Book Review: ON BEHALF OF ALL WOMEN by Camille Danciu

Recently read “On Behalf of All Wonen” by Camille Danciu. It’s a short, bloody read, with a similar premise to the movie “Promising Young Woman,” but it turns the revenge motif up to the proverbial 11. While the movie keeps things relatively tame, Danciu doesn’t hold back, and neither does her protagonist Taryn, who literally beats the ever-living sh!t out of any and every guy she deems to be deserving of her wrath (which is every single one she encounters).

Unlike the titular character in “Promising Young Woman,” Danciu’s Taryn has no bones to pick with specific guys (or at least not as the story opens). She’s not out to avenge herself or anyone else for some grievous wrong. She’s just pissed at men in general and sick of their crap. And it shows.

It’s important to note that Danciu presents Taryn as self-centered, arrogant, and arbitrary as the men she targets. Even though during the course of the story, Taryn discovers another character who admires and venerates her as a hero acting “on behalf of all women,” Danciu leaves it up to the reader to decide for themselves. Is Taryn a vigilante avenging angel? Or is she as despicable and sadistic a sociopath as her actions suggest? Whatever your choice, it’s a bloody good time.

Available here.