Bunny by Mona Awad

At an elite New England university, an isolated MFA student is drawn into the sinister, sugar-coated circle of a wealthy writing clique whose secret off-campus workshops conjure monstrous creations out of thin air.

Samantha Heather Mackey couldn't be more of an outsider in her highly selective writing cohort at Warren University, preferring her dark imagination to the unbearable, twee rich girls who call each other "Bunny" and seem to move as one. But when Samantha receives an unexpected invitation to their exclusive "Smut Salon," she ditches her only true friend, Ava, and steps through their front door. As Samantha plunges into the Bunnies' sugary yet grotesque world, participating in off-campus rituals where fiction bleeds terrifyingly into reality, the boundaries of her mind begin to unravel. A defining work of surreal horror books, dark academia, and feminist horror and satire, Mona Awad’s Bunny explores the dangerous craving for belonging, the toxicity of obsessive female friendships, and the destructive power of a boundaryless imagination.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Awad constructs a hallucinatory, fever-dream atmosphere that blurs the line between grotesque fantasy and psychological breakdown. The brilliant contrast between saccharine sweetness and visceral body horror creates an intensely addictive narrative rhythm. It delivers a thrillingly original, darkly comedic journey for anyone fascinated by dark academia, unhinged female friendships, and satirical storytelling.