Primal Animals, Julia Lynn Rubin
Primal Animals, Julia Lynn Rubin
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Primal Animals

Author: Julia Lynn Rubin

Narrator: Suzy Jackson

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/24/2022


Synopsis

Arlee Gold has always lived in the shadow of her successful mom, who expects nothing but the best. In an effort to get her daughter back on track after a few less-than-stellar school years, she’s enrolled Arlee as a legacy at Camp Rockaway, an elite college-prep summer camp deep in the North Carolina
wilderness. Arlee is intimidated by the camp’s shiny exterior, suffocated by the relentless heat, and tormented by the ceaseless stream of crawling, slimy, flapping bugs that seem to come straight from her nightmares.

In the midst of her brewing dread, Arlee is relieved to find a queer sanctuary in her cabinmates and is especially drawn to Winnie, the enigmatic girl who sleeps in the bunk above her. Except Arlee starts to notice whispers in her wake and other campers avoiding her. Struggling in her prep classes and feeling
increasingly paranoid, Arlee can no longer suppress her panicked “glitches,” and her worst fear is confirmed: Even here, in the place her mother promised was “going to change everything,” she’s been found out as a freak.

Just as she’s facing a summer completely alone, she is slipped a mysterious invitation and finds herself caught up in a secret society that expects its sisterhood to protect one another—by any means necessary. Here, finally, Arlee feels like a part of something bigger, something that matters. Guided
by their cunning leader, Lisha, her smile sharp enough to cut bone, the sisterhood will stand against any threat, unquestioningly. But when Winnie is put in grave danger, Arlee is forced to confront just how far her sisters will go and whether they truly protect the girls.

About Julia Lynn Rubin

JULIA LYNN RUBIN received her MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from The New School in 2017. A lover of film, psychology, and literature, Julia has been writing creatively since first grade, and her short stories have appeared in publications such as the North American Review. She currently lives in Brooklyn, where she is currently freelancing while working on her next book. Julia is the author of Burro Hills and Trouble Girls.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Julia on March 07, 2022

When my editor gave me the okay to write a horror novel, I thought: Oh wow, I’m really going to go for it. I’m going to make it as dark and disturbing as I possibly can, and lean into all of the elements that I love about great horror stories. I wrote and edited most of PRIMAL ANIMALS in the dark win......more

Goodreads review by Era ➴ on June 16, 2022

Thank you to Netgaley for providing me an ARC! Um. What the fuck. I thought this was a fantasy and it was a fucking YA horror??? Why do I not pay attention to book synopses? Why? When I got this book on Netgalley my only reaction was “Oh my God, I’ve been looking forward to this one so much!” with......more

1.5 stars rounded up I suspect this is going to be a polarizing book- it's either going to work for you or you aren't going to like it. As much as the concept was appealing and I wanted to like this, I really was not a fan. Primal Animals is a queer YA horror novel about a summer camp and a dark secr......more

Goodreads review by Nev on January 31, 2022

I’m a sucker for a dark, twisty story about a queer teen girl. Primal Animals follows Arlee Gold as she attends a summer camp where there’s more going on than meets the eye. Her mother’s ominous reputation has been passed down to these new campers, and there’s a secret society that puts Arlee in dan......more

Goodreads review by escapingbyreading on August 28, 2023

I just finished this and omggg this was so good , I literally have goosebumps 😭 Edit - omfg I received the arc thank you so much Julia Lynn rubin 😭😭😭😭 Camp ✅ Saphhics ✅ Horror/Thriller ✅ 💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥💳💥💳 Ok the cover is too pretty to handle 😭😭😭😭😭......more