A review by auntblh
War Bunny by Christopher St. John

4.0

I was excited to have won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway. This reminded me a little of Watership Down by Richard Adams except that humans (Dead Gods) were wiped out about 300 years prior. The rabbits and other animals were then able to establish their own religions and hierarchies. Everything is going well (or so it seems) until Anastasia is kicked out of her warren for her OCD traits. She is expected to be a glorified as a sacrifice to a Blessed One but events don't go as expected. The book explores religion (right or wrong), violence (right or wrong), families, and cooperation among other things. I liked how the animals cooperated with other species. I really liked that they used objects (including books) left by the Dead Gods. The names of some of the animals were interesting too. One trouble I had was that I couldn't quite figure out where it took place. I'm thinking it was in Canada (maybe near Quebec) since there were some French phrases and words (footnoted) used. I might be interested to read more if the series continues.