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marywahlmeierbracciano's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jawbone is an outrageously innovative novel of literary horror which weaves together classic literature, pop culture, and creepypastas with a running stitch of hyphens and a sprinkle of Ferrante. This is a book about fear and horror—this is a book about mothers and daughters. We follow panic-ridden Clara, a young teacher obsessed with becoming her dead mother, as she encounters Annelise and Fernanda, the sapphic leaders of a pack of teen girls who take over an abandoned building to make a game of worshiping a horrifying White God of their own invention. Mónica Ojeda traps readers between her teeth with never-before-dared depictions of ugliness and taboo, and Sarah Booker’s translator’s note is incredibly insightful—don’t skip it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Bullying, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Vomit, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Religious bigotry
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