“Angels can look like many things… and so can monsters.” This book has a simple premise that is used to discuss more complex meanings and was done very successfully. It has a pretty straightforward plot, and older audiences will probably guess where it’s going, but I enjoyed it for letting how the characters reckon with this society and the choices they make be the focus. True monsters can hide in plain sight and we must be vigilant to the warning signs we might not want to see.
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, (List Price: $11.99, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 9780593175446, January 2021)
Reviewed by Olivia Stacey, E. Shaver Bookseller in Savannah, Georgia