lonofthenb 's review for:

Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi

5.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Often when a synopsis says something is like Stephen King, I usually take it with a grain of salt… However this one, this time it’s an accurate statement. I felt like I was reading a King novel. It has a small group of bullied outcasts, a childhood encounter that has left a mark on their childhoods that they must face as adults. A haunted place that the way it’s described it almost feels like a character on its own. I genuinely read the 12 hour book in one day I could not put it down for long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment

A antagonist blinds a dog with bleach shortly after being introduced its brief and not too detailed but, it’s worth mentioning