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dark
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
First half of the book: spectacular, fantastic, amazing, wonderful. Loved the satire and the criticism of creative writing programs. The pacing felt really off to me in the second half, and I think that it could've done with about fifty more pages. It was very sudden and a big tone shift for me personally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood
Moderate: Self harm
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All I can say is: wtf did I just read? (In the best way). I read this in two sittings and don’t think I would have understood the plot nearly as well had I taken any longer to read it. It is much more bizarre and abstract than books I typically go for but its weirdness made it a page-turner; I was dying to get to the end and put all of the pieces together.
This deeply satirical book will be a fun read for anyone who enjoyed Alice in Wonderland but is looking for something a bit more modern and genre-bending (I wouldn’t fully categorize this book as “horror”; while there is certainly gore, the suspense makes it more of a thriller).
This deeply satirical book will be a fun read for anyone who enjoyed Alice in Wonderland but is looking for something a bit more modern and genre-bending (I wouldn’t fully categorize this book as “horror”; while there is certainly gore, the suspense makes it more of a thriller).
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Car accident
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Gore
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was an absolute mind fuck. I'm really sad that I didn't annotate this book with neon pink and yellow flags because holy moly that was a lot to think about. Awad's writing is beautiful. Extremely poetic and witty. She really did pull an M.Knight Shyamalan there! By the end, I could not tell what was real and what was fake. Some parts of the book I found rather confusing but I would not say this is a bad thing. Because the book takes place in a contemporary setting it's a little tricky to feel out certain plot details. *Cough, Cough* the supernatural and the plot twist. I know this book is sitting on a lot of lists and it's definitely worth getting your hands or your paws (because 'Hands are hard, Bunny'<3) on a copy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Blood
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment
Basically this book is R-Rated.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was insane but I loved every second of it. When I picked it up I had heard of it being referred to as a ‘dark academia’ book, and while I guess this could be true, the tone of Bunny is very different from your typical college secret society and/or murder mystery trope. It lowkey comes together as a love child of Fight Club, Mean Girls, Frankenstein, and a little bit of the Secret History. Although that sounds odd, trust me, it works. I’m still shocked and I feel like I need to pick it back up again so I can go through and find all of the small hints that lead to the twists that wrap up the story. The ending left me satisfied and still very curious as to where Samantha will go from here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol
Minor: Eating disorder
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Self harm, Toxic friendship
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
At the beginning I remember thinking the characters were kind of boring stereotypes. Like great, another lonely student convinced she's too cool for the cool kids by her angsty friend, even though the cool kids are actually just trying to be nice. But that changed quickly ad the plot thickened, of course. And now I don't know what to believe! Are the bunny boys real? Was Max real?? Was Ava real?? Are the bunnies witches and Samantha's more powerful them? Was it the pills and all the alcohol? Am I really to believe Samantha's love for Ava was entirely platonic? Or did she make Max (a projection of herself) so sexy to Ava because she wanted Ava to be in love with her? Is it all an allegory about loneliness and how we self-sabotage because of our egos and preconceived notions? Were Ava and Max personifications of Samantha's ego and id? This book was so good!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore