qberge_815Description
In present-day New York City, five women meet in a basement support group to process their traumas. Bernice grapples with the fallout of dating a psychopathic, blue-bearded billionaire. Ruby, once devoured by a wolf, now wears him as a coat. Gretel questions her memory of being held captive in a house made of candy. Ashlee, the winner of a Bachelor-esque dating show, wonders if she really got her promised fairy tale ending. And Raina's love story will shock them all.
Though the women start out wary of one another, judging each other’s stories, gradually they begin to realize that they may have more in common than they supposed . . . What really brought them here? What secrets will they reveal? And is it too late for them to rescue each other?
Dark, edgy, and wickedly funny, this debut for readers of Carmen Maria Machado, Kristen Arnett, and Kelly Link takes our coziest, most beloved childhood stories, exposes them as anti-feminist nightmares, and transforms them into a new kind of myth for grown-up women.
Edwin Treutel @qberge_815
July 29, 2022
4
I was drawn to this book because I've been trying to make sense of the bad relationships I've been in. Plus, fairy tales. Plus, dark comedy. Some parts felt a little rushed, which is too bad; but overall I was highly engaged with the story, interested in the various relationships gone awry, and intrigued with the different perspectives each woman brought to their own and each other's stories. I found it entertaining and thought-provoking.