How to Be Eaten

The Bachelor is mashed with classic fairy tales through the setting of a support group for modern women dealing with their trauma. Each chapter is a different woman's story. Each one is captivating and disturbing. 

Through all the stories is an underlying plot where the “therapist”, a man wearing a human suit to play the role of a young and attractive male, has something nefarious planned. The ending reveal of who he is was quite a twist, I'd grown convinced that he was Raina's former lover Rumpelstiltskin when he was really her current husband - host of The One (aka torture chamber/traumatic version of The Bachelor). Outside of that mystery, I loved watching the women grow to support each other and pull out what it means to be a woman in this world.“Maybe don't even be out there, on the street, not if it's dark, not if you're a kid, not if you're a woman, not without a rape whistle around your neck, not without pepper spray clutched in your hand, not, anyway, if you're wearing that outfit”“Morals create a labyrinth of rule geared toward blaming the victim...““Brandon chose you. But what if it were the other way around? What if it were your choice? What would you choose?”“Come on, I gave the fucker the address.” “I practically moved in with the fucker,” said Bernice. “Great, so we're both idiots,” said Ruby.