A review by bookwoods
Bunny by Mona Awad

4.0

Disturbing, addictive and weird in a highly unique manner, Bunny by Mona Awad really took me by surprise! Set in an elitist grad school for artists, the name ‘Bunny’ refers to a clique of rich students who seem to never be apart and who call each other bunnies. The main character, Samantha, hates the bunnies: their overly positive attitude, their manic behaviour, their slang and looks. Regardless, when an invitation arrives to their so called ‘Smut Salon’, she can’t help but be intrigued, and eventually pulled into the circle. Things take a turn to the magical when Samantha finds out what exactly it is that the bunnies do with bunnies, and I love how twisted and dark the tone gets towards the ending. 

The writing really is stellar as well - from the occasionally very silly dialogue to Samantha’s inner sarcastic and pessimistic view of the world. But there’s always a hint of humor in the tone. The pacing was perhaps too slow for my liking at some points, but other than that, I really enjoyed this the whole way through. And I did not see the end coming!