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Monstrilio
4.18
A "genuinely scary" horror debut written in "prose so beautiful you won't want to rush" about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes (Ana Reyes) Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased...
HorrorFictionLiterary FictionFantasyLGBTQ+Magical RealismAdult
- Pages
- 324
- First published
- March 7, 2023
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Finished October 13, 2025
Wow, what an incredible story. I don't think there was one part of it I didn't like (except maybe Joseph's shitty attitude toward Magos, but that did improve over time). I didn't ugly cry like I thought I would lol But it really was such a beautiful book about grief and the magical realism was perfect. Literally all the stars