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Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid

105 reviews

perth_is's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jennamckechnie's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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

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breanasprinkle's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lady McBeth is a gothic reimagining based on the Shakespeare play. A story told by the leading villianess herself. Not everything is as it seems.

First we are introduced to Roscille. Multilingual, great memory, and clever.
She was seen as a witch or as witch-cursed due to her unnatural beauty.
It's said her eyes could give her power over men.

In this quick read in the older style there are many feelings of eeriness, masterful planning attempts, twisted moments, and darkness. It's dramatic. Tragic.

I love all of the supernatural elements included within the tale. It truly takes a dark turn that will have you fascinated.

Be sure to check all trigger warnings ahead of time.

Copy recieved was an ARC.
My opinion is my own and is left voluntarily.

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chloeburton's review against another edition

2.5

dark

This was a big let down for me. I wish it was just separated from Macbeth entirely or just…a different story. It just doesn’t have any true semblance of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. There’s a lot of issues I have with this but I don’t want to write an essay. There’s a lot here I really like though, too. I really love Ava Reid’s prose. The way she writes about the impact of trauma on the mind is truly remarkable. I really enjoy her writing style. I plan on trying one of the other books.

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teresaelj's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I am a big critic of retellings that are just retellings. This version of lady Macbeth really reminded me of what being a woman in this time was really like. Lady M is often depicted as a manipulative cold calculating witch but in this version you see lady M as a woman just trying to survive in a world that wants to destroy her. She is named witch. She is named a blade. But she is never seen as just a young girl struggling to make the right choice when every choice is wrong. The journey she takes from young girl just getting by to queen battling for not just herself but others is brilliantly done and Reid never ever fails to write so beautifully. I particularly enjoyed the ending and the portrayal of the Witches; it almost seems more realistic as to what really would have been had men not been the scribes of the history. This book almost makes me resent Shakespeares depictions of women- it really makes you think. And as a feminist- it is a must read when truly seeing men as they are.

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agw622's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is intense. I love how it does make Lady Macbeth much more sympathetic than the play makes her. However, she is bound to her fate, and it does get dark. Personally, I do not think it's as strong of a feminist reclaiming of her charecter as some suggest. While I think she is more her own person, she is very much limited in what she does. Also make sure to check trigger warnings

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ashlynregan's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Listen…I love a Shakespeare retelling, but this was NOT IT. Lady M is made out to be a scared little girl most of this novel, and she only come out of her shell at the end when her lover saves her. Don’t go into this expecting Shakespeare, it reads more YA.

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revoli's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional tense 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

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aseel_reads's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a rough retelling, very valid in the sense that many woman suffered from violence, but doesn't mean it was enjoyable to read. I liked the idea of both Macbeths having occult powers but roscille's abilities weren't not clearly explained and made it hard to understand what she could do.

I also didn't really care for her having a relationship with lisander and his curse was kind of random.

generally the book was kind of confusing and random

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danithezombie's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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