Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova KNOPF It’s an ideal gift for

It’s an ideal gift for birthdays

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And though he may have let his skills as royal assassin diminish over the years

“Compulsively readable

Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova KNOPF It’s an ideal gift forHeartfelt, bizarre, and unexpected. . . . At once a novel about family and love, a creepy tale that questions what it means to be human, and a celebration of queer stories, Monstrilio is as shocking as it is profound, and as humorous as it is thoughtful. Gabino Iglesias, The Boston Globe A wholly unique and uncompromising literary horror debut about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in