This was my first Mona Awad book but I was desperate to get my hands on it after how much I had heard about Bunny.

I chose to go into this book fairly uninformed and this was an overwhelming book. I mean that in a good way. You are so inside Miranda's mind that you are just overwhelmed with all of her feelings and emotions (even when she may not be).

It was definitely an interesting experience, for me, to be in the mind and body of someone with chronic pain and just how difficult daily life can be. Not only is it hard to just get by day-to-day but for no one to believe you makes it so much worse. Early on you really sympathize with Miranda and the fight shes fighting. She's physically exhausted, but socially invisible. No one wants to deal with her more than they have to because her pain makes them uncomfortable. When you see people being dismissive you get that sense of "walk a mile in their shoes before you judge" that when things start getting Mystical you aren't completely against Miranda's actions. It wasn't really until Act 3 that I truly felt Miranda had lost it entirely.

My only real complaint was the ending and truly it was a GREAT ending. I just wanted more. the mystical and unexplained aspect I think was incredibly fitting, I just love have all the answers which i didnt entirely get here. However I do recognize that as a personal issue and not a flaw of the book itself.


oooo Huge Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for a review copy. Super excited to start this