Reviews

How to Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann

amparch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

emdeannah's review

challenging dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kayanna_turner's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Creative and modern retelling of classic fairy tales with more depth

8ekka's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jphillips87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

likeaspurgeon's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kellireadsstuff's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I wasn't sure what I was getting into with this one but man did it end up being great. Hearing from each woman in first person was a fun way to get their stories across. And I love that the stories weren't necessarily straightforward...it felt grounded, though. Like these could be women you know. What a great read.

v_j0n3s's review

4.0

I went into this book blind! I saw it at the book store, had my attention but left it. Popped up on my social media and took it as a sign I had to read it. Half way through as an audio book I ended up buying because I knew I’d want to reread this.

The ending wasn’t what I was anticipating so I was a tad disappointed but that is my own doing by filling in blanks that didn’t need to be filled. Such a cool concept, having a modern twist on beloved fairytales but let’s give them MORE trauma (let’s face it, fairytales are pretty dark already) and make them do a group therapy session! The twists were delicious, made me feel all emotions (most anger and sympathy). Such a cool book.

k1359king's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mockturtleneck's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Finished this book in a day because I was immediately obsessed with this strange modern retelling of fairytales. 5 women meet in a basement red room telling stories that are both familiar and new. Each women a classic character rebirthed and all of them struggle to tell the story they lived vs the story everybody expects. This book shockingly brought me close to tears.