We Love You, Bunny

We Love You, Bunny is a sequel to Mona Awad’s 2019 novel, Bunny. Since most of We Love You, Bunny is a retrospective narrative, the plot events in this second novel are actually chronologically earlier than the events in the first novel.

Bunny begins in September, at the start of the second year in which Samantha and the Bunnies are working toward their MFA. Bunny is told exclusively from Samantha’s point of view and captures her largely negative perception of the Bunnies. We Love You, Bunny describes the events that took place in the prior academic year. In addition to filling in backstory, We Love You, Bunny allows the four Bunnies to speak both collectively and individually, providing greater depth and insight into their characterization.

In Bunny, Samantha feels alienated from the other four young women who comprise her MFA cohort. They have failed to bond during their first year, and Samantha suspects that they resent her because of the close relationship that developed between her and