My annotations for this book included: "bruh same", "lol relatable", and "mood".

Chronic pain is a fascinating social phenomenon. Not only does the sufferer become sick of their own pain, but everyone around them becomes sick of the sufferer. "Get well soon" and "have you tried X" slowly turns into "wow, it's like you want to complain". And that's the state in which we meet our protagonist, Miranda.

Miranda has lost everything to her pain. Her career, her relationship, her sense of self. She tries to control the little she can - a community college Shakespeare production of All's Well That Ends Well. Her cast is rebellious and annoyingly healthy. Good thing three strangers appear to offer her a tempting brew and a magic trick...

What ensues is some fun social commentary with one foot in Macbeth and one foot in AWTEW. "Fun" and "funny" feel like the wrong words to describe this book. Our main character holds a lot of anger and vindictiveness, and this becomes apparent as she (and we) lose our grip on reality.

Recommended if you've walked the path of "sick and tired of being sick and tired', love some good subverted Shakespeare, and are a fan of women's wrongs/descents into madness.