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All's Well by Mona Awad
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book completely surprised me!
Confession: I've never read a horror book before - mostly because I'm a scardy cat and thought it would be all gore. It's not! Instead, this book is weird in the best possible way.
The story follows a theater professor whose life is falling apart - her students hate the Shakespeare play she's directing (All's Well That Ends Well), and she's living with excruciating back and leg pain after a devastating fall during her acting career.
At first, I thought this was a deep dive into the bio-psycho-social approach to chronic pain and the mind-body connection. And then... things got wild. I won't spoil it, but let's just say this book takes a turn you won't see coming. If you're into dark, twisty reads with a touch of the bizarre, this one's for you!
Confession: I've never read a horror book before - mostly because I'm a scardy cat and thought it would be all gore. It's not! Instead, this book is weird in the best possible way.
The story follows a theater professor whose life is falling apart - her students hate the Shakespeare play she's directing (All's Well That Ends Well), and she's living with excruciating back and leg pain after a devastating fall during her acting career.
At first, I thought this was a deep dive into the bio-psycho-social approach to chronic pain and the mind-body connection. And then... things got wild. I won't spoil it, but let's just say this book takes a turn you won't see coming. If you're into dark, twisty reads with a touch of the bizarre, this one's for you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness and Medical content