My Violent Muse

"Rosie Sycamore has penned a bloody treat in her debut, My Violent Muse. This decadent novel pours out a hallucinatory cocktail of revenge, blood lust, art-world debauchery, eat-the-rich class satire, unhinged women, and romance. Written in prose that's both lush and pointed, My Violent Muse rockets to a gut-punch of an ending that is as satisfying as it is mysterious."
 —Chelsea G. Summers, author of A Certain Hunger

"Decisively written and decadently disturbing, My Violent Muse is the perfect spiritual successor to films like Heathers and Jennifer’s Body. Sycamore skewers the upper class's art obsession with gleeful aplomb. A beautifully bloody ode to lust, murder, and exploitation.”

 —Saratoga Schaefer, USA TODAY bestselling author of Trad Wife

“As lurid and sticky as a Morello cherry, and as sensuously sharp as a pomegranate, this debut assaults the senses with blood, obsession, rage and lust. Rosie Sycamore toys with ideas of morality, money, and art, and pushes them all to their limit. Pert and witty, ambivalent and dreamlike, this novel is sharply written, and peppered with pop culture and film references. It is a gleeful, giddy read, and I loved every moment.”
 —Emma van Straaten, award-winning author of Creep

“Louts, sexists, and creepers never saw it coming! A glorious blow for women's wrongs, you'll be screaming as these unhinged murder mommies take down the scene from the inside. This has it all in a blood-soaked, razor-sharp satire of art world excess... Super fun!”
 —Bitter Karella, three-time Hugo Award nominee and author of Moonflow

“A spine-tingling thriller… Sycamore weaves a dark tale of obsession and manipulation that delivers intoxicating atmosphere and substantial psychological depth. Readers intrigued by the gothic premise will be rewarded.”