In this whimsical, poetic, and gripping autobiographical account, Jennifer Asbenson describes her abusive, dysfunctional, and chaotic upbringing, her abduction and escape from a serial killer, her years in and out of mental hospitals, her decision to heal herself, and ultimately, her path to wholeness. Jennifer tells how, from her youngest years, she learned to retreat into her imagination to develop the ability to survive.

When her sexual predator grandfather dies at her wedding, Violet can barely conceal her joy, discovering that moving on is only possible when monsters are removed from society permanently, and decides to rid the world of predators, one by one, which is liberating, intoxicating and comes with a high price.