Akwaeke Emezi's genre-defying novel Pet follows trans girl Jam and her best friend, Redemption, who live in the city of Lucille. Pet is a monster-hunting creature created when a drop of Jam's blood meets one of her mother's paintings. As Pet tracks down the thing hiding in the shadows of Redemption's house, Jam must be brave in order to protect her best friend and reveal the truth. Written by a nonbinary author, Pet is an award-winning book that breaks convention to tell a gripping story.