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Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

227 reviews

kylosten's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I didn't know what to expect from this book going into it beyond what the synopsis said.
It ended up dealing with much darker and important themes than I would have guessed.
This is a YA book and I thought the topics were handled in a way that is accessible and appropriate to teen readers. That being said, it is a very heavy story.
I found Jam and Redemption to be interesting and well written protagonists. They both had depth and made mistakes, which made them feel real.
The writing style is great at evoking emotion and empathy.
I truly loved this book and wanted to know more about the revolution prior to this book so I'm glad there's a prequel to learn more about Bitter's life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Vomit

kschuster's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This might be my new favorite book. Such a unique voice, incorporation of diversity without tokenization, and simple but powerful symbolism. Obsessed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

maxine_december's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Dare I say this is one of those rare THE BOOKs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

bookishperseus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

charityc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Blood

mitchell_1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

chewblockya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

bek_p87's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I found this slow to get going, but once it did I was riveted. Set in an idealised near-future where there is supposedly no more monsters, Jam is visited by a creature who claims her best friend's house is harbouring a monster. Torn between wanting to believe she lives in a safe world, and wanting to protect her friend, Jam joins forces with the creature, who calls itself Pet, and uncovers something that shocks everyone. As usual, Akwaeke Emezi's prose is simply brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child abuse

chrisb913's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

sydapel's review

dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Floored by how much depth and feeling Emezi can pack into a YA novella. My suggestion would be to pick this up without a prompt or reading the blurb and revel in what it makes you think about. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and War