A review by tascaraudo
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book explores what it's like for one girl, Jam, to look past the niceness and comfort of believing everything to be safe. It is a story about what it can take for justice to be served, and whether justice means punishment for the monster or protection for the victim. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Vomit

Main character is what we would call trans. She does not face any transphobia during the book's journey. She dissociates at least once.