Shy Girl

Read the femgore revenge novel that EVERYONE is talking about!

De: Mia Ballard

Narrado por: Ebony Jonelle

**Includes a never-before-seen bonus chapter, and an additional spine-tingling short story titled HAROLD**


Sometimes, the only way to heal is to rage . . . to go absolutely FERAL.


'The craziest thing I've ever read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐


'Made me sick to my stomach yet stay up late finishing it' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐


'An unforgettable read' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐


'A punch in the throat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐


'Mia Ballard writes like she's peeling off skin' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Lonely, broke, and depressed with a serious case of OCD, Gia is desperate for a lifeline. When financial ruin looms, she turns to a sugar dating site and meets Nathan - a wealthy stranger with an offer too tempting to refuse: live as his devoted pet, and pay off all her debts. What begins as a transactional escape soon spirals into a nightmare of captivity and control. The longer Gia is trapped, the more her humanity frays, and the line between woman and beast blurs.

In this harrowing tale of survival and revenge, Mia Ballard crafts a visceral, unflinching descent into the dark heart of lost autonomy - and the feral rage it awakens. Shy Girl is a scream against the cage of expectation, where justice isn't quiet - it's bloody and unapologetic.


More reader love for Shy Girl:

'A punch in the throat' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Mia Ballard writes like she's peeling off skin' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Absolutely feral' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐©2025 Mia Ballard

Reseñas de la Crítica

Gia's desperation leads her to Nathan - a potential sugar daddy who might just solve all her financial problems. When Gia says 'yes' to his specific predilections, the result is viscous unraveling of autonomy that teaches Gia - and the reader - about the long-game of revenge. Shy Girl demonstrates the resilience of women, a lesson on the pleasure of going feral. A gore-filled ode to feminist rage that I will never, ever forget.
Warning: this book may just make a girl go feral. (RACHEL EVE MOULTON, author of Tantrum)

Mia Ballard has crafted a chilling, terrifying tale of romance gone awry, luring you in with head pats and skritchies and then fucking disembowels you. Hard to read, impossible to put down! I loved it! You will never look at puppy play the same way again! (BITTER KARELLA, author of Moonflow)

Lyrical prose gives way to a visceral nightmare in this gripping downward spiral of a novel. Both horrifying and gruesomely cathartic, Shy Girl is a study of female agency and bodily autonomy that is relentless and sickening in its violence, yet deeply satisfying. Not for the faint of heart, Shy Girl is a must read for all the weird girls out there. (MEG SMITHERMAN, author of Thrum and Entity)

Completely unique and utterly bonkers. Shy Girl is the most disturbing book I've read in years - and I mean that as high praise. (HANNAH WHITTEN, New York Times bestselling author of The Foxglove King)

This book put me THROUGH IT. Shy Girl is a gut punch of a story, as much about violation and horror as it is about agency and revenge. Mia Ballard is a f*cking powerhouse. (OLIVIE BLAKE, New York Times bestselling author of Girl Dinner)

Not for the weak

Its one of the most original stories ive listened recently. Be aware of gore and SA though if you decide to read