6.98k reviews for:

Monstrilio

Gerardo Sámano Córdova

4.2 AVERAGE

ionawild's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madin's review

2.0

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

shwamantha's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

juliettelh's review

4.75

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eepy_boi's review

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

leannejr25's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

magqie's review

4.0

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the fact that this book is split up into 4 parts that each are exactly 25% of the book is enough for me to rate it high… love

vixenreader's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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With a fascinating titular character, and the responses the other characters have to him, this book is about mourning for both what we did have, and what we never had to begin with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death of parent

Be aware that this book features lots of animal death, animalistic body horror, complicated relationships and familial dynamics, the desperation of grief, divorce, casual sex, queer sex, sex work, and bloodlust.

jmatthews13's review

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved this book. It’s odd and weird and tense. The plot line is probably one of the most unique I have ever read, and had the ability to keep me super engaged. For me, it was super fast paced and I wanted to know what was going to happen. The characters are complex and flawed for sure, but it’s a wonderful deep dive on grief and how far the human psyche is willing to go in the name of grief.  I’d 100% recommend! Lot of queer characters too which was awesome. 

distortedstoryline's review

4.75

dark emotional sad medium-paced