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Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

73 reviews

sophiaxscherm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

I just loved this book. So much. The writing was so good and addicting. The beginning sets the dark and mysterious mood and scenery so perfectly. I loved the complexity of the characters, I feel like none of them were dull, there was always more to them in some way. 
Don't have much more to say, this was great.

The only thing that was a bit off for me was the dragon stuff. Like I just didn't get why that was necessary. When Roscille realized Lisander is no normal human being, I was so excited to find out what is going on. But this was a letdown and just a bit weird.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

bookwormcat's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Alcohol, and Classism

yaelm's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

nataliemosher's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

I was expecting a woman centered retelling off Macbeth, not a sort of violence against women that was only averted by a man saving her. At least she killed Macbeth at the end. It was a good idea poorly executed that frankly took out all of the agency of the original character. Also a lot of the lines in the book were trite truisms that felt too modern to make any sense in this medieval world. I only finished because it sounded like such a good idea but it was really poorly executed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, and Suicide attempt

farnhamburglar's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

A great book I’ll be thinking about for a long time! For fans of Shakespeare who love lady M, this book gives a new understanding to her complex and powerful character. However, it varies so much from the play that one need not be a Shakespearean scholar to find it captivating. The gothic setting, the intertwining of magic and war, the theme of defining power in new terms are strikingly done. The writing is gorgeous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and War

questionablereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

It’s not the Lady Macbeth that I know and love, but this new version is aiiight. If you forget about the OG Macbeth, this is a story about a young woman finding her place among some powerful men who suck.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

lilmadmadz's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

margyzr's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Not a bad retelling, and an interesting take.  There were some places that it dragged and some places I could have wished for better, but it was fine.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

graveyard_guenther's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War

jacquirm13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Gonna be honest, I only listened to this because it had no wait on libby. Def would not have had the patience to read it if i had a hard copy. The audiobook was fun because of all the scottish accents lol. This took a lot of creative liberties with the OG Macbeth so I can see why some people would dislike it for that reason. Honestly for someone who is supposed to be smart she does a lot of dumb shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, and Blood