In terms of the content of the book itself? It contains a wide range of representation, all of which is done beautifully: Jam is a trans girl who is mostly nonspeaking (she prefers to communicate through sign language) Redemption and Moss have 3 parents in a polyamorous relationship (one of whom is nonbinary) one of the side characters is a wheelchair user all of the characters are Black. Hearing the words aloud really highlights the beautiful wordplay in this book, particularly in Pet’s dialogue. The narrator is perfect for the text – I listened on 1.5 speed, and it was still perfectly clear. I’ve wanted to read Pet for about a year now so I was really excited when the audiobook was added to Scribd (UK). My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5 stars)Īkwaeke Emezi has been one of my favourite authors since I read Freshwater, and every piece of their writing I have read since has renewed my love of their work (see also: my review of The Death of Vivek Oji) To join their fundraising Patreon for Black Trans people in need, click here. Their art practice is located in the metaphysics of Black spirit and uses video, performance, writing, and sculpture to create rituals processing their embodiment as a nonhuman entity/an ogbanje/a deity’s child.Ī 2018 National Book Foundation ‘5 Under 35’ honoree, Emezi was born in Umuahia and raised in Aba, Nigeria. – blurb from author’s website About Akwaeke Emezi Website | Twitter | InstagramĪkwaeke Emezi (b. 1987) is an artist and writer based in liminal spaces. In their riveting and timely young adult debut, acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also uncover the truth, and the answer to the question- How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?

Pet has come to hunt a monster-and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature made of horns and colors and claws, who emerges from one of her mother’s paintings and a drop of Jam’s blood, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look?

adults not believing children about abuse / gaslighting.

Genre: Fantasy (Magical Realism Dark Fantasy)Īge rating: Young Adult (may be suitable for older children’s/MG readers)

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