Jawbone

Fernanda and Annelise are inseparable, a double image that blurs the line between sisterly love and obsession. When Fernanda is bound on the floor of a deserted cabin, held hostage by one of her teachers, the situation becomes increasingly dire. Annelise, meanwhile, leads her friends in rituals that are both thrilling and perilous, drawing on a dark, drag-queen god that seems to have a life of its own. As the story unfolds, the boundaries between desire and fear begin to blur. A secret shared by Annelise and Fernanda, rooted in a dare that combines violence and love, threatens to destroy their relationship. Their literature teacher, Miss Clara, is struggling to preserve her sanity, her obsession with imitating her dead mother edging her closer to a total break with reality. This ominous, multivocal novel explores the terror inherent in the pure potentiality of adolescence, where the fine line between love and fear is constantly tested. Drawing on pop culture references and horror concepts, Jawbone is a novel that delves into the darker aspects of adolescence, where the lines between reality and fantasy are constantly blurred.