A review by lifeofchrstnlvly
Bunny by Mona Awad

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Most people say this book reminds them of a darker Mean Girls, but it reminded me of Black Swan. It also reminded me so much of I'm Thinking of Ending Things.

I don't think I can describe to anyone what Bunny is all about. I can definitely describe how it it felt like: a fever dream. I can't categorize this under the horror genre. It's more of magical realism, with horror elements.

I liked how it sucked me into Samantha's mind. I love reading unreliable narrators, so I think the reason why I liked it was the first chapter in, I was able to realize she's mentally ill. Realizing she actually has schizophrenia perfectly explained everything. A couple of pages in and I also concluded Ava's not real, so I was sort of surprised most people who read it were shocked when this was revealed at the last part.


The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this is 5 stars. Yes, it was messy, weird, and eccentric. But that's how the mind of someone like Samatha works. The entire book was narrated by her, so it made sense why it was written that way... why it meant it was perfect.

In the end, all I felt was sadness for Samantha.

I can't wait to read All's Well now... and I'm so happy to know that this book will be adapted into a movie. Can't wait to see the weirdness on screen.
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