The Eyes Are the Best Part

'I was enticed from the first line' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer

This feminist howl-of-a-debut is going to crawl right under your skin

'An outstanding debut' NEW YORK TIMES

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS

NEW YORK TIMES BEST HORROR BOOK OF THE YEAR
SPOTIFY 'BREAKOUT' AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

Ji-won's life is in disarray. Her father's affair has ripped the family to shreds, leaving her to piece their crappy lives back together.

Then her mother's new white boyfriend enters the scene, bragging about his knowledge of Korean culture. As he swaggers around their claustrophobic apartment ogling her teenage sister, Ji-won's grip on reality begins to slip.

She finds herself growing obsessed with his brilliant blue eyeballs, resolving to do the one thing that will save her family - and curb her cravings...

'Smartly written... A writer to watch' BIG ISSUE

'Darkly funny' FERN BRADY, author of Strong Female Character

'Monika Kim has written a novel every library needs to own' LIBRARY JOURNAL


Genre: Horror

"Funny and grotesque and rooted in body horror. A corrective story about fetishism, it's reminiscent of Boy Parts taking the human form and transforming it into something else entirely, very clever, very weird and brilliant social commentary." - Abigail Bergstrom

"Claustrophobic and brilliantly gory, Monika Kim has created a dark modern fairytale of female vengeance." - Harriet Walker