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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Now, onto the contents of this book. I can see why people call this book "gross". It does explore some intense kinks (biting, blood, guns) with minors, but I thought it was done in a good way when they were CONSENSUAL! Reading about minors doing some of these things did gross me out, but I also have to remember that this stuff in real life already. That was another this that made me enjoy this book. The things that happened in this book have happened and will happen in real life. It makes it much more harder to swallow. Looking at the relationships between the girls reminded me of my relationships with friends growing up (though, not as intense). Having a friendship with a group like this, where two are deemed the "leaders" and one an "outcast" really describes adolescent female friendships well in my experience. Growing up with one person all your life makes the two of you merge together in a way you wouldn't have thought possible before.
The descent into psychosis felt real to me, even though I have never experienced it. The repetitive movements, the noticing small details, and the panic that is ever encompassing a person made ME feel like I was in her shoes. I could hold empathy for her because of what had happened to her and how she "learned" to deal with it.
The dealing of the religious trauma was probably my favorite part. Denying your sexuality, forming something you can actually believe in, questioning everything you've learned about the religion you were raised as. It definitely sheds light on how religion can fuck someone up.
The imagery from this book was wonderfully grotesque. It was a book I didn't want to put down; not necessarily because it was so good, but because I wanted the answers hidden in the pages. And I still don't feel satisfied with what I got
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism
Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship
Rated it 4 only bc the sexual aspect of the horror was sometimes a bit much (and with that in mind--tw for anyone for whom that may be an issue, including tw for sexual assault described rather graphically if not explicitly).
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, Murder
Minor: Rape, Excrement, Vomit
Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death
Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Transphobia, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping
Moderate: Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
I really enjoyed the audiobook; wish I could've found the original Spanish version.
Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Gore
Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping
Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Blood, Grief