This wasn't a perfect book, but it was perfect for what I needed right now.

There were a lot of lines in here that excellently incapsulated what I needed to hear/be told. The parallels between mythical monsters and what society considers a 'dangerous woman' were really well done and I appreciated how they were talked about.

Some of this book does read very heavily of the author's insecurities so if you're someone that struggles with internalized fatphobia/body-shaming/self-harm, I would be mindful of that going in. They're not pushed by the narrative as okay, but they could still negatively effect someone that's already struggling with certain thoughts.

Also, this goes to show that it's not difficult to write an inclusive feminist book that acknowledges trans/nb people as well. I'm not a member of those communities so I don't know how well it was handled from that perspective, but I did appreciate the author acknowledging that women didn't just refer to ciswomen.

Overall, this was good and it's one I plan to revisit in the future.