Monstrilio

I think the fact that a story primarily about grief can be so cosy and heartfelt speaks volumes. Yes, the ending brought me to tears.

I had never heard of this book or the praise it was getting until a friend purchased it. I was immediately intrigued at the story as these are the kinds of stories that I am drawn to, but have been let down by before. Thanks for letting me borrow this to read, Holly ❤️

Coming from a somewhat traumatised childhood myself, I felt like I connected with Lena the most, the immediate rejection from her mother brought back some not-so-nice memories. She was someone that I was rooting for throughout, but all of the characters are all easy to connect with, and easy to get attached to. “I'm not a fucking speck. I'm Lena”.

“Some people tell stories”
“Stories are not good?” I ask.
“You'd have to tell a good one”
I have a good one. But I can't tell it.

The ice cream memory brought such a big smile out of me