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Bunny by Mona Awad

46 reviews

_snizz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, and Rape

armontheroad's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This dark and twisty New Adult novel is perfect for fans of HEATHERS and LIFE IS STRANGE!! We follow a loner, Samantha Heather Mackey, who is adopted by a clique of popular girls known as the Bunnies. I mean this in the best way possible, but words cannot explain how bizarre this novel is! BUNNY’s a wild ride from start to finish. Funny, atmospheric, and truly unsettling; this dark academia novel is an excellent choice for Autumn. I would have given this book five stars, however, I had a few issues. The first being, like many dark academia stories,  this was *very* white. Secondly, I despised the way Mona Awad talks about sexual assault and rape in this.

A large part of the plot is the Bunnies using magic to lure men into their homes so they can rape them. As if this wasn’t bad enough, Awad also has her characters say things like “I could have been raped. He could have *insert graphic rape details*”. This occurs several times throughout the novel and I felt it was absurd, unnecessary, and very icky to read.

On positive notes: I loved hating these characters, this book was laugh-out-loud funny, and the queer-vibes of this novel were *chef’s kiss*. I think this is beautifully written, confusing in the best of ways, and a fun world to watch Samantha stumble into.

TW/CWs: Mentions of rape, animal cruelty, cults, drug/alcohol addiction, drugging, gore, etc. I highly implore you to look at StoryGraph and booktriggerwarnings.com for more in-depth trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Gore

jenniferpalmblad's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Violence

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism

madelonpaige's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Self harm, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Drug use

alainaev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Physical abuse