Mona Awad returns to the blood‑splattered halls of Warren University with a grin sharp enough to draw blood. We Love You, Bunny isn’t merely a sequel, it’s a wicked séance, summoning the manic energy of Bunny and gleefully dissecting it on the altar of art, ambition, and madness.

I had no doubt I’d love this. It’s bold, wickedly smart, and unhinged. A wry feminist horror romp steeped in dark academia, creative obsession, and sisterhood gone haywire. A daring structural experiment: half‑prequel, half‑sequel, yet wholly standalone.

Awad deepens her gothic satire (think Frankenstein meets Heathers with a dash of Coraline) as the Bunnies kidnap the now‑successful Sam, revealing their arcane powers and twisted origins. Her theatrical flair and atmospheric mischief are in full bloom: a quartet of MFA witches conjuring life (and ax‑wielding chaos) is deliciously absurd. The alternating Bunny voices are sharp, distinct, and unnervingly intimate, each peeling back layers of collective creative delusion.

She drags us through rituals equal parts grotesque and hilarious, through obsessions that feel like open wounds, and through a kaleidoscope of dark‑academia terror that’s intoxicating and bizarre. I loved diving deeper into the Bunnyverse—getting backstory on Ursula, Jonah, the first creation, and that early‑book twist (brilliant, jaw‑dropping—IYKYK).

The novel’s five sections shift tone with eerie precision: from nostalgia to meta‑witchcraft to hallucinatory chaos. Two sections unfold through a very special POV, and reading them induced delicious anxiety (chaotic formatting, smileys in place of punctuation) yet I adored it.

The prose is feral, lush, and hallucinatory. It weaponizes absurdity, then blindsides with emotional gut‑punches. One moment you’re laughing; the next you’re questioning how far you’d go for validation. Threads fray, but Awad’s vision is so singular, so self‑aware, that even flaws feel woven into the spell.

If you loved Bunny, prepare to be seduced, unnerved, and devoured. If you didn’t, well, the Bunnies were never for the faint‑hearted. Awad’s created a madcap, genre‑bending ride into the dark heart of artistic sisterhood. One of my most anticipated reads of the year, and it did not disappoint.

This isn’t cozy reading. It’s a psychological trip with an axe in one hand, and a pen in the other.

Review scheduled to post on IG 8/2

BUNNY!!!!!!!!!!! This was so stinking weird, it was perfect. I love this universe, I love Mona Awad, I love you, Bunny.

Yes, Mona Awad is queen of the fever dream. And We Love You, Bunny delivers plenty of it. Awad finds fun ways to fit in different point of views, although how reliable the narrator is might be up to anyone to decide. The back half of the book has a more coherent stream of bizarre-ness, but altogether just seems to fall flat. If you like Mona Awad’s other works (I do too!), you will find something in here to like.

I was not a huge fan of Bunny, but I was still curious to see Awad’s follow-up. I do think that We Love You, Bunny held my attention better than its predecessor, if only because I didn’t have to spend as much time figuring out what was going on and what the “rules” of the world were. I could have personally done with fewer chapters from the Bunnies since they ended up being a bit repetitive and differentiated only in style but not substance. I found Aerius’ chapters the most compelling once I got used to the…unconventional stylization. It was entertaining seeing different perspectives on the happenings of the original novel, and I had some real laugh out loud moments.

We Love You, Bunny is a wonderfully unhinged prequel-sequel that only Mona Awad could deliver. I spent much of my time hunting for “easter eggs” from Bunny, trying to spot all the subtle (and not-so-subtle) links between the two stories. Awad continues to excel at crafting razor-sharp descriptions of artistic graduates and the faculty who shape, and sometimes stifle them. Her darkly comedic lens on clique culture and its psychological toll is both biting and brilliant.

More than anything, I appreciated how We Love You, Bunny doesn’t hold back on the weirdness or the psychological spiral. You thought Bunny was unhinged? Buckle up, bunnies...this ride is even wilder. While I found the writing style of Bunny to be slightly more captivating, this book still had me gasping and squealing when key revelations dropped. Awad gave us crumbs, and I was absolutely salivating for every single one.

I had an incredible time reading this, and I can’t wait to revisit both Bunny and We Love You, Bunny, just to uncover even more hidden layers.

I’ll admit up front: I wasn’t the biggest fan of Bunny (a 3.5 star read for me), but I appreciated the weird, mind bending journey Mona Awad took me on. It was surreal, darkly funny, and strangely emotional. That book stuck with me, and that’s why I picked up We Love You, Bunny. Unfortunately, this sequel feels like a huge hippity hop in the wrong direction.

The atmosphere is there. It is claustrophobic, dreamlike, and unsettling but the narrative doesn’t do much with it. The plot felt both thin and repetitive, and without the emotional or satirical punch that made Bunny so compelling. I wanted to like it. I tried. But if this weren’t written by Awad, I probably would’ve DNF’d.

That said, if Bunny was a 5 star experience for you and you’re hungry for more time in that bizarre universe, you might find this worthwhile. For me, it felt unnecessary, proof that not every story needs a second chapter.

She's done it again! If you loved Bunny, I'd find it hard not to love this one as well. The bunnies get their moment to share their side of the story, by any means necessary. I will say I haven't read Bunny in a few years, so I was worried about potentially forgetting some detail that really makes the story, but Awad ensures that you can read this without any refresh needed.
I think what really sold me on Bunny was the character of Sam as a narrator, and hearing things through her twisty mind. The Bunnies? They are both distinct and yet universally one voice. My favorite narration? You'll have to read to find out, bunnies!
My one caveat is that, although I enjoyed the reading immensely, I do feel like I was reading for a while on this book, where Bunny went by in the blink of an eye! Absolutely loved it.

"Bunny" was one of my favorite books when I read it a few years ago - it was bonkers, funny, and intriguing. "We Love You, Bunny" functions as a companion novel of sorts - the Bunnies telling their side of the story. Unfortunately, I'm not altogether certain it's necessary. There's nothing in "We Love You, Bunny" that improves upon the original; in fact, a lot of the narratives bleed together. No unique voices. Now, the Bunnies are *intended" to somewhat bleed together, sure, homogenized in their girlish monstrosity, but this was fine in "Bunny" when we were in Sam's point of view. When "We Love You, Bunny" is divided up into individual tales that blend together, it just doesn't function as well.

This was amusing - I enjoyed it, in parts - but just didn't hit the mark for me.

I really enjoyed Bunny for its insane characters and the mushroom trip plot. We Love You, Bunny gave me that same vibe, and I really enjoyed it. I did feel it was a little too long and would have benefited from having 50-100 pages cut. If you loved the first one, you'll really enjoy this! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC!

Oh Bunny, you’ve done it again. Mona Awad never disappoints and this prequel/sequel/stand-alone novel that brings us back into the surreal Bunny-verse may just be better than the original.

This fever dream novel takes you back to the beginning and gives you a much closer look at the Bunnies we met alongside Samanatha in Bunny. It is unabashedly wild, weird, funny and emotional all in one. Awad takes you places that you didn’t even know existed with a writing style that is unmatched. It’s obvious that Awad spent a lot of time crafting unique voices for each narrator, giving the story a unique style that we all know and love her for.

While there’s so much I want to dissect and discuss when it comes to the plot, I’m not here to give away any spoilers. All that’s left to say is you need to read this for yourself. Get your copy on September 23, Bunny.

This book sinks its teeth into you early and never lets up. It’s surreal, funny, unsettling, and deeply emotional in ways you don’t see coming. We Love You, Bunny is Mona Awad at her best—slicing through performance, power, and femininity with surgical precision and a grin that’s a little too wide.

The prose is hypnotic. Every line feels calculated but never cold. Awad creates a world that’s just left of reality, where every interaction carries an edge and every gesture could be a curse or a plea. The theater setting is the perfect pressure cooker—artifice, performance, obsession—and it makes the unraveling feel both inevitable and impossible to look away from.

This is not a gentle read. It’s sharp and strange and sometimes hard to pin down. But it’s also full of ache and longing, especially for those of us who’ve tried to shape ourselves into something lovable under a spotlight that never felt safe.

The ending hit hard. Not tidy, but true.

Thank you to Simon Element and NetGalley for providing an advanced reader copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest opinion.

Rating: 3.75 stars

We Love You, Bunny serves as both a prequel and sequel to the acclaimed novel Bunny by Mona Awad. This slasher-horror-camp hybrid is equal parts outrageous and tragic. In Bunny, we’re given a front-row seat to the cultish MFA fiction program at Warren University through the eyes of Samantha, a lonely recluse whose humble background is scorned by the Bunny Clique—a group of culty, popular, wealthy white women who pity her and invite her to their creative writing sessions known as the “Smut Salon.” Samantha is horrified, yet intellectually awakened by their bizarre “artistic process,” ultimately creating a darling of her own that gets published.

We Love You, Bunny picks up about a year after the disastrous events of the first book. Samantha returns to campus to promote her new novel, only to be kidnapped by the Bunny Clique, who are desperate to share their origin story—and the horrors they endured and committed in the name of literary creation. The Bunnies’ narcissism and jealousy are on full display. Awad sharply satirizes the faux-intellectualism of privileged, performative white womanhood, making it hard to tell whether to laugh, cry, or recoil in disgust.

This was one of those rare books where I disliked every character and still had a blast reading it. That said, We Love You, Bunny didn’t quite hit as hard emotionally as the original. It packed a punch, but lacked the heart and lasting impact of Bunny.

Thank you to Netgalley and Simon Element | S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books for a copy of this ARC, it was deliciously deranged from start to finish.

I admit, when I first heard there was going to be a sequel to Bunny, I wasn’t sure what to think. On the one hand, I didn’t think Bunny really needed a sequel. On the other, I’ve adored all of Mona Awad’s books and I welcomed the idea of jumping back into that particular world.

The Bunnies are mad. Pissed-off even, ok Bunny? They just want a chance to tell their story because Samatha’s newly-smash-hit novel is so unfair. So what if they had to kidnap Samantha in the process? It’s their turn to talk now and they’re going to share every last sordid detail - how they met, how the Smut Salon came to be, and even how they discovered their abilities. Because Samantha got it all wrong, and they’re determined to set her straight.

This book is told in multiple perspectives but takes an interesting approach as we see (most) of the story unfold through the eyes of Sam. That is to say, the reader is the kidnapped-and-tied up Sam (this isn’t really a spoiler, the book really does hit the ground running). It’s a strange take on second perspective but it periodically switches to first-person as well. All that to say, there’s a lot of monologuing in this book.

Since their time at university, Samantha went on to be an acclaimed writer (somewhat implying that she wrote and released Bunny in her own world) but the Bunnies are incensed at how they were portrayed in her book. They decide to correct the narrative, by kidnapping and typing up Sam and then taking turns to explain just how the Bunnies came to be, and how unfair Sam’s portrayal of them was. In a way, it’s a plea to the reader to see the Bunnies as the victims, and Sam as the antihero.

I loved this. I went into it rather apprehensive but it ended up being every bit as adorably psychotic as I was hoping it would be.

Awad does a fantastic job making each of the Bunnies sound unique yet the same. The Bunnies have such an unusual love/hate love relationship with themselves and each other and I loved how the their narratives were each distinct but sort of blurred together as well. I also actually really enjoyed getting to hear the back story of each one of the girls. It strangely humanized them in a way that was lacking in the original novel (while, at the same time, making them seem even more psychotic than they were in the original, if that’s even possible).

There is also a surprise narrator that that I ended up enjoying way more than I thought I would, but in order to minimize spoilers, I won’t elaborate on this. Suffice to say, it added just enough of a break from the Bunnies’ perspectives that it kept the story flowing forward.

Basically, this book addresses so many of the questions I had after reading Bunny. I was content leaving these questions unanswered but I’m appreciative that, with this novel, Awad pulls away the curtain, so to speak.

That said, there are elements of self harm, eating disorders and other such topics that may be triggering for some readers, so if those are topics that bother you, perhaps proceed with a bit of caution.

If you haven’t read Bunny, I highly recommend reading that one first. Or, if you enjoyed the insanity of Bunny and think Duchess, Vignette, Creepy Doll and Cupcake deserve a chance to defend themselves, definitely pick this one up.

This book releases on September 23rd, 2025.

This review will be posted on website on September 15th, 2025

3.5 ⭐

Thank you to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster, and the author for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book was a wild ride. You think Bunny was a fever dream? Buckle up because this is even more wild. I thought the concept was interesting but I did find myself getting lost a bit throughout. Pacing was a bit challenging at times but the book definitely keeps your interested. I think this is such a wonderful experience for those who read Bunny and needed more about this world! I would recommend giving this a shot if you enjoyed Bunny!

I enjoyed Aerias point of view and found the last 10% of the book genuinely engaging. While it was fun to revisit familiar characters, the story as a whole felt drawn out and lacked the originality that made the first book such a hit. Instead of building on the strangeness and charm of the original, this installment came across as a superficial continuation more like a cash grab than a meaningful addition to the bunny universe.

I think this book gave me, like, a lobotomy, bunny, k? But in the best way possible. As a prequel/sequel, I wasn’t sure what to expect and was questioning the structure, but it truly panned out. Loved hanging with Aerius, and the ending was an excellent full circle. Absolutely wild ride and Mona Awad is a genius.

Special thanks to NetGalley for the early copy in exchange for an unbiased review!

I loved this book so much. The first one captivated me in such a way that I was perplexed as to how it would happen again with the same characters/situations/etc but,
this book was so unique-
In the way it was told
In the characters trials/tribulations
In the words used and how the author chooses to give us the story. Just… sigh… chefs kiss.
I am just as obsessed with this one as I was the first. I was so excited to get an eARC of this novel. I loved the body horror, the fantasy-thriller aspect as well.
I loved so much about it, but don’t want to post any spoilers. It was such an epic journey. I loved every moment. I am in awe of what Mona Awad achieved here. AGAIN.
After y’all read, message me, k bunny?

Delightfully unhinged! I really enjoyed Bunny, and We Love You, Bunny is the perfect follow up. The voices of the characters are so funny, especially one bunny in particular who narrates a large part of the book. Overall a pleasure to read, although it was a little bit long.

Bunny is a dark comedy of academia/horror/fairytale. I laughed many times and pretty much smiled the rest of the time while I was reading this masterpiece. Meeting back up with the Bunnies to get their side of the story is wickedly hilarious. There is a new and fascinating character that I fell madly in love with. Yes, bunny. I did.

I’ll be getting my hands on the audiobook as soon as it’s available since Sophie Amoss will be once again voicing the bunny tale. I couldn’t have loved this sequel more. If you enjoyed Bunny, don’t miss this. Okay, Bunny?

Slow at times, but absolutely the weirdest roller coaster of a series I’ve ever enjoyed.

Mona Awad delivers another surreal, chaotic, and strangely emotional ride in We Love You, Bunny. At moments, the pacing dragged a bit—but I was still completely hooked. This book made me want to laugh and scream at the same time. The absurdity, the satire, the horror… somehow it all worked.

If you loved Bunny, this expands the universe in the most unhinged and unexpected ways. It's bizarre, smart, and deeply unsettling—in the best way. Definitely not for everyone, but if you're into weird, you're in for a treat!