Pet

by Akwaeke Emezi

First published 2019

Jam's world is free of monsters. Until a strange creature emerges from her mother's painting, claiming to hunt one. This "Pet" has come for Jam's best friend Redemption, whose house holds a dark shadow. Jam must confront the danger, even as no one else will admit the truth. In a battle to protect her friend and uncover the hidden horror, Jam discovers the true nature of her world.

Genres: fiction, fantasy, contemporary, young-adult

Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator

208 pages · Library Binding · Make Me a World

Content warnings: anxiety, mental-illness

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