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vonderbash's review
4.0
I loved this book! The writing style is amazing, so descriptive and it pulls you in. A fun revenge story and an excellent retelling of Macbeth.
ariannagojara's review
4.0
WOW THIS WAS POWERFUL. Bad bitch energy thru and thru. Lots of trigger warnings for this story and it’s definitely not a story for everyone to read to read but wow, if you don’t have a weak stomach, I would recommend!
simonizzys's review
3.0
♡ — 3 stars. buddy read with lwl cult
(TWs for SA, check content warnings)
i don't really have much to say about this book. i really wanted to like it more than i did. the first part of the book was much more enjoyable than the second half i think. the coven were cute and i loved their scenes together. it was vengeful and kind of cult-y which is really what i was looking for. it did start to get kinda repetitive like the author *really* wanted to get across how angry jade was and how insecure the boys were. it came across a little info dumpy which kind of took me out of it. it wasnt really a huge issue for me so my rating was still pretty high.
then jade starts to fall for the boys' best friend? who she was planning on pinning it all on. yk because he is really close to them?? which was already highly unnecessary for a r-pe revenge. like this girl has already been through enough with this friend group and this shithole school. like the author could have really just stopped here. but it just gets worse.
because he gave her the drink. yes it was an accident kind of, but it was still unnecessary as shit. him killing himself did help i guess but it still threw me off. they still all ended up dead so i can't be too mad
(TWs for SA, check content warnings)
i don't really have much to say about this book. i really wanted to like it more than i did. the first part of the book was much more enjoyable than the second half i think. the coven were cute and i loved their scenes together. it was vengeful and kind of cult-y which is really what i was looking for. it did start to get kinda repetitive like the author *really* wanted to get across how angry jade was and how insecure the boys were. it came across a little info dumpy which kind of took me out of it. it wasnt really a huge issue for me so my rating was still pretty high.
then jade starts to fall for the boys' best friend? who she was planning on pinning it all on. yk because he is really close to them?? which was already highly unnecessary for a r-pe revenge. like this girl has already been through enough with this friend group and this shithole school. like the author could have really just stopped here. but it just gets worse.
because he gave her the drink. yes it was an accident kind of, but it was still unnecessary as shit. him killing himself did help i guess but it still threw me off. they still all ended up dead so i can't be too mad
clichemarker's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
4.25
This book isn't perfect, but holy shit is it good
A mix between Heather's and I spit on your Grave. The assault is never shown in graphic detail. I appreciate that. Too many times, in this type of story, they focus on the wrong parts. I'm glad she stuck to the vengeance, using their words against them. Showing their lack of guilt and remorse
I think she could have gone harder with the kills, but they were still pretty good.
The identity of the dazzle smile boy was pretty obvious throughout the book
I think the whole novel was presented and handled well, it was almost therapeutic in a twisted sense
A mix between Heather's and I spit on your Grave. The assault is never shown in graphic detail. I appreciate that. Too many times, in this type of story, they focus on the wrong parts. I'm glad she stuck to the vengeance, using their words against them. Showing their lack of guilt and remorse
I think she could have gone harder with the kills, but they were still pretty good.
I think the whole novel was presented and handled well, it was almost therapeutic in a twisted sense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, and Blood
Moderate: Rape and Bullying
brianne_k's review
3.0
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy. This did not affect my rating.
*2.5/5*
Elle and her friends Mads, Jenny, and Summer are queens of their L.A. social circle. They’re rich and pretty. Elle celebrates her sweet sixteen by crashing a prep school party. That’s the night her entire life changes. She is roofied and raped. Her and her friends (aka her coven) are sworn to revenge. They will do anything for each other (“They are mine and I am theirs”), including to help plan and orchestrate murder.
Elle becomes Jade and transfers to St. Andrews Prep. She enmeshes herself with the group (who all either let this happen or participated in it…) Jade quickly gets accepted into the group and seduces Mack, a teammate of the golden boys of St. Andrews. Jade is a master puppeteer with Mack, just pulling all the right strings to get him to do her bidding. One by one, they start to fall. Jade is actually diabolical. She never waivers or hesitates. She savours it right up until the very last page.
The writing was a little too flowery for me. It was super dark, but I found myself getting taken out of the story because the writing was just a little too over the top for me. Also, it was a little hard to believe the ages of the characters.
This book was compulsively readable, wanting to know who was the next to go down and how it was going to happen. It was dark and twisted and disturbing in the best way, verging and almost toppling over the edge of being too much.
As a Macbeth retelling, I think the author nailed it. I loved the Coven, and want to read more about them.
“Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair."
*2.5/5*
Elle and her friends Mads, Jenny, and Summer are queens of their L.A. social circle. They’re rich and pretty. Elle celebrates her sweet sixteen by crashing a prep school party. That’s the night her entire life changes. She is roofied and raped. Her and her friends (aka her coven) are sworn to revenge. They will do anything for each other (“They are mine and I am theirs”), including to help plan and orchestrate murder.
Elle becomes Jade and transfers to St. Andrews Prep. She enmeshes herself with the group (who all either let this happen or participated in it…) Jade quickly gets accepted into the group and seduces Mack, a teammate of the golden boys of St. Andrews. Jade is a master puppeteer with Mack, just pulling all the right strings to get him to do her bidding. One by one, they start to fall. Jade is actually diabolical. She never waivers or hesitates. She savours it right up until the very last page.
The writing was a little too flowery for me. It was super dark, but I found myself getting taken out of the story because the writing was just a little too over the top for me. Also, it was a little hard to believe the ages of the characters.
This book was compulsively readable, wanting to know who was the next to go down and how it was going to happen. It was dark and twisted and disturbing in the best way, verging and almost toppling over the edge of being too much.
As a Macbeth retelling, I think the author nailed it. I loved the Coven, and want to read more about them.
“Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair."
heyitsmeg777's review
5.0
Elizabeth Jade Khanjara isn't a victim. Or a survivor. She's an... Avenger.
After getting sexually assaulted by some preppy school boys from a neighboring academy during her sweet sixteen, Jade transfers to their school and shakes up the social status there as well as taking down each person that hurt her.One by one. The revenge plot itself is successful and I admit it was a delicious plot that left me satisfied. While I would not be able to do what Jade did, her cunning plan and using people ( like mac) as her pawn to deliver her plan is crazy.Jade seems like the perfect villain amd at the same time, she truly proves that she IS an avenger. The ending was a bit disappointing and while i wish it could be better, the story truly wraps you in with a meticulous and dangerous revenge plan that truly pushes the plot forward.
After getting sexually assaulted by some preppy school boys from a neighboring academy during her sweet sixteen, Jade transfers to their school and shakes up the social status there as well as taking down each person that hurt her.One by one. The revenge plot itself is successful and I admit it was a delicious plot that left me satisfied. While I would not be able to do what Jade did, her cunning plan and using people ( like mac) as her pawn to deliver her plan is crazy.Jade seems like the perfect villain amd at the same time, she truly proves that she IS an avenger. The ending was a bit disappointing and while i wish it could be better, the story truly wraps you in with a meticulous and dangerous revenge plan that truly pushes the plot forward.
holdenkillfield's review
4.0
The dedication of this book (For every girl who wants revenge) screams volumes. I like that it does not end in a period as I believe it signifies that revenge is not one and done and that it is a continued cycle of a lifetime for every instance that one has felt from childhood into adulthood. I connected and related to this visceral story of rage against the injustices of public violence perpetuated by men and enjoyed the intensity of Elle and her coven. This retelling of Macbeth was well done, especially highlighting the psychological torture of all the characters and providing the female characters with all the traits of strength, ambition, and rage that traditional Shakespeare plays would deem them as unstable, shrews, and weak. Elle and her coven are none of those things and this story is not only empowering but a cautionary tale of when you pick the wrong girl.
laurenkara's review
5.0
holy
SHIT
i don't even know what to say rn ??? JUST GOD THE WRITING??? it was so poetic and jilted and i want to drown in it!!!!!! this book is so important???? i'll try and be more coherent soon but omg i loved this so so much! it's definitely not an easy read, it's dark and twisted and unapologetic but it's a book we need.
thank you netgalley & the publishers for providing me a copy with this book in exchange for an honest review
cw: rape (off page/flashbacks), suicide, transphobia (challenged), violence, death -- for a more detailed list: https://www.hannahcapin.com/foulisfair
SHIT
i don't even know what to say rn ??? JUST GOD THE WRITING??? it was so poetic and jilted and i want to drown in it!!!!!! this book is so important???? i'll try and be more coherent soon but omg i loved this so so much! it's definitely not an easy read, it's dark and twisted and unapologetic but it's a book we need.
thank you netgalley & the publishers for providing me a copy with this book in exchange for an honest review
cw: rape (off page/flashbacks), suicide, transphobia (challenged), violence, death -- for a more detailed list: https://www.hannahcapin.com/foulisfair