I love a surreal fever dream, and since I was such a big fan of Rouge, I just knew I would love this one, as well. Mona Awad, you are so weird and I am here for it.

All’s Well follows Miranda, a former stage actress who experiences a life-altering accident. Now she is a drama teacher who is tired of her job and the teens she works with, and is hellbent of putting on a performance of All’s Well That Ends Well - the show that cost her career - in an act of redemption to her former self, despite how badly the students want to perform Macbeth. Riddled with chronic pain, and at her wits end, she meets some mysterious men who promise her a remedy from her pain, and a fresh start.

Some stories feel like they are holding my sanity hostage at knife point, and this was one of them. Miranda is a morally grey character who is often unlikable, but her reasons for feeling tired of life were so understandable, so it was easy to root for her successes but also her downfalls. There were times when plot thickened and I gasped so hard, I was not expecting what was transpiring. I will not think about Judy Garland’s Get Happy the same again. Only major downside was that at times Miranda's bummer attitude made the pacing feel disjointed, but once things kick off, it was a romp. There are so few weird girl books that take me by surprise, but Mona always keeps me guessing and entertained.