What happens when the villains of the story are given a say?

In Mona Awad's latest novel the sequel to her bestselling book , protagonist Sam publishes her book about the girls in her creative writing program, a cult-like clique known as the Bunnies.

“She just paints them as such villains, such plastic girls,” said Awad on an episode of Bookends with Mattea Roach .

“I think that the bunnies would have something to say about that portrayal. They would want to defend themselves.”

When Sam returns to her alma mater on a book tour, she’s kidnapped by her frenemies, tied up in the attic, forced to hear the story the way they remember it, in all its magical and bloody glory.

Awad, born in Montreal and based in the U.S., joined Roach to peel back the layers on , which is also shortli

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