"[A] dark, twisted satire of academia and the cultlike world of writers." —The New York Times
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A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER
A FINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE
Named a Must-Read Pick by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, People, Associated Press, Marie Claire, Bustle, The Boston Globe, Goodreads, Women’s Wear Daily, and more
The highly anticipated follow-up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written and delirious literary horror novel set in the Bunny-verse—a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.”
In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls in her New England MFA program who call themselves “Bunny.” An invitation to the Bunnies’ Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole (pun intended) into the violently surreal world of their off-campus workshops.
When We Love You, Bunny opens, Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim. But at a New England stop on her book tour, her one-time frenemies, furious at the way they’ve been portrayed, kidnap her. Now a captive audience, it’s her (and our) turn to hear the Bunnies’ side of the story in this “dark, twisted satire of academia” (The New York Times).
We Love You, Bunny is both a prequel and a sequel, and a darkly comic and totally complete stand-alone novel that “feels like Han Kang’s The Vegetarian meets the 80s film Heathers” (People).
Reviews
"Dark academia clan, rise up! We Love You, Bunny feels like Han Kang’s The Vegetarian meets the 80s film Heathers." –People
“This was the perfect spooky-season read—and dare I say, I preferred this to the prequel. Mona Awad hits the nail on the head with this dark academia freaky fever dream. The origins of this New England MFA student clique are revealed, and we get all the witchcraft and laughter that bring the ‘Bunnies’ to life.” —Scientific American, "Favorite Books of 2025"
“Anyone who loved Awad’s fascinating fever dream novel ‘Bunny’ from 2019 is surely thumping their tail for ‘We Love You, Bunny’. Now, we hear the Bunnies’ side of the story as they kidnap Sam, who has just published her first novel about the cult-like circle of MFA girls. Readers can expect origin stories and revenge plots in this combination prequel and sequel.” —USA TODAY: Fall's Most Anticipated Books
“You don’t have to have read the original Bunny book to dive into this one—though it’s so good and strange that you really, really should. We Love You, Bunny serves as a prequel, a sequel, and a standalone journey into the bizarre Bunny hive-mind. It mashes up Mona Awad’s familiar combo of dark academia, fairytale-y and horror-y elements, and wry humor to tell the Bunnies’s origin story.” —Marie Claire, “The 20 Best New Novels You Need to Read in 2025”
“Mona Awad’s long-awaited follow-up to her cult classic novel, Bunny, takes readers back into the eerily haunting universe of Samantha Heather Mackey—a world in which MFA students are really as scary as they seem. We Love You, Bunny offers an alternative perspective on the events from the first book, with Sam getting a front-row seat to the Bunnies’ attempt to clear their names. This twisty sequel ultimately pulls back the curtain on their mystical life-giving powers.” —Harper's Bazaar, “The 30 Best Book Releases of Fall 2025”
“Mona Awad's latest novel is a surreal, satiric, pitch-black plunge back into the newly dubbed ‘Bunny-verse’ of her 2019 novel Bunny, and a deeper dive into the unnerving, saccharine university cult that made the first book an instant classic.” —Entertainment Weekly, The Must List Newsletter
“Dark comedy never had it so good.” —Hamilton Cain, The Boston Globe
"Awad, in this perfect follow-up to a masterful weird-girl gory cult favorite, has once again crafted the perfect campy bloody celebration of striking prose, gorgeous characters, and sardonic horror." —Joshua Lambie, The Southern Bookseller Review
“Dark academia lovers, this one’s for you." —Scary Mommy: The 20 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2025
"Awad’s Bunny (2019) is beloved — and regularly included in “best of dark academia” roundups — for good reason: It’s as sharp as axes wielded by the Bunnies (think Mean Girls’ Plastics, but if they got MFAs). With We Love You, Bunny, a companion novel that functions as both a prequel and a sequel, she recreates that singular magic." —Bustle
“Awad creates a genius statement on the thin line between fiction and reality... Everything is written with complete intention… making [readers] interact with the story as if they, too, have stuck their head down into a rabbit hole. Awad is a master of writing a distinct voice for each of her characters… Suffice to say, Mona Awad has done it again with We Love You, Bunny. Its genius is like the perfectly terrifying fever-dream you would get after watching both Frankenstein and Alice in Wonderland while high on cold medicine” —BookTrib
