Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

104 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

shandeezee525's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

A dark, mysterious fantasy that kept me captivated from start to end. I typically don’t read fantasies but I really enjoyed this story from cover to cover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Blood

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

christine_fravel's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, and Torture

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

readlagi's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

Flopatron 1000, nothing made sense. There's a bunch of setup for certain concepts (e.g. asking for three wedding gifts before the marriage night) that never have any consequences because they get discarded again and again. Why did middle-aged girlboss Lady Macbeth get turned into a 17 year old child?? Why was there

a dragon

??

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

pkprouvs's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

I thought a book about Lady Macbeth would be an engaging exploration about a complicated woman who is clever and challenging. This book did not even give an interesting female lead let alone a compelling narrative. It felt very basic and weirdly antagonistic about Scotland. 

Prose was nice but pretty repetitive in the metaphors. Disappointed and wouldn’t recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape