The prequel to 2019’s “Bunny” is a surprisingly twisted tale, ripe with shock and awe.
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The prequel to 2019’s “Bunny” is a surprisingly twisted tale, ripe with shock and awe.
Mona Awad is not your typical horror writer. “We Love You, Bunny” is not your typical horror story.
The horror genre is known for its tales of frightfully fun monsters and mayhem, but gothic-horror author Awad chooses to focus on the dangers created as a result of human desire instead.
Following the success of the bestselling titles “Bunny” and “All’s Well,” Awad added a new edition to her world of literary prowess — “We Love You, Bunny.”
Acting as a prequel and sequel to 2019’s “Bunny,” the story discusses the same characters, scenes and supernatural occurrences, all while offering the reader a viewpoint from a new perspective — the hive-minded bunnies themselves.
“We Love You, Bunny” begins with following the literary success of Samantha, the series’ central character. The cultish, mean-girl clique who call themselves the Bunnies aren’t fond of how Samantha depicted their actions in her novel, deciding to kidnap her and retell the original story from “Bunny” — the true version this time.
Awad packs a punch in 496 pages, exploring modern themes of mental illness, human lust and the potent dangers of imagination into one haunting, dark and surprisingly twisted novel.
Each member of Bunny has her own share of struggles — including eating disorders, emotional trauma and the inevitable writer’s block — leading the group to manifest their deepest, darkest fantasies into what they call “real-world hybrids.”
Understanding the strength of imagination, Awad notes how the power of the human mind — whether the thought be positive or negative — can still be horrifying and ultimately dangerous.
When a hybrid escapes into the real world and Samantha’s judgments are revealed to be a bit too sharp for her own good, the Bunnies fear everything they worked so hard to manifest — and create — could be ruined with one fell hop.
Awad’s writing complements the legacy of the original tale, but the new perspectives of “We Love You, Bunny” force readers to interpret the truths of the “bunny-verse” in their own way.
Are any character accounts actually true? Are the Bunnies really as vindictive as they seem?
Who is innocent, who is lying and what is real?
Awad’s genre-bending horror story is unlike many others, yet it doesn’t mean readers won’t experience the traditional emotions of gut-wrenching fear or confusion induced by the genre.
Completely unpredictable, readers should prepare to laugh, jump, gasp and scream through each chapter — and, of course, allow themselves to enjoy the journey down the rabbit hole.
Why? Because we love you, Bunny.
“We Love You Bunny” is available wherever books are sold.
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