Read about another entry on the list.Bunny by Mona Awad
Mona Awad possesses an undeniable knack for taking her readers inside the minds of young women, particularly those who find themselves pushed to the fringes of society. Awad’s heroine in this story is Samantha, a lonely and insecure figure with a brooding imagination, who enrolls in a select graduate program at the fictional Warren University.
In Awad’s hands, what could easily have been a standard “outsider struggles to fit in” narrative becomes a gruesome—and unforgettable—folk horror tale of compelling stature. The title refers to the Bunnies, a clique of unbearably mawkish rich girls; when Samantha receives an unexpected invitation to the Bunnies’ secret Smut Salon, the stage is set for an increasingly disturbing story, as the protagonist finds herself gradually drawn into a world where reality becomes malleable, shocking, and dangerous. Plans to bring Awad’s bestseller to the big screen are currently underway, too.
Bunny is among Gnesis Villar's seven books about the struggle of being a writer.
--Marsal Zeringue
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