doesn't end well for these fake ass family members she's surround by for these twelve hours. Honestly,......more

Goodreads review by Ash on March 04, 2026

3.5 😈 You Should Have Been Nicer To My Mom by Vincent Tirado 😈 Special thanks to @netgalley and @williammorrowbooks for the e-arc of this one! Page count: 256 Pace: Medium Themes: Demons, Family drama, Mystery, Isolation, Revenge, Gothic Comps: Knives Out, Ready or Not, Guillotine, The Menu Thoughts: A......more

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