Et cetera : What We're Reading: Bunny

I don’t often do a happy dance, but when I spotted 'Bunny' by Mona Awad waiting to be labeled at the circulation desk, I practically jumped out of my skin with glee. Yes—glee. After my months of waiting on Libby, a physical copy finally found its way into my hands, just in time for spooky season. If you love dark academia laced with a wee bit of horror and a dash of surreal unease, Awad’s writing is a treat (and maybe a trick).

Meet Samantha Heather Mackey: an outsider in a prestigious east coast MFA program. Her story unravels in a fever-dream haze of envy and dread as she’s pulled into the glittering, sinister world of her classmates—the “bunnies.” They’re beautiful, wealthy, and devoted to their “art,” but the further Samantha ventures into their circle, the blurrier the line between art and monstrosity becomes. Think 'Mean Girls' meets 'Fight Club'—but with axes, secrets, and creations meant to please but ending up more like boy toy Zombies.

This book is unsettling, twisted, and perfect for anyone looking for something bizarrely wicked to read this Halloween season. Step carefully… because once you fall down this rabbit hole, there’s no way back.

Happy reading, friends.

~Heather