Maika reviewed Bunny: A Novel by Mona Awad
Review of 'Bunny' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
The Secret History meets Mean Girls meets…well, one other book and one other movie which, if I name either, will reveal too much about this story. While it always feels like a cop-out because it means that I can’t say much, the less you know about this book, the better. Seriously, don’t even look at other reviews. There are inadvertent spoilers there too. Suffice to say, this was a dark, twisted, adamantium-razor-sharp story and a thoroughly gripping read. Also, there were times when I identified so strongly with the main character and felt so intensely seen that I wondered how Mona Awad knew so much about my past. It tapped into an old well of anxious, interpersonal woe that I seldom think about these days, but was surprised to find felt no less vivid for the passing of years. Equal parts distressing and validating in an ‘I thought it was just me’ sort of way. Oh, the magic of books.