![]() ![]() Refinery29 proclaims, "The word hype was invented to describe books like this. ![]() Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also to uncover the truth, and the answer to the question-How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?Acclaimed novelist Akwaeke Emezi makes their riveting and timely young adult debut with a book that asks difficult questions about what choices you can make when the society around you is in denial. 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. Perfect for fans of Akata Witch and Shadowshaper. ![]() Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with this lesson all their life. Pet Akwaeke Emezi 4.18 24,693 ratings5,233 reviews A thought-provoking and haunting novel about a creature that escapes from an artist's canvas, whose talent is sniffing out monsters in a world that claims they don't exist anymore. Are you brave enough to look?There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. The highly-anticipated, genre-defying new novel by award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi that explores themes of identity and justice. ![]()
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