Menagerie

Interesting book. The saddest part is even though this is a fantasy book I could see people denying rights to a group just because they're scared. It's happened in the past it is happening now all over the world including the U.S. I can imagine a scenario which leads to what happens in this book because of fear.
In this book Delilah “Lilah” is visiting a cryptid menagerie when suddenly she transforms into an unknown cryptid. There are cryptids from succuabe, oracles, werewolves, minotaurs, griffins,berserker and ones you've heard less of like werecats, ifrits etc. When Delilah changes she is arrested and the local sherriff is looking to sell her. She has spent 25 years as a human and then suddenly she has no rights and can be bought or sold like property. The animals ie dogs, research monkeys and zoo animals actually have more protections then the cryptids. This is because in 1986 there was a “reaping” Spoiler where people all over the U.S. were dead because there was a compulsion where parents or other family members killed everyone in their whole family minus a child in the house who was exactly 6 years old. It is told like the adults were compelled by these cyptids which are never identified are the 6 year old survivors. So all cryptids including human like cryptids like oracles had their rights and protections taken away. Even if they were as intelligent as 100% humans.
She is sold to the menagerie which is a traveling zoo that displays cryptids. Of course the treatment of these cryptids is so deplorable that you wonder how people can live with themselves. However you're reminded humans do a lot of horrible things as a group or individually especially when they're scared.
Warning there is some violent scenes that are more detailed and rape and of course torture both physical and psychological. However I'd still recommend it to urban fantasy fans. Interesting read.