vixenreader 's review for:

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

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.