Bunny

A horror novel set in a prestigious MFA program with a distinct Heathers vibe is one hell of a hand sell. But I just can't resolve that this bunny coven is comprised of grad students. These squealing mean girls with their ski jump noses and peach fuzz cheeks endlessly hugging and filled with mutual adoration feel like they're pulled from CW central casting for the latest high school drama. The Plastics with literary pretensions set their eyes on outsider Samantha Heather Mackey and are determined to bring her into their Care Bear coven where horror quickly ensues.

It's grindhouse fables and ancient myth meets Alice in Wonderland by way of Riverdale High. It's shitty first drafts and killing your darlings. It starts to feel like it's comprised entirely of metaphors both literary and authorial and ends up so far up its own asshole that it needs to unzip just to be heard. The thing is bonkers sure, but I wanted more of the fun of a teen horror flick and less meta commentary about the MFA process. Still, lots of literary bingo to be had picking out the varied references scattered throughout.