We Love You, Bunny

A Novel

De: Mona Awad

Narrado por: Sophie Amoss

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

“Dark academia clan, rise up! We Love You, Bunny feels like Han Kang’s The Vegetarian meets…Heathers.” —People

The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny, a brilliantly written, laugh-out-loud funny, dark, and delirious novel set in the Bunny-verse—a world that Margaret Atwood declared “soooo genius.”

In the cult classic novel Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey, a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England, was first ostracized and then seduced by a clique of creepy-sweet rich girls 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 where monstrous creations are conjured with deadly and wondrous consequences.

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. One by one, they take turns holding the axe, and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance, their discovery of their unusual creative powers—and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation. With a bound and gagged Sam, we embark on a wickedly intoxicating journey into the heart of dark academia: a fairy tale slasher that explores the wonder and horror of creation itself. Not to mention the transformative powers of love and friendship, Bunny.

Frankenstein by way of Heathers, We Love You, Bunny is both a prequel and a sequel, and an unabashedly wild and totally complete stand-alone novel. Open your hearts, Bunny, to another dazzlingly original and darkly hilarious romp in the Bunny-verse from the queen of the fever-dream, Mona Awad.

©2025 Mona Awad (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

Felt like a behind the scenes I guess prequel

I was hoping this was a sequel, I still love the characters so it was fun listening to their side of the story instead of Sam’s. I really loved the character aerius he was so cute and made me laugh a few times. I felt like it dragged a bit but it was fun smiley face :)

YESSS

I wasn’t sure how they could follow the novel of bunny but they did!
The bunny’s writing with “smiley face” and “frowns face” was a little annoying to hear and some voices annoying but great overall

Boring

Couldn’t force myself through the 3rd chapter. This book is a total snooze. Didn’t even keep my attention.

Not what I was hoping for.

We Love You Bunny returns to Warren and reintroduces us to the titular Bunnies — this time from their point of view.

Bunny is a novel I’ve enjoyed for years and returned to many times, but this prequel/sequel wasn’t what I was hoping for. While it does fulfill its promise of making you see the Bunnies from a new perspective, it didn’t feel very satisfying.

This book had three main issues for me: pacing, retread, and point of view. While I assumed we’d double-back a bit, this book does it a lot, making momentum tedious.

Awad also introduces a new character as a main point of view to this story who I struggled to connect with and care about. Since his prospective takes a fair amount of space, I found myself frustrated and ultimately unhappy with this book.

We also get answers to almost every question we were left with from Bunny. While I was hoping for a few, the ambiguity of the first book was part of the fun for me.

All that to say, the ending of this book does leave room for future installments and I’d be interested in seeing where this story could continue to take us.