Book guide
When We Were Monsters
At an elite storytelling retreat, ambition turns deadly and everyone has something to hide.
Genre and trope pairingsYoung AdultBetrayalYoung AdultBoarding schoolThrillerBetrayalThrillerMind gamesThrillerSecret pastPsychological ThrillerBetrayalPsychological ThrillerMind gamesPsychological ThrillerSecret pastMysteryWhodunnitMysterySecret past
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About When We Were Monsters
Eight gifted students are chosen for a sixteen-day storytelling workshop led by celebrated Meredith Graffam at an isolated New England estate. Her ruthless methods expose secrets, rivalries and dangerous ambition until the students turn against one another—and against her. When Graffam ends up dead, four students have compelling motives.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- death
- death of parent
- grief
- murder
- sexual content
- drug use
- alcohol use
- violence
- psychological manipulation
- emotional abuse
