Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Mandibula by Mónica Ojeda

58 reviews

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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well, I hated that ending. I felt it inching closer and closer to that and still. Really hated it. I wish the story focused more on the weird ass girls and their friendship rather than the teacher. Mostly because they’re CURRENTLY being little freaks and the teacher is a recovering (soon to be relapsed) freak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

idk how exactly to categorize it but uh. creepypastas? ft. a brief slenderman shout out

savshelfinger's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is good for an in-depth character study on adolescence, but I felt like I just kept waiting for something to happen that never materialized. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Child death

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

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This is the 2nd book I've read this year with teen girls being a bunch of fuckin weirdos. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death, Rape, Alcohol

catmisae's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I appreciated how the author depicted each character’s unique distress at the erosion of their own sense of identity as an autonomous person. I took a point and change off the star rating because I feel like the story kind of trailed off at the end. Fans of Fight Club would probably enjoy this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm

Minor: Animal death, Child death

rylee_the_captain_krane's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol

slawgreensss's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault

oliviapincin's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Classism

fernandaptln's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Stalking

Minor: Animal death

mondovertigo's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence

janae's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Hmmmm as a horror newbie it's hard for me to know how to judge. For writing I give it 5 stars, and a solid 4 stars for story. For the horror element it was definitely unsettling.

A lot of talk about teenage sexuality and genitals, very unsettling and uncomfortable

So for horror I would give it a 3-4, I def had the heebeejeebies. 

Overall, I recommend this to any woman/woman aligned or perceived person who has been in a toxic ass friendship with another woman, especially as a teenager. That shit was a little too relatable! Also all the horror around the mother-daughter relationship made me want to nevvver have a kid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence