Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

201 reviews

rodent_scribbles's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A beautiful reflection of grief, human nature, and monstrosity.
This book made me feel the grief of each character deep in my bones.
The way Mexico City is portrayed speaks to my own experience growing up and it is truly lovely to see my hometown represented so lovingly.

And incredibly strong debut, I am excited to read whatever Gerardo Sámano Córdova writes next.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Homophobia, Medical content, and Alcohol

errie's review against another edition

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Excrement, and Vomit

minamouse's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Child death

thssmysrnm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Cannibalism

softanimal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.5

This is my favorite kind of horror: heavily psychological, sparse & carefully chosen terror/gore/violence, a meandering burn, and a heart at its core that just fuckin body checks you. I also loved the characters, the settings, the distinctness of voice of each storyteller, and the uniqueness of the premise. Would highly recommend to similar horror lovers. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deadnaming

I added deadnaming as a trigger warning but I don't think it would be for most but the reason is

they call Monstrilio by the name of the dead child who's lung he came from which is not a name he sees as his own,

no gender component.

nadstorro's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Book about grief. Good storyline. My first dark, gothic horror book. Sad. Ending was great. They let him go- him being Montrilio which in literary sense it was the grief of losing their son. They accepted his death/they accepted that Monstrilio was an animal and could not keep him and that it will only hurt him and themselves, so they let him go. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

tjmitrovic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Dark, original, wonderful 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Grief, and Murder

jaylinsoto's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I already know this book is going to be one that I think about often. I found myself feeling seen in a lot of small ways (the use of “mami”, M eating picadillo, etc) and I found the different portrayals of love, acceptance, and grief to be very thought provoking. This is also the first book I’ve read where each of the characters queerness were less of a plot point and more just a part of who they were. I loved that. It felt so impactful for the queerness to be unimportant/inconsequential in the whole theme of the book. I tabbed the hell out of this book and I think everyone should definitely read it! I’m excited for more books from this author!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism

mortiffa's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Blood, and Grief